America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV)

Directors:

Joel Gallen
Beth McCarthy-Miller

Writers:

Edward Zwick
Bill Clark
(more)

Release Date:

21 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

Actors and musicians honor those fallen in the September 11 disasters.

Plot Keywords:

September 11 2001 | Celebrity | Tribute | Respect | Memorial

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Muhammad Ali	...	Himself
Halle Berry	...	Herself
Jon Bon Jovi	...	Himself - Performer
Bono	...	Himself - Performer (as U2)
Wes Borland	...	Himself - Performer (as Limp Bizkit)
Amy Brenneman	...	Herself
Mike Campbell	...	Himself - Performer
Mariah Carey	...	Herself - Performer
Jim Carrey	...	Himself
Alvin Chea	...	Himself (as Take 6)
Adam Clayton	...	Himself - Performer (as U2)
George Clooney	...	Himself
Cindy Crawford	...	Herself
Sheryl Crow	...	Herself
Tom Cruise	...	Himself
Penélope Cruz	...	Herself
John Cusack	...	Himself
Robert De Niro	...	Himself
Benicio Del Toro	...	Himself
Cedric Dent	...	Himself (as Take 6)
Danny DeVito	...	Himself
Cameron Diaz	...	Herself
Céline Dion	...	Himself - Performer
Dixie Chicks	...	Themselves - Performer
Fred Durst	...	Himself - Performer (as Limp Bizkit)
Clint Eastwood	...	Himself
Howie Epstein	...	Himself - Performer
Sally Field	...	Herself
Calista Flockhart	...	Herself
Dennis Franz	...	Himself
Andy Garcia	...	Himself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Himself
Kelsey Grammer	...	Himself
Tom Hanks	...	Himself
Goldie Hawn	...	Herself
Salma Hayek	...	Herself
Faith Hill	...	Herself - Performer
Enrique Iglesias	...	Himself - Performer
Mick Jagger	...	Himself - Performer
Wyclef Jean	...	Himself - Performer
Billy Joel	...	Himself - Performer
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Herself
Michael Keaton	...	Himself
Alicia Keys	...	Herself - Performer
Joey Kibble	...	Himself (as Take 6)
Mark Kibble	...	Himself (as Take 6)
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself
Limp Bizkit	...	Themselves - Performer
Lucy Liu	...	Herself
Martie Maguire	...	Herself - Performer (as Dixie Chicks)
Natalie Maines	...	Herself - Performer (as Dixie Chicks)
Dave Matthews	...	Himself - Performer
Mike McCready	...	Himself - Performer
Reba McEntire	...	Herself
Claude McKnight	...	Himself (as Take 6)
Larry Mullen Jr.	...	Himself - Performer (as U2)
Mike Myers	...	Himself
Willie Nelson	...	Himself - Performer
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself
Al Pacino	...	Himself
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Herself
Rhea Perlman	...	Herself
Tom Petty	...	Himself - Performer
Brad Pitt	...	Himself
Keith Richards	...	Himself
Julia Roberts	...	Herself
Emily Robison	...	Herself - Performer (as Dixie Chicks)
Chris Rock	...	Himself
Ray Romano	...	Himself
Kurt Russell	...	Himself
Meg Ryan	...	Herself
Johnny Rzeznik	...	Himself - Performer
Richie Sambora	...	Himself - Performer
Adam Sandler	...	Himself
Paul Shaffer	...	Himself
Paul Simon	...	Himself - Performer
Will Smith	...	Himself
Jimmy Smits	...	Himself
Bruce Springsteen	...	Himself
Sylvester Stallone	...	Himself
Ben Stiller	...	Himself
Sting	...	Himself - Performer
Take 6	...	Themselves
Christine Taylor	...	Herself
The Edge	...	Himself - Performer (as U2)
David Thomas	...	Himself (as Take 6)
U2	...	Themselves - Performer
Eddie Vedder	...	Himself - Performer
Mark Wahlberg	...	Himself
Sela Ward	...	Herself
Don Was	...	Himself
Robin Williams	...	Himself
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself - Performer
James Woods	...	Himself
Neil Young	...	Himself - Performer
Pope John Paul II	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Gallen
Beth McCarthy-Miller		(as Beth McCarthy)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eli Attie
Bill Clark
Chris Connelly
Terry Edmonds
Tom Fontana
Marshall Herskovitz
David Leaf
Ann F. Lewis
Peggy Noonan
Eugene Pack
Philip Rosenthal
Robert Shrum
David Wild
Edward Zwick

Produced by
Michele Bessey	....	line producer
Kathy Blake	....	co-producer
Gayle P. DePoli	....	technical producer
Frank Garritano	....	coordinating producer
Alison Sandler	....	line producer
Emily Wolfe	....	producer
Todd 'Spider' Chambers	....	associate producer (uncredited)
Michael Dempsey	....	co-producer (uncredited)
Joel Gallen	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Makeup Department
Billy B.	....	personal makeup artist: Emily Robinson
Billy B.	....	personal makeup artist: Martie Maguire
Billy B.	....	personal makeup artist: Natalie Maines
Billy B.	....	personal makeup artist: The Dixie Chicks

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wendy Acey	....	associate director

Sound Department
Al Centrella	....	production sound mixer (as Al Centralla)
Paul Sandweiss	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Rob Balton	....	camera operator
Leroy Bennett	....	lighting designer: New York
Diane Biederbeck	....	camera operator
Patrick Dierson	....	lighting designer: New York
Matt Ford	....	lighting designer: Los Angeles
Warren Forman	....	camera operator
John Gillis	....	camera operator
Randy Gomez	....	camera operator
Chris Gray	....	senior video controller
Kieran Healy	....	lighting designer: Los Angeles
Larry Heider	....	camera operator
Charlie Huntley	....	camera operator
Jay Kulick	....	camera operator
Jeff Muhlstock	....	camera operator
Stephen Murello	....	camera operator
Kevin Murphy	....	Steadicam focus puller
Johnny Pinto	....	camera operator
Matty Randazzo	....	senior video controller
John Repczynski	....	camera operator
David Rudd	....	camera operator (as Dave Rudd)
Irv Waitsman	....	camera operator
Mark Whitman	....	camera operator
Kris Wilson	....	camera operator
Easter Xua	....	camera operator
Rod Yamane	....	lighting designer: Los Angeles

Editorial Department
Anthony Cupo	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Biff Dawes	....	music mixer
John Harris	....	music mixer
Larry Shure	....	music supervisor
Jay Vicari	....	music mixer
Mervyn Warren	....	music arranger

Transportation Department
Ted Absher	....	talent transportation manager

Other crew
Caprise Arreola	....	talent executive
Denny Barry	....	stage manager
David L. Baxter	....	talent executive
Marc Brener	....	script coordinator
Alan Breton	....	stage manager
Steven Cimino	....	technical director
Stefani Cohen	....	associate director
Rita Cossette	....	stage manager
Jesse Craine	....	production assistant
Tricia Daniels	....	executive in charge of talent
Lonny Dubrofsky	....	production staff
John Esposito	....	stage manager
Lynn Finkel	....	stage manager
Steven Gizicki	....	talent coordinator
Christopher J. Kelly	....	stage manager
Erin Krell	....	spot operator
Harve Levine	....	stage manager
Arthur Lewis	....	stage manager
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service assistant
James Murphy	....	teleprompter operator
Gary Natoli	....	stage manager
Vanessa J. Noon	....	production staff
Karen A. Oliver	....	talent coordinator
Tanoa Parks	....	production accountant
Lionel Pasamonte	....	stage manager
Andrea Regalado	....	talent associate
Sharon Ruiz	....	teleprompter operator
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	technical director
Rick C. Taplin	....	production assistant
Jeff Thomas	....	talent associate
Charles Venturi	....	talent executive
Jeff Wilber	....	production associate
Natalia Garcia	....	talent script department (uncredited)
Carson Turell	....	stage manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Line by Line Productions

Distributors

• A&E Television Networks (2001) (USA) (TV)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Black Entertainment Television (BET) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Comedy Central (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Country Music Television (CMT) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Court TV (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Discovery Channel (2001) (USA) (TV)
• E! Entertainment Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Family Channel (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Sports Network (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Galavision Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• HBO Latino (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Hallmark Channel, The (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Learning Channel (TLC), The (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Lifetime Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Music Television (MTV) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• National Geographic Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Oxygen Channel (2001) (USA) (TV)
• PAX Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Showtime Networks (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Sundance Channel (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Telemundo Network (2001) (USA) (TV)
• The National Network (TNN) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• USA Network (2001) (USA) (TV)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Univisión Network (2001) (USA) (TV)
• VH1 Television (2001) (USA) (TV)
• WB Television Network, The (2001) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Music (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner/Elektra/Atlantic (WEA) (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• fX Network (2001) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:E | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Line by Line Productions

Trivia:

For security reasons, the exact locations where the telethon was being broadcast were not revealed. Only the cities (New York, Los Angeles.) After 2 hours on the air the telethon raised more than $200 million dollars.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Greater Than the Greatest (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hero

Good, at least the messages.

I honestly only watched the messages said by the various people. The only song I listened to was the last one. I tried to listen to Celine Dion's version of the song she did and got p***ed because she made her own version instead of sticking with the original lyrics. I got a little emotional with some of the messages. Tears in my eyes. I am in the US Navy currently, and honestly it isn't for me. But it is for some people and I will not stand in their way if they want to join. But this still got me to have tears in my eyes. I am glad I watched it when my roommate was away so he wouldn't make fun of me, hehe. But, no, this was a very serious thing and I am glad they did it. I gave it an 8 because I what I did watch I enjoyed but that Dion woman ruined one of my fav. songs.