Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Louis J. Horvitz

Release Date:

14 December 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse company of guests...

Plot Keywords:

Tribute | Concert Film

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations

Cast

Paula Abdul	...	Herself
Danny Aiello	...	Himself
Tony Bennett	...	Himself
Bono	...	Himself
Mark Bryan	...	Himself (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Ray Charles	...	Himself
Natalie Cole	...	Herself
Norm Crosby	...	Himself
Vic Damone	...	Himself
Tony Danza	...	Himself
Sandra 'Pepa' Denton	...	Herself (Salt-N-Pepa)
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
Tom Dreesen	...	Himself
Bob Dylan	...	Himself
Dean Felber	...	Himself (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Dennis Franz	...	Himself
Eydie Gormé	...	Herself
Cheryl 'Salt' James	...	Herself (Salt-N-Pepa)
Patti LaBelle	...	Herself
Angela Lansbury	...	Herself
Tommy Lasorda	...	Himself
Steve Lawrence	...	Himself
Little Richard	...	Himself
Luis Miguel	...	Himself
Chazz Palminteri	...	Himself
Gregory Peck	...	Himself
Paul Reiser	...	Himself
Don Rickles	...	Himself
Deidre 'Spinderella' Roper	...	Herself (Salt-N-Pepa)
Roseanne	...	Herself
Darius Rucker	...	Himself (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Himself
Tom Selleck	...	Himself
Frank Sinatra	...	Himself
Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld	...	Himself (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Bruce Springsteen	...	Himself
Robert Wagner	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Sinatra: 80 años a su manera (Venezuela) [es]

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Sinatra saluted by "Strangers in the Night"

The title, "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way," does not seem appropriate for this special since I can't believe the Chairman of the Board had any input when it came time to select the performers. I suspect that Sinatra looked upon Hootie and the Blowfish and the other "contemporary" performers present to salute him, and said to himself, "Who the hell are these people? Where's Steve and Edie?" Except for the bit about Steve and Edie (they were on the bill), I asked myself the same question. Except for the film clips, a fairly amusing monologue from Norm Crosby, and occasional tributes from the likes of Gregory Peck, the only thing memorable about this ratings driven enterprise was the appearance of Bob Dylan, who sang a coherent (for him) and rather moving version of his own "Restless Farewell," a song that may not have been written about Sinatra but, with its reference to "gossip" and "rumor," seemed to be a summation of Mr. Frank's (as Dylan addressed him) frequently controversial public life.