Harry Nilsson
Acting
Biography
American singer, songwriter and musician Harry Nilsson achieved the peak of his commercial success in the late 1960's and early 1970's. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited simply as Nilsson. He is known for the hit singles "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972), the first two of which won him Grammy Awards for vocal performance. His songwriting credits during that period included the song “One”, made famous by the rock band Three Dog Night. Hallmarks of Nilsson's music included his genre-bending style (called "salon rock" by some) and his remarkable tenor voice which ranged over three octaves. Nilsson was much admired by The Beatles and formed lasting friendships with them, especially with John Lennon and Ringo Starr. A complicated personality, Nilsson proved to be one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success despite never performing live concerts. He contributed songs to a few films including Robert Altman's "Popeye" (1980) and singing the standard "How About You?" for the soundrack of "The Fisher King" (1994). After a period of declining health, Harry Nilsson died at the age of 52 from heart disease at his home outside Los Angeles.
Known For
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
The Dick Cavett Show
Derived from the 1947 movie with the same name, a house is haunted by a deceased sea captain who wreaks havoc with the new tenants who were not advised of his existence.
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Camp Candy is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated version of himself.
Camp Candy
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
Popeye
In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
Head
Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
Skidoo
Crazy out of work actress Vashti Blue spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.
The Telephone
Years ago, there was a place called The Land of Point, because everything in The Land of Point had one: the barns, the houses, the cars, everything, even the people. Everyone in The Land of Point had a point at the top of its head. Everyone, that is, except Oblio, who was born round-headed. Since he had no point, Oblio, along with his trusty dog, Arrow, was banished to the Pointless Forest. Join them to see what wonders await these two intrepid travelers as they make their way on their amazing, song-filled journey of discovery!
The Point
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Due to be crowned King of the Netherworld by his mentor Merlin the Magician, Count Downe — son of Dracula — falls in love with beautiful mortal Amber and finds himself in conflict with Baron Frankenstein, who is vying for the same honourary title.
Son of Dracula
A television documentary film featuring the rock band Wings. It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed 1975–76 world tour, together with behind-the-scenes footage. Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Ziggy gets a job to be a street Santa on Christmas Eve from a crooked boss, but the magic of the season allows the lovable loser to do more good than anyone expects.
Ziggy's Gift
Never released 1972 film of the making of Harry Nilsson's record "Son of Schmilsson" in London.
Did Somebody Drop His Mouse?
Filmmaker Alan Rudolph shows Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy and hippie guru Timothy Leary, alone and together onstage.
Return Engagement
The stories of musicians who sold more than one million records, continuing with Swansea's Pete Ham and his band Badfinger, who wrote the song Without You, which became an international smash hit for Harry Nilsson. The first group to sign to the Beatles' Apple label, they seemed to be heading for financial and creative success. But it didn't quite turn out that way.
Badfinger - They Sold A Million
A live TV special of Harry Nilsson performing his album of standards "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night".
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
Harry Nilsson's melancholy, satirical performance film finds the singer/songwriter in top form as he's accompanied by duplicates of himself, animated sequences, and gorilla costumes; yet the strongest sections simply feature Nilsson, an instrument and a microphone.
The Music of Nilsson
Three weeks of travel in the USA in June 1997: New York, Vermont, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, edited entirely in camera and projected with music from the 60s.
US Rushes
Al Hughes stars as himself in this two minute test animation set to Harry Nilsson's "Think About Your Troubles." This short was a test animation to help pitch the 1971 animated film "The Point" and is available as a bonus feature on the film's Blu-ray release.