PETER ALLEN - THE BOY FROM OZ -VHS -PAL -N&S -Never played

Description: PETER ALLEN HARRY CONNICK Jnr. BETTE MIDLER BERNADETTE PETERS ANN MARGARET CAROLE BAYER SAGER JUDY STONE LANA CANTRELL LILY TOMLIN and TRISH NOBLE star in A film by Stephen Maclean PETER ALLENTHE BOY FROM OZ The transplanted Aussie who took Broadway by storm!! VHS - PAL - NEW and SEALED - NEVER PLAYED!! - VERY, VERY RARE!! - G-rated - 60-minutes - Documentary, Music - Original Oz Release - Colour - 1995-release - Small box Flamboyant performer and introspective songwriter Peter Allen had a meteoric run on the world stage. He packed houses all over the world and wrote some of the most enduring ballads of the 1970s and 80s including career-making hits for Olivia Newton-John ( I Honestly Love You ) and Melissa Manchester ( Don't Cry Out Loud ) before succumbing to AIDS in 1992. This documentary produced by Ben Gannon, co-creator of the Tony®-winning musical The Boy From Oz tells the story through Allen's own words and interviews with his family, friends, and famous colleagues, such as Carole Bayer Sager, Bernadette Peters, Lily Tomlin, and Ann-Margret. Among the highlights is a rare clip of Allen in an appearance with his mentor Judy Garland and then future-wife Liza Minelli. But best of all, the film is packed with footage of Allen performing his signature songs, including the joyous I Go to Rio, the Oscar®-winning Best That You Can Do from the movie Arthur, and the movingly autobiographical Tenterfield Saddler. With all the hype around Hugh Jackman's theatrical portrayal a few years back, I wondered if the REAL Peter Allen was as fabulous (YES!) as I had remembered. I tracked down this documentary to see if what I remembered might well be just a pretty memory.This well-made documentary takes you back to the party hard, pre-AIDS hedonim that informed some of Peter's performing work, and foreshadows how our culture was on the cusp of change. Songs like CONTINENTAL AMERICAN and I GO TO RIO were show stoppers in the gay / straight / bi clubs in San Francisco back in the day. Peter's energy, charisma and songwriting talent were mind-blowing then, and in retrospect, more than ever. So sad that he passed away so young, especially since the life-sustaining AIDS cocktail was just on the horizon.This documentary takes you into a time warp - If you saw the show and loved it or if you saw the show and didn't love it, or you don't know who Peter Allen was...get your hands on this VHS documentary and discover the real Peter Allen.

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