| Disney's Living Seas | ||
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| Background information | ||
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| Directed by | Ken Enrlich | |
| Presenter | John Ritter | |
| Original broadcast date | 24 January 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Original channel | NBC | |
| Length | 60 minutes | |
| Producer | Ken Ehrlich | |
| Executive Producer | Gary Smith | |
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| featuring Simon Le Bon | ||
Disney's Living Seas is a 60 minute TV special featuring Simon Le Bon, directed by Ken Enrlich and first aired in the USA by the NBC Network on 24 January 1986.
About the show[]
Combining music and humour, the show was made for the 1986 opening of the new Living Seas Pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center in Orland, Florida, USA.
John Ritter was the show's host, which included a look at life beneath the seas and exclusive footage of the Titanic wreak on the ocean floor.
During the 60 minute special, Simon Le Bon talked about Drum, and recited the poem "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield. Laura Branigan also performed "If I Were A River".
Personnel[]
Cast:
- John Ritter (host)
- Simon Le Bon
- Laura Branigan
- Olivia Newton-John
- Scott Carpenter
- Dr Robert Ballard
Production:
- Ken Ehrlich - Producer
- Wenda Fong - Associate producer
- Gary Smith - Executive producer
- Original music by Dennis McCarthy
- Film editing by Mark West
- Production design by C. David Pina
- John Rook - Lighting designer
- Stu Bernstein - Film portions
- Michael Canter - Production staff
- Keith Henry - Production assistant
- Bess Hopper - Production staff
- Robert Kinney - Production staff
- Joyce Lupo - Production staff
- Syngehilde Schweikart - Assistant to producer
- Jan R. Wirth - Production coordinator
- Writen by Ken Ehrlich, Buz Kohan, Gary Smith
- Directed by Ken Enrlich