Night of 100 Stars (1982)

ALL 03/08/1982 (en) Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary 182 Min
  • Release
    03/08/1982
  • Production
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    60%
  • Original title
    Night of 100 Stars
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.

  1. Clark Jones

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Hildy Parks

    Producer



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Night of 100 Stars (1982) 182 Min

ALL 03/08/1982 (en)
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
  • Release 03/08/1982
  • Production
  • Original title Night of 100 Stars
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.

  1. Clark Jones

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Hildy Parks

    Producer