Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

1982 1h 30m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 24

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Synopsis

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The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee. The concert was also shot on videotape, televised by HBO in 1982, and subsequently released on various home video formats. The VHS and DVD contain two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" was disrupted by a fan rushing the stage who came very close to attacking Paul. This incident was both frightening and coincidental, as the song is an elegy upon the murder of John Lennon just one year earlier.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paul Simon
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Art Garfunkel
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David Brown
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Pete Carr
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John Eckert
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Steve Gadd
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John Gatchell
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Anthony Jackson
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and David Brown carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0218896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Lindsay-Hogg directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and David Brown carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0218896 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.