Marty Pasetta

Burnett Discovers Domingo

Marty Pasetta

Carol Burnett, Plácido Domingo

Funny woman Carol Burnett teams with tenor Placido Domingo in this musical comedy special.

Pacific Overtures

Marty Pasetta, Hal Prince

Mako, Soon-Tek Oh

Pacific Overtures is a musical written by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. The show is set in Japan beginning in 1853 and follows the difficult westernization of Japan, told from the point of view of the Japanese. In particular, the story focuses on the lives of two friends caught in the change. The original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures in 1976 was staged in Kabuki style, with men playing women's parts and set changes made in full view of the audience by black-clad stagehands. It opened to mixed reviews and closed after six months, despite being nominated for ten Tony Awards. Set in 1853 Japan, Pacific Overtures follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a samurai, and Manjiro, a fisherman. The lives of both men are radically changed by the coming of American ships to Japan.

Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii

Marty Pasetta

Elvis Presley

A 1973 concert by Elvis Presley that was broadcast live via satellite on January 14, 1973. The concert took place at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu and aired in over 40 countries across Asia and Europe. Viewing figures have been estimated at over 1 billion viewers world wide, and the show was the most expensive entertainment special at the time, costing $2.5 million.

Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back

Marty Pasetta

Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly

Filmed in front of a live audience on a soundstage in Hollywood, but with the feel of an intimate concert, this "comeback" special proves the Chairman hadn't lost a step.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock

Marty Pasetta

On March 7, 1979, Alfred Hitchcock becomes the seventh recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievment Award. Hostess Ingrid Bergman introduces an array of actors and writers and directors, as well as the British ambassador to the United States, each of whom spoke with words of formal praise for Alfred Hitchcock's genius as a filmmaker. Included in the tribute are James Stewart, Cary Grant, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren, Jane Wyman, Gregory Peck, Vera Miles, Rod Taylor, Teresa Wright, Henry Fonda, Joan Fontaine and Dame Judith Anderson.

Korla

John Turner

Korla Pandit, Scott Alexander

Organist Korla Pandit was an alluring enigma, a television pioneer and the godfather of exotica music. He never spoke a word on 900 episodes of his groundbreaking 1950s TV program but captured the hearts of countless Los Angeles housewives with his soulful, hypnotic gaze and theatrical performance of popular tunes and East Indian compositions on the newly developed Hammond B3 organ. In the ’90s he resurfaced as a cult figure with the tiki/lounge music aficionados and ended up immortalized in the film Ed Wood. Often pegged as a “man of mystery,” Korla lived up to that billing when he took an amazing secret with him to his grave in 1998—one that is finally revealed in KORLA.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra

Marty Pasetta

Frank Capra, James Stewart

В 1982 году Американский институт кинематографии представил свою 10-ю премию за достижения в жизни режиссера Фрэнка Капра на мероприятии, организованном актером Джеймсом Стюартом, в котором приняли участие семья Капра, а также актеры Клаудетт Кольбер, Бетти Дэвис и Питер Фальк и оператор Джозеф Уолкер.

Pure Goldie

Marty Pasetta

Goldie Hawn, Ruth Buzzi

A comedy/variety special hosted by Goldie Hawn featuring special guests Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Bob Dishy, and the Muppets.

The Ice Capades with Jason Bateman and Alyssa Milano

Marty Pasetta

Джейсон Бейтман, Alyssa Milano

A special featuring celebrity guest stars and championship ice skaters from the United States and the Soviet Union. Notable for the Mario Ice Capades segment.

Saga of Sonora

Marty Pasetta

Vince Edwards, Don Adams

A musical TV special with Vince Edwards as a hero who must stop gold-greedy villains, Jill St. John and Zero Mostel, and prove his love to his girl, Lesley Ann Warren.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire

Marty Pasetta, Ben Kellett

Fred Astaire, David Niven

Fred Astaire, known for his dazzling dance work in scores of memorable films and on television, is honored at this ninth celebration of the American Film Insitute's recognition of screen artists through the bestowal of its Life Achievement Award. The program was taped at a black-tie testimonial dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on April 10, 1981.

Let Poland Be Poland

Marty Pasetta

Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope

Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31 1982, this special produced by the US Department of Information protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland

Christmas in Disneyland

Marty Pasetta

Art Carney, Glen Campbell

It stars Art Carney, Sandy Duncan and Glen Campbell, each playing a dual role. Art Carney plays both a miserly grandfather referred to as "Gramps" and a jolly magician named Dr. Wunderbar. Sandy Duncan plays a Disneyland tour guide and Snow White. Glen Campbell plays a Disneyland cast member and Santa Claus.

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party

Marty Pasetta

Mindy Cohn, Kim Fields

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party (1986)

Elvis: The Alternate Aloha Concert

Marty Pasetta

Elvis Presley

On Jan. 14, 1973, the Once and Future King of rock & roll bounded before TV cameras for a first-ever live satellite concert, Aloha From Hawaii, that beamed him to one billion viewers and stands as one of his more acclaimed performances. Two days earlier, he had taped this full dress rehearsal concert, calling for a radical haircut and restyling when he saw the playback. Elvis takes far too long to warm up and occasionally looks bored. Still, Elvis Presley: The Alternate Aloha Concert offers a fascinating glimpse — replete with slurred speech and the exquisite nailing of high notes.

The Beach Boys 25 years together A Celebration In Waikiki

Marty Pasetta

Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson

Enjoy the Beach Boys in a 90 minute concert celebrating their 25 year anniversary with guest artists like Glen Campbell, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothers, Jeffery Osborne, Belinda Carlisle and Three Dog Night. The concert was recorded in December 1986 on the sunny Waikiki beach in Hawaii.