The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

Date of release
2017-05-19
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Jeffrey Schwarz

Casting

Interesting facts

The Fabulous Allan Carr is a 2017 American documentary film from filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz. The film details the story of Hollywood producer Allan Carr, famous for producing Grease, Can't Stop the Music, La Cage aux Folles, and the 1989 Academy Awards. The film made its debut at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

Production

Featuring interviews and archival footage with friends and confidantes of the flamboyant producer, Allan Carr, early reviews marked The Fabulous Allan Carr as a reverent portrait of one of Hollywood's elite, highlighting the fact that Carr "changed the face of pop and gay culture."

The film features interviews with Patricia Birch, Maxwell Caulfield, Steve Guttenberg, Randy Jones, Randal Kleiser, Sherry Lansing, Lorna Luft, Michael Musto, Robert Osborne, Brett Ratner, Connie Stevens, Alana Stewart, Marlo Thomas, Bruce Vilanch and more.

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