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Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights (1980)
In this variety special, Olivia shares the evening with Andy Gibb, Elton John, Ted Knight, Gene Kelly and Toni Tennille. The special included songs from Grease and the Totally Hot album as well as some other artists' covers : the Eagles, Bob Seger, Elton John and Buddy Holly. Olivia also performed a parody of the jazz/blues classic Makin' Whoopee with Gene Kelly, changing the lyrics to Makin' Movies and dealing with Olivia's dream of producing a musical. The show was aired internationally and did very well in the ratings, as did her two previous US television specials on the same network. It is to be noted that Tina Turner's appearance on Olivia's special helped her sign a contract with then Olivia's manager Roger Davies, who ultimately helped her to go back into the spotlight.
Updated Dec 31 2018
Cast
Olivia Newton-John
Elton John
Gene Kelly
Cliff Richard
Dick Clark
Ted Knight
The Penguin (voice) (archive footage)
Chantal Contouri
More Cast
Crew
Charlie Coffey
Writer
Julie Brown
Writer
Alan Thicke
Writer
Jeff Margolis
Director
Don Segall
Writer
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