- The Big T.N.T. Show
"The Big T.N.T. Show" is a 1966
concert film . Directed byLarry Peerce and distributed byAmerican International Pictures , it includes performances by numerous popularrock and roll andR&B musicians from theUnited States andEngland .A sequel to 1964's "
The T.A.M.I. Show ", [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/123991/The-Big-T-N-T-Show/overview "The New York Times": "The Big T.N.T. Show" (1966)] ] and like it executive produced byHenry G. Saperstein , [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800143588/bio Yahoo! Movies: Henry G. Saperstein] ] "The Big T.N.T. Show" was likewise shot onvideotape and transferred to 35-millimeter film."Leonard Maltin's Film & Video Guide", multiple editions] Some footage from it was reused in the film "That Was Rock " a.k.a. "The T.A.M.I. / T.N.T. Show" (1984). [ [http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/videography/Big_TNT_Show.html#ThatWasRock FZ Videography: "The T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show (That Was Rock)" (a.k.a. "Born To Rock: The T.A.M.I./T.N.T. Show")] ]The concert was shot before a live audience at the Moulin Rouge club [ [http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/videography/Big_TNT_Show.html FZ Videography: "The Big T.N.T. Show"] ] in
Los Angeles, California on November 29, 1965. [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=502416&category=Notes Turner Classic Movies: "Notes for "The Big T.N.T. Show" (1966)"] ] It's pre-release title was "This Could Be the Night".Reception
Bruce Eder in "All Movie Guide" said, "The picture is a ' 60s pop-culture maven's dream -- but nowhere near as musically revelatory as the list of talent would lead one to expect". [Reprinted at [http://www.answers.com/topic/the-big-t-n-t-show?cat=entertainment Answers.com] ]List of performers
"In order of appearance in the film"
*
David McCallum ,emcee , conducting the orchestra
**"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction " (instrumental)
*Ray Charles
**"What'd I Say"
*Petula Clark
**"Downtown"
*The Lovin' Spoonful
**"Do You Believe in Magic? ", "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice"
*Bo Diddley
**"Hey Bo Diddley ", "Bo Diddley"
*Joan Baez
**"500 Miles", "There but for Fortune "
* Ray Charles (reprise)
**"Georgia on My Mind "
**"Let the Good Times Roll"
* Joan Baez (reprise) withPhil Spector onpiano
**"You've Lost That Loving Feeling "
*The Ronettes
**"Be My Baby ", "Shout"
*Roger Miller
**"Dang Me ", "Engine Engine #9 ", "King of the Road", "England Swings"
*The Byrds
**"Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) ", "The Bells of Rhymney ", "Mr. Tambourine Man "
* Petula Clark (reprise)
**"You're the One", "My Love"
*Donovan
**"Universal Soldier ", "Reflections from a Summer's Day ", "Bert's Blues ", "Sweet Joy"
*The Ike &Tina Turner Revue
**"Shake", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine ", "Please, Please, Please ", "Goodbye So Long "
*David McCallum (reprise) conducting the orchestra
**"1-2-3" (instrumental)References
External links
* [http://videos.emule.com/play/the-big-t-n-t--show-1966-50-second-promo-(ASPvojzvSD4 Theatrical trailer (50 seconds)]
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