***Spoilers***
I guess you could call Celebrity, 1984 mini series, some great and not so great moments in TV/pop culture history.
The story revolves around three Texas teenage friends who grow up to be famous, or infamous, and have some skeletons in the closet, including murder. Ben Masters is the most level-headed of the boys and grows up to be a world famous journalist. Joseph Bottoms plays the troubled jock who doesn't turn out to be a sports star, but instead becomes a closeted, famous actor. Michael Beck plays the sinful villain of the bunch who becomes a televangelist who starts to become cult-like.
The cast puts in some good acting, including Hal Holbrook as the district attorney prosecuting Beck for the murder of Bottoms. It's hard to believe that Beck is the same guy who was in Xanadu! For the time, there also is the risque plot lines about rape and homosexuality.
Like most mini-series, it's way too long. Only enthusiast of the novel would be thrilled about the length. It may have worked for the TV mini-series medium, catching you up on the previous night, but, in one sitting, a lot could have been cut.
Celebrity can be slow and boring--yes--but it picks up the pace with a surprise ending that wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be.
I guess you could call Celebrity, 1984 mini series, some great and not so great moments in TV/pop culture history.
The story revolves around three Texas teenage friends who grow up to be famous, or infamous, and have some skeletons in the closet, including murder. Ben Masters is the most level-headed of the boys and grows up to be a world famous journalist. Joseph Bottoms plays the troubled jock who doesn't turn out to be a sports star, but instead becomes a closeted, famous actor. Michael Beck plays the sinful villain of the bunch who becomes a televangelist who starts to become cult-like.
The cast puts in some good acting, including Hal Holbrook as the district attorney prosecuting Beck for the murder of Bottoms. It's hard to believe that Beck is the same guy who was in Xanadu! For the time, there also is the risque plot lines about rape and homosexuality.
Like most mini-series, it's way too long. Only enthusiast of the novel would be thrilled about the length. It may have worked for the TV mini-series medium, catching you up on the previous night, but, in one sitting, a lot could have been cut.
Celebrity can be slow and boring--yes--but it picks up the pace with a surprise ending that wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be.