In The Search for Intelligent Signs of Life in the Universe Tomlin continues to excel in the one-woman format capturing the range of human experience, literally, as she plays a dozen characters from the angry teenager, Agnus Angst, to Paul the burnt out disco hedonist, and Trudy the Times Square bag lady in this screen adaptation of her 1985 Tony-winning, Broadway show. These works featured Tomlin performing a catalog of characters who used comedy as a platform to talk about social issues such as feminism, race, class, sexuality, and contemporary politics. In 1977 the couple collaborated on Tomlin’s one-woman show, Appearing Nightly, which won a Tony Award. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1991)īetween 19, Tomlin and Wagner created several Emmy-nominated television specials for ABC and CBS: Wagner as writer and frequently producer, and Tomlin as the star. Cast: Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, Andra Akers. It is the documentary of Molly Hale, who suffered a spinal cord injury in an. Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon and Ringo Starr of the Beatles took a dip in a swimming pool. It was a studio production featuring two of the most popular actors at the time working outside of Hollywood and fan expectation, and was the rare instance where the 39-year-old actress gets top billing over her male co-star, a young heartthrob on the rise.ģ5mm, Technicolor, 105 min. Moment By Moment is a film by Emmy-winning film-maker Dorothy Fadiman. Moment by Moment was published by Thames and Hudson. In 1978, Moment by Moment was an anomaly in the annals of Hollywood cinema. The two embark on a love affair at her Malibu beach house where they struggle over differences in age, economic class, social upbringing and relationship expectations: Tricia, the “good wife,” is looking forward to having casual sex for the first time, while Strip, who has only ever been sexually objectified, is searching for real love. Tricia, a rich Beverly Hills housewife, is going through a divorce when she meets Strip, a young street hustler from Hollywood. Lily Tomlin and John Travolta, at the peak of their 1970s fame, play not only against their celebrity brands as musical/comedy stars, but also against industry standards in this drama that celebrates a romance between an older woman and younger man.
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