WARNER BROS. CELEBRATION OF TRADITION, JUNE 2, 1990 (1990)
Synopsis
A live extravaganza celebrating the rededication of the studio to Warner Bros. The Hollywood Party of the Decade featured a 7-minute tram ride through the backlot dressed to recapture the old days of the studio where 800 choreographed extras paraded and performed in WB movie costumes. A revolving montage of scenes from famous WB movies was projected 360 degrees onto the perimeter sound stage 17 walls which had been designed as the reception room for gathering guests. The party then moved to the doubled sound stages of 12 and 18 which had been converted in every detail to Rick's Cafe Americain from "Casablanca." After dinner; a 2 1/2-hour spectacular show entertained over 1000 guests with hundreds of tappers, singers; and synchronized swimmers re-creating show-stopping production numbers from Harry Warren and Busby Berkeley musicals, complementing collections of WB movie clips. Following the lighting of the re-named Warner Bros. landmark water tower, Liza Minnelli closed the celebration with a medley of WB movie songs. An historic star photo was made of the more than 150 stars attending, including President Ronald Reagan.
| Total Run Time | 2 1/2 Hrs |
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Main Credits
| Writer | Diane Lowenstein |
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| Writer | Stanley Ralph Ross |
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| Executive Producer | Steven Spielberg |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Jack Haley, Jr. |
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| Director | Gary Halvorson |
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| Editor | Jeff Savenick |
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| Editor | George Stamer |
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Full Credit List
| Writer | Diane Lowenstein |
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| Writer | Stanley Ralph Ross |
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| Film Research | Barry Bregman |
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| Research | Bruce Bailey |
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| Research | Gary Crosby |
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| Research | Laurie Jacobson |
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| Research | William Schifrin |
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| Research | Diana Leszynski |
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| Executive Producer | Steven Spielberg |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Jack Haley, Jr. |
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| Co-Producer | Michael B. Seligman |
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| Associate Producer | Timothy A. Gibbons |
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| Director | Gary Halvorson |
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| Choreographer | Walter Painter |
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| Assistant Choreographer | Lorraine Fields |
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| Co-Choreographer | Lorraine Fields |
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| Host | Dan Aykroyd |
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| Host | Kim Basinger |
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| Host | John Candy |
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| Host | Chevy Chase |
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| Host | Robert Daly |
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| Host | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
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| Host | Quincy Jones |
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| Host | Michael Keaton |
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| Host | Ruby Keeler |
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| Host | President Ronald Reagan |
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| Host | Steven J. Ross |
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| Host | Terry Semel |
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| Host | Martin Shor |
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| Host | Karl Malden |
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| Host | Liza Minnelli |
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| Production Manager | Simon Abbott |
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| Production Consultant Creative | Phil Savenick |
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| Technical Director | Terry Donahue |
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| Production Coordinator | Hans Fischmann |
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| Production Coordinator | Tim Gaydos |
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| Production Coordinator | Peter Kang |
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| Script Supervisor | Kristine Fernandez |
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| Stage Manager | Steve Burgess |
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| Stage Manager | Rac Clark |
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| Stage Manager | Mike Kelly |
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| Stage Manager | Byron Nelson |
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| Stage Manager | Jason Seligman |
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| Stage Manager | Ken Stein |
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| Stage Manager | David Wader |
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| Stage Manager | Peter Margolis |
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| Production Assistant | Gary Crosby |
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| Production Assistant | Tom Way |
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| Assistant to the Producer | Marge Karney |
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| Assistant to the Producer | Auriel Sanderson |
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| Assistant to the Producer | Laura Yule |
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| Production Designer | Bob Keene |
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| Assistant Art Director | Tom Buderwitz |
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| Assistant Art Director | Bob Strohmaier |
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| Set Decorator | Jim Mees |
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| Lighting Director | Bob Dickinson |
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| Camera Operator | Ken Dahlquist |
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| Camera Operator | Tom Green |
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| Camera Operator | Dean Hall |
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| Camera Operator | Roy Holmes |
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| Camera Operator | Bob Keys |
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| Camera Operator | Ken Patterson |
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| Camera Operator | Dave Levisohn |
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| Gaffer | Vicki "Max" Brenner |
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| Audio | Bruce Burns |
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| Costume Designer | Bill Hartgate |
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| Costume Supervisor | Sandy Slepak |
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| Makeup | Wade Daily |
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| Makeup | Carry Gibbons |
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| Makeup | Donna Graham |
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| Makeup | Vicky McCarter |
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| Makeup | Mary Resnik |
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| Makeup | Christina Smith |
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| Makeup | Margit Syposs |
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| Makeup | Beverly Lowry |
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| Hair Stylist | Dennis Bullock |
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| Hair Stylist | Clare Corsick |
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| Hair Stylist | Judy Riley |
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| Hair Stylist | Karen Scales |
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| Hair Stylist | Anthony Wilson |
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| Editor | Jeff Savenick |
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| Editor | George Stamer |
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| Additional Music | Special Music Material the other Ray Charles; Rehe |
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| Music Director | Jack Elliott |
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| Notes | Fountain Effects Dancing Waters, Inc., New York , NY |
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| Acknowledgements | Alahambra High School, Bell High School, Belmont High School, Bishop Montgomery High School, Burbank High School, Canoga Park High School, Cerritos High School, Cleveland High School, Emerson Jr High School, Fairfax High School, Hoover High School, John Burroughs Jr High School, Miraleste High School, Muir High School, N. Hollywood High School, Narbonne High School |
