Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York (2007) (TV)

Director:

David Mallet

Writer:

James O'Brien

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

Punctuation In Title | Birthday | City Name In Title | Exclamation Point In Title | Manhattan New York City

Cast

Elton John	...	Himself - Performer
Kate Thornton	...	Herself - Presenter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lily Allen	...	Herself
Babydaddy	...	Himself (as Scissor Sisters)
Tyra Banks	...	Herself
Victoria Beckham	...	Herself
Tony Bennett	...	Himself
James Blunt	...	Himself
Jon Bon Jovi	...	Himself
Paddy Boom	...	Himself (as Scissor Sisters)
Pierce Brosnan	...	Himself
Michael Caine	...	Himself
Shakira Caine	...	Herself
Naomi Campbell	...	Herself
Mariah Carey	...	Herself
Jim Carrey	...	Himself
Helena Christensen	...	Herself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself
Sean Combs	...	Himself (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Billy Connolly	...	Himself
Susannah Constantine	...	Herself
Simon Cowell	...	Himself
Cindy Crawford	...	Herself
Céline Dion	...	Herself
Tom Ford	...	Himself
David Furnish	...	Himself
Bob Geldof	...	Himself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Anne Hathaway	...	Herself
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Herself
Billy Joel	...	Himself
Billie Jean King	...	Herself
Lenny Kravitz	...	Himself
Ashton Kutcher	...	Himself
k.d. lang	...	Herself
John Legend	...	Himself
Matt Lucas	...	Himself
Lulu	...	Herself
Del Marquis	...	Himself (as Scissor Sisters)
Ana Matronic	...	Herself (as Scissor Sisters)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself
Eric McCormack	...	Himself
Bette Midler	...	Herself
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself
Kylie Minogue	...	Herself
Demi Moore	...	Herself
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Herself
Yoko Ono	...	Herself
Ozzy Osbourne	...	Himself
Sharon Osbourne	...	Herself
Michael Parkinson	...	Himself
Jake Shears	...	Himself (as Scissor Sisters)
Rod Stewart	...	Himself
Michael Stipe	...	Himself
Sharon Stone	...	Herself
Trudie Styler	...	Herself
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Himself
Bernie Taupin	...	Himself
Emma Thompson	...	Herself
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Himself
Liv Tyler	...	Herself
Donatella Versace	...	Herself
David Walliams	...	Himself
John Waters	...	Himself
Robin Williams	...	Himself
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself
Kevin Zegers	...	Himself

Directed by
David Mallet

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
James O'Brien

Produced by
Clive Banks	....	executive producer
Keith Bradley	....	executive producer
Tom Case	....	supervising producer: New York
Lisa Chapman	....	executive producer
Malcolm Gerrie	....	executive producer
Paul Morphos	....	line producer: New York
James O'Brien	....	producer

Cinematography by
Peter Krajewski		(segments)

Film Editing by
Rick Broat
Nick Morris
Michael Pearce
Eli Tishberg

Production Management
Shauna Caserta	....	production supervisor
Paul Leonardo Jr.	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Susan Pelino	....	post-production audio mixer
Doron Reizes	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Branton	....	lighting designer
Bob Calandro	....	grip
David Lemmink	....	tour video engineer
David Oakes	....	gaffer
Ron Travisano	....	robotic camera tech

Other crew
Marc Grant	....	production coordinator
Robert Statkus	....	production engineer

Production Companies

• Whizz Kid Entertainment

Distributors

• Independent Television (ITV) (2007) (UK) (TV)
• My Network TV (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Cine Equipment  remote heads

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Madison Square Garden, 7th Avenue, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Whizz Kid Entertainment

Happy Birthday Elton! makes a fine 60th celebration for the Rocket Man

Broadcasted on MyNetworkTV on April 5, this 60th birthday celebration for Sir Elton John was a mostly enjoyable concert special that showcased some of his best hits from the last nearly 40 years from "I'm Still Standing" to "How Wonderful Life Feels". When Robin Williams introduces him, he amusingly says Elton made "Liberace look Amish!" You also see plenty of British and American celebrities say their own tributes on air. I loved the animated one contributed by Bette Midler. Near the end are stills of John in some of his most outrageous outfits including his famous Donald Duck suit. Many celebrities were in the audience including a stunning appearance of Anne Hathaway. Also stunning: Lily Allen in the tribute comments section. Happy belated birthday, Sir Elton! Hope you have many more as enjoyable as this! P.S. John's longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin also wishes Sir Elton Happy Birthday on stage and appears on the tributes.