Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights

1980-04-13| 48 min

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.

Genres

MusicTV Movie

Cast

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb

Elton John

Elton John

Tina Turner

Tina Turner

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