Elvis: The Comeback Special
After years of diminishing returns on the big screen, Elvis gets back to his roots on television, and turns in one of the greatest performances of his career.
Casts & Crew
Elvis Presley
Himself
Also Directed by Steve Binder
Featuring all the material shot for Elvis Presley's 1968 television special, including the two complete jam session concerts and the two complete solo concerts, which have never been released in their entirety All takes of the material shot for the original broadcast's two big production numbers and for the show's opening and closing segments Includes the original broadcast version of the special Newly remastered sound and picture
One man show about the presidency of Harry S Truman.
In 1968 Harry Belafonte and Petula Clark sang together her song On the Path Of Glory for this special on NBC. Not such a remarkable event in itself, but Petula touched Harry's forearm during the duet and made TV history. It was the first time a white woman had touched a black man on US television. The sponsor insisted the touch be cut from the programme, the programme makers refused. In the decade’s “year of revolt”, Clark found herself at the centre of a media controversy involving race, censorship and endemic bigotry in a newly desegregated yet depressingly divided US.
On July 21,1983, the legendary Diana Ross took the stage in New York's Central Park before an audience of over 800,000. Soon after the entertainer began, pouring rain and heavy wind threatened to put an end to the show, but Diana pushed on for much of the set;urging the drenched crowd to remain calm and stay with her. Eventually the torrential storm put an end to the performance;but not before Diana promised her fans she would return the next day. True to her word;Diana performed the entire concert again on July 22nd for the people of New York.
A musical comedy special hosted by Debby Boone, about a company of singers and dancers preparing to open in a Broadway show. Taped at a theater in Detroit where Debby Boone and the rest of the cast were actually preparing a Broadway-bound adaptation of "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers."
A retelling of the Disney film, Aladdin (1992). This was staged on ice, and featured songs and clips from the animated film.
A retelling of the Disney film, 'Mulan (1998)', using animated clips and songs from the film, but this version was staged on ice.
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!
The unedited Elvis's performance marking his comeback in '68, before a small audience, that would become a TV Special known as The NBC Comeback Special. 1. That's All Right 2. Heartbreak Hotel 3. Love Me 4. Baby, What You Want Me to Do 5. Blue Suede Shoes 6. Lawdy, Miss Clawdy 7. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 8. Blue Christmas 9. Trying to Get to You 10. One Night 11. Memories
A retelling of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991), on ice. This also included live singers from the Broadway stage show, and clips of the animated film.
