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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   72 votes
Director:
Paul Wendkos
Writers:
William Hanley (writer)
Thomas Thompson (novel)
Release Date:
12 February 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Based on Thomas Thompson's best selling novel. It's a gripping blockbuster that had 97 million Americans hooked. "Celebrity" - A 5 hour epic available in two riveting parts. [Australia video] more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
haven't seen this in 20+years. more

Cast

 (Series Credited cast)
Claude Akins ... Uncle Bun Luther

Debbie Allen ... Regina Brown
Benjamin Leighton Armstrong ... The Minister
Mary Armstrong ... Woman at Houston Playhouse

Karen Austin ... Ceil Shannon
Bonnie Bartlett ... Aunt Mabel Hofmeyer

Ned Beatty ... Otto Leo
Michael Beck ... T.J. Luther
Norman Bennett ... Kleber Cantrell Sr.
Nora Boland ... Ruth Paine
Phil Boroff ... Movie Star in Photograph
Joseph Bottoms ... Mack Crawford
J.P. Bumstead ... Art
Kathleen Coyne ... Bank Teller
Ted Demers ... Bud
Rhonda Dotson ... Laurie Killman (Sister Crystal)
James Edgcomb ... Sergeant Finn
Howard Goodwin ... Louie
Nik Hagler
Gordon Haight ... Jodie
Anne Haney ... Millie
Jerry Hardin ... Jonah Job
Tess Harper ... Susan French
James N. Harrell ... Dr. Taler
Annie Heller-Gutwillig ... Jennie
Gloria Hocking
Hal Holbrook ... D.A. Calvin Sledge

Sherman Howard ... Director

John M. Jackson ... Detective
Harlan Jordan ... Coach

Fred Lerner ... Lafe
Jay Louden ... Richard

Jack Lucarelli ... Jailer
Dinah Manoff ... Missy Craymore

Kelli Maroney ... Jossie
Ben Masters ... Kleber Cantrell

John Morrissey ... A.D. (as John Martinuzzi)
Peter Nelson ... Jeff 'Jeffie' Crawford
Stephen Pearlman ... Arnie Beckman

River Phoenix ... Jeffie - age 11
Frederick Ponzlov ... Teatre Manager
John Walsh ... Newscaster #1
Jennifer Warren ... Martha Dalton
Annabelle Weenick ... Magda
Lesa Weis ... Kate Carpenter
James Whitmore ... Clifford Casey
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tommy Thompson's Celebrity (Canada: English title) (video title)
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Runtime:
313 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA
MOVIEmeter: ?
^ 20% since last week why?

FAQ

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haven't seen this in 20+years., 15 November 2007
Author: gary freeman (gent10k@yahoo.com) from United States

as i recall, it was gripping enough to watch the two nights of it's broadcast. i remember the plot and story-line, but not much else. i'd like to get my hands on a copy on VHS, i doubt it's on DVD.if there's anyone out here who knows where it's available, i'd like to hear from you. it was the big thing in the mid-eighties, that being TV mini-series, such as The Sophisticated Gents, Cheifs, Backstairs at the White House, among a few. from the above comments, some didn't like it very much, but i found it compelling, i seem to think it began at the end, and was a backstair. i do want to see it again, so if any can help out, give me a yell.

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