Sinatra (TV miniseries)
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Sinatra is a 1992 Award Winning TV miniseries, which follows the life and times of entertainer Frank Sinatra. It was developed by Tina Sinatra and approved by Frank himself, from his home in Hoboken New Jersey to his rise as a singer and actor. It was nominated for 12 Golden Globes including best actor in the leading role Philip Casnoff as Sinatra. The series was later released on a two disc DVD Warner Home Video on May 13th 2008.
- Directed by James Steven Sadwith. Written by William Mastrosimone and Abby Mann.
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[edit] Dialogue
- Dolly Sinatra: You take a good look round this country, people are starving Mr Big Shot! Our neighbours and they cant feed the seven kids they've got, never mind a new one on the way. You know most people in this world today, they'll make seventy five dollars a week like you Mr Big Shot! Most people dont make seventy five a month and if they did, they wouldnt quit!
(silence Frank's father walks in)
- Frank Sinatra: Hi pop?
- Marty Sinatra: I don't get it.
- Frank Sinatra: Pop I've learned a lot while I was on the road, but I'm a soloist.
- Marty Sinatra: You couldn't be a soloist in a relief line. You're nothing but a quitter.
- Frank Sinatra: Pop, I'm better than those bums, you dont know, you weren't there.
- Marty Sinatra: Do you know what happens when cocky kids are in the ring, they go down, down!
(walks away)
- Frank Sinatra: My medic guy Hank Sanicola. He's gonna manage me.
- Dolly Sinatra: Your gonna kill us both if you dont straighten out.
- Frank Sinatra: Wait a minute mom, pop's wrong, I'm not going down, I'm going up.
- Frank Sinatra: Hey that's Ava Gardner.
[After Frank has sung that Old Black Magic]
- Ava Gardner: Surprise.
- Frank Sinatra: Where's Howard.
- Ava Gardner: Oh shut up. [While their walking]
- Ava Gardner: Are you showing me off Francis.
- Frank Sinatra: Damn right! give me a kiss.
- Ava Gardner: No, everybody's looking.
- Frank Sinatra: You know why.
- Ava Gardner: No.
- Frank Sinatra: Every cat, wants to be me and every chick wants to be you. [Kisses her on the cheek]
- Show guest: Frank, Miss Gardner how do you do.
- Ava Gardner: Hello.
- Show guest: Ladies and Gentlemen. Lets welcome to our Emerald City, Mr Sinatra and his lovely guest.
[The crowd applauses]
- Ava Gardner: Goodbye Francis!
- Frank Sinatra: Ava for god's sake what are you doing?
- Ava Gardner: [shouts] Don't you ever grab me like that again!
- Frank Sinatra: All right I'm sorry. I'm sorry! come on your breaking my heart here.
- Ava Gardner: Go home to your wife and kids. I'm not a home wrecker.
- Frank Sinatra: Your not a home wrecker. It was over before New York.
- Ava Gardner: Oh sure, does she know that?
- Frank Sinatra: I never figured out how to tell her.
- Ava Gardner: Take a lesson from me? Goodbye Francis.
- Frank Sinatra: Ava!
- Ava Gardner: It's never going to work between us.
- Frank Sinatra: You think you sweetheart, wed give you permission to come to Houston with me.
- Bob Weitman: Okay now lets cut through all the crap boys, I'm still nervous about this. Frank, I think your a very talented singer but you got a soft voice. I can't see it coming up the Paramount.
- George Evans: Don't worry about his voice filling up your Theatre Bob. The girls will fill up your Theatre. (laughs)
- Bob Weitman: I can't gamble on that.
- Frank Sinatra: I filled the Masque, I can fill the Paramount.
- Bob Weitman: The Masque is a small Theatre in Newark, we're talking about the Paramount.
- Frank Sinatra: Exactly.
[edit] Cast
- Philip Casnoff - Frank Sinatra.
- Olympia Dukakis - Dolly Sinatra.
- Joe Santos - Marty Sinatra.
- Rod Steiger - Sam Giancana.
- Marcia Gay Harden - Ava Gardner.
- Gina Gershon - Nancy Barbato Sinatra
- Nina Siemaszko - Mia Farrow.
- Bob Gunton - Tommy Dorsey.
- Robert Levine - Bob Weitman.
- Vincent Guastaferro - Hank Sanicola.
- Adam LaVorgna - Young Frank.
- Joe Grifasi - George Evans.
[edit] Other Tagline
- The Music was just the Beginning.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sinatra quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Sinatra at Rotten Tomatoes
