Toomorrow

Toomorrow (1970)

A group of students pay their way through school by forming a pop band called Toomorrow. Sonic vibrations from a special instrument called a ‘tonaliser’ cause an extraterrestrial to abduct the group, and have them entertain the Alphoid population.

Erscheinungsdatum
1970-08-27
TMDB
4.6 / 10 (9)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 35 Min.
Genres
Komödie, Science Fiction, Musik
Regie
Val Guest

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

  • Gedreht in: Pinewood Studios

Toomorrow is a 1970 British science fiction musical film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Olivia Newton-John.

Production

James Bond film producer Harry Saltzman entered into a three-picture deal with Don Kirshner. Kirshner had been the initial producer of the musical output from the Monkees. However, according to director Val Guest, Kirshner and Saltzman grew to loathe each other during the increasingly troubled production.

According to Billboard, filming was set to begin in London on 8 April 1969. United Artists planned to distribute the film, which was noted as the first in a series of Toomorrow films. Tie-in products were initially expected to generate $75 million in revenue.

Saltzman hired novelist David Benedictus to write the first draft, but after 30 pages neither Saltzman nor Guest felt it was working. Guest conceded that it was "very well written, but a little bit too 'high-faluting'". Saltzman advised Guest to write a new script. However, unbeknownst to Guest, Saltzman never informed Benedictus. Only during production did Benedictus learn that a new script had been commissioned.

Guest says casting Olivia Newton-John was Saltzman's idea.

I was very taken with Livy [Olivia], I thought she had everything going for her in this fresh bubbly way; she was worried about filming, but she got into it pretty soon. [Don] Kirshner wanted Livy to have a love scene in it and Harry came to tell me about this and I spoke to Livy and she went berserk! She didn’t want a love scene, it wasn’t that sort of a picture and “No I can’t.” In fact she burst into tears about it...

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