The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation


3h 19m 1989

Brief Synopsis

Live coverage of the sixty-first annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Shrine Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Highlights include: an opening production number which recreates Hollywood's glittering past and such landmarks as the Cocoanut Grove and the Chinese Theater; a tribute to the great musi

Film Details

Also Known As
61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, Academy Awards Presentation, The
Release Date
1989

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 19m

Synopsis

Live coverage of the sixty-first annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Shrine Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Highlights include: an opening production number which recreates Hollywood's glittering past and such landmarks as the Cocoanut Grove and the Chinese Theater; a tribute to the great musicals of the '50s hosted by Patrick Swayze; the performance of a new song by Marvin Hamlisch and Fred Ebb titled "Oscar Winner"; and a montage of Oscar's Best Song winners.

Cast

Page Hannah

Performer

Dick Van Dyke

Performer

Nicholas Brothers

Performer

Dudley Moore

Performer

Bob Hope

Performer

Vincent Price

Performer

Max Von Sydow

Himself

Blair Underwood

Performer

Donald Sutherland

Performer

Roy Rogers

Performer

Patrick Dempsey

Performer

Demi Moore

Performer

Martin Short

Performer

D A Pawley

Performer

Shelly Werk

Performer

Don Johnson

Performer

Lillian Colon

Performer

Richard Dreyfuss

Performer

Raquel Welch

Performer

Tricia Leigh Fisher

Performer

Buddy Rogers

Performer

Alice Faye

Performer

Kim Novak

Performer

Willem Dafoe

Performer

Gene Hackman

Performer

Joely Fisher

Performer

Farrah Fawcett

Performer

James Stewart

Performer

Michael Douglas

Performer

Robert Downey Jr.

Performer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Performer

Kurt Russell

Performer

Michael Caine

Performer

Melanie Griffith

Performer

Tony Martin

Performer

Holly Robinson-peete

Performer

Doris Day

Performer

Anjelica Huston

Performer

Cher

Performer

Savion Glover

Performer

Keith Coogan

Performer

Corey Parker

Performer

Patrick O'neal

Performer

Kiefer Sutherland

Performer

Holly Vonk

Performer

Jeff Bridges

Performer

Tyrone Power

Performer

Corey Feldman

Performer

Val Diamond

Performer

Candice Bergen

Performer

Walter Matthau

Performer

Lucille Ball

Performer

Dennis Quaid

Performer

Carrie Fisher

Performer

Beau Bridges

Performer

Lloyd Bridges

Performer

Carrie Hamilton

Performer

Tom Selleck

Performer

Edward James Olmos

Performer

Jack Valenti

Performer

Ryan O'neal

Performer

Matt Lattanzi

Performer

Angie Dickinson

Performer

Amy Irving

Performer

Anne Archer

Performer

Ricki Lake

Performer

Cyd Charisse

Performer

Jeff Goldblum

Performer

Ali Macgraw

Performer

Dale Evans

Performer

Pierre Angenieux

Performer

Billy Crystal

Performer

Sean Connery

Performer

Bruce Willis

Performer

Bo Derek

Performer

Jacqueline Bisset

Performer

Goldie Hawn

Performer

Cybill Shepherd

Performer

Sammy Davis Jr.

Performer

Tracy Nelson

Performer

Gregory Hines

Performer

Merv Griffin

Performer

Rob Lowe

Performer

Barbara Hershey

Performer

Dorothy Lamour

Performer

Patrick Swayze

Performer

Dustin Hoffman

Performer

Coral Browne

Performer

Tom Cruise

Performer

Chad Lowe

Performer

Jane Fonda

Performer

Christian Slater

Performer

Geena Davis

Performer

Eileen Bowman

Crew

Ralph Alcocer

Camera Operator

Michael Ashton

Theme Lyrics

Michael Ashton

Music

Evan Baker

Camera Operator

Randy Blom

Art Director

Eileen Bowman

Song Performer

Ron Brooks

Camera Operator

Ellen Brown

Production

Steve Burgess

Stage Manager

Ernie Buttelman

Technical Director

Allan Carr

Producer

Keith Coogan

Song Performer

Warren Cress

Camera Operator

Ron Cronkhite

Audio

Patrick Dempsey

Song Performer

D J Diomedes

Camera Operator

Fred Ebb

Song

Corey Feldman

Song Performer

Joely Fisher

Song Performer

Tricia Leigh Fisher

Song Performer

Valdez Flagg

Stage Manager

Sal Folino

Camera Operator

Robert M Furiga

Unit Manager

Paul Galbraith

Set Decorator

Savion Glover

Song Performer

Savion Glover

Other

Arturo Gonzalez

Unit Manager

Carrie Hamilton

Song Performer

Marvin Hamlisch

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Music Supervisor

Marvin Hamlisch

Song

Page Hannah

Song Performer

Fred Hayman

Other

Charles Henry

Camera Operator

Bud Holland

Camera Operator

Garry Hood

Stage Manager

Ted Jakubanis

Other

Elina Katsioula

Set Decorator

Barry Kirstein

Camera Operator

Ray Klausen

Production Designer

Ricki Lake

Song Performer

Don Langford

Camera Operator

Matt Lattanzi

Song Performer

Keith Lisle

Camera Operator

Chad Lowe

Song Performer

Rob Lowe

Song Performer

Jan Lowry

Camera Operator

Susan Marciona

Stage Manager

Peter Margolis

Stage Manager

Terri Mccoy

Production

John Mceleveny

Unit Manager

Pete Menefee

Costume Designer

Steve Merritt

Choreographer

Manny Moura

Video

Joe Neary

Unit Manager

Dency Nelson

Stage Manager

Tracy Nelson

Song Performer

Patrick O'neal

Song Performer

Kenny Ortega

Choreographer

Harlie Outler

Camera Operator

Marc Palius

Lighting Director

Corey Parker

Song Performer

Hildy Parks

Writer

Greg Pasetta

Stage Manager

D A Pawley

Song Performer

Ed Payne

Camera Operator

Averill Perry

Technical Director

David Pina

Main Title Design

Liz Plonka

Production

Bill Pope

Camera Operator

Tyrone Power

Other

Vince Poxon

Stage Manager

Jim Ralston

Technical Director

Leon E Robinson

Stage Manager

Holly Robinson-peete

Song Performer

John Rook

Lighting

John Rook

Consultant

John Rook

Lighting Director

Rene Sanchez

Video

Marilyn Seabury

Production

Jason Seligman

Stage Manager

Michael B Seligman

Associate Producer

Steve Silver

Special Effects

Christian Slater

Song Performer

George Stanley

Art Department

Ken Stein

Stage Manager

Larry Stenman

Camera Operator

Harriet Uhl

Camera Operator

Blair Underwood

Song Performer

Bruce Vilanch

Writer

David Wader

Stage Manager

Keaton S Walker

Art Director

Dale Walsh

Camera Operator

Mike Wenig

Video

Blair White

Camera Operator

Film Details

Also Known As
61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, Academy Awards Presentation, The
Release Date
1989

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 19m

Quotes

Trivia