Celebrity (American TV series)
| Celebrity | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Celebrity by Thomas Thompson |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Leonard Rosenman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rosilyn Heller |
| Editors | James Galloway David Newhouse Eric A. Sears |
| Running time | 313 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 12 – February 14, 1984 |
Celebrity is a television miniseries based on a novel by Thomas Thompson. It was broadcast from February 12 to February 14, 1984, on NBC.[1][2]
Series overview
Celebrity is based on a 1983 novel by
Plot
During their days as high school students in Texas, three friends – T.J. Luther, Mack Crawford and Kleber Cantrell – are involved in a rape. While only one of the boys commits the crime, the others watch and do nothing. The victim dies, and the boys hide the body and promise each other to never speak of it again.
All three grow up to be very successful in their fields. 25 years later, Kleber is a world-famous journalist, Mack is a movie star, and Luther is a demagogic evangelist who runs a controversial church. When they meet up again, the meeting ends in tragedy. One of the friends is shot dead, the other one is critically wounded and the third one is the murderer.
Cast
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Awards and nominations
Nominations
- 1984: Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special (Philip H. Lathrop)
- 1985: Best Television Feature or Miniseries (William Hanley)[8]
Critical reception
John J. Connor (
References
- ^ "Celebrity (1984 TV Mini-Series) Episode List". imdb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c Shales, Tom (February 11, 1984). "'Celebrity' Mini series is irresistible". The Deseret News. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ a b John J. O'Connor (February 10, 1984). "'CELEBRITY,' A MYSTERY IN THREE PARTS". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity - Der Ruhm". Amazon. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity". Amazon. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity". Amazon. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity. Release Info". Imdb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Celebrity (1984 TV Mini-Series) Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ Unger, Arthur (February 10, 1984). "Networks are heating up potboilers for 'sweeps' period". csmonitor.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
External links
- Celebrity at IMDb