Kemper film editor, Michael Economou music by Antonio Vivaldi produced by Martin Bregman released by. That, of course, really did happen.Ĭorrection, June 23, 2014: This post originally misidentified the Four Seasons members in three photos, identifying a photo of the real-life Tommy DeVito as Bob Gaudio, a photo of the real-life Bob Long as Tommy DeVito, and a photo of the real-life Bob Gaudio as Nick Massi. THE FOUR SEASONS, written and directed by Alan Alda director of photography, Victor J. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises. (He’d allegedly skipped out on a Holiday Inn bill there the year before.) That arrest did happen, but not quite as it’s laid out in the film they were actually arrested in Columbus, not Cleveland, and spent the night in jail in Springfield.īut Elice and Brickman say the location switch was necessary to “ bookend the band’s moment of shame with a later moment of glory”-that being the band’s 1990 return to Cleveland for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Synopsis Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. There’s also the matter of the band’s 1965 arrest in Cleveland after the Ohio State Fair, explained by Massi in the film as the group’s final straw with DeVito. Hadley also told the Washington Blade, “ Today we’d identify Bob Crewe as a gay man,” explaining, “He dated women but he had boyfriends.” Hadley further said that “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” which Crewe co-wrote, was about Crewe’s boyfriend. The real-life Bob Crewe, now 82, openly identifies as bisexual, according to actor Jonathan Hadley, who plays him in the musical. (That bit checks out.)Īll the while, Crewe is depicted as flamboyant, and the movie emphasizes-through some not-very-subtle (or funny) Liberace jokes and DeVito’s snide comment about seeing him with another man-that he’s gay. In 'The Four Seasons,' scored to Vivaldi, we get a year in the life of happily married Alda, droll movie spouse Burnett and four longtime friends, suddenly thrown into disarray by the defection. Impressed with their potential, he signs the band to a one-year deal recording back-up vocals for his solo singers and helps finesse Gaudio’s songwriting until he delivers a good-enough hit like “Sherry” to promote the group as a headlining act. The Four Seasons streaming: where to watch online We try to add new providers constantly but we couldn't find an offer for 'The Four Seasons' online. The film follows the lives of three friends, who are all working at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City. The film was shot on location in New York City during the summer of 1980. The film stars Alda, Carol Burnett, Jack Weston, and Marlon Brando. There, at the Brill Building, after several slammed doors, the duo bump into record producer and songwriter Bob Crewe. Synopsis Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. The Four Seasons is a 1981 American drama film directed by Alan Alda. The film’s turning point for The Four Lovers’ career happens when Valli and Gaudio skip DeVito’s proposed Atlantic City getaway for some grunt work promoting their demos at radio stations in New York City.
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