ABC PREMIERE EVENT: DOUBLE PLATINUM (TV)
Summary
This made-for-television movie concerns the reunion and artistic synergy that take place between a music celebrity and her young daughter, whom she left behind in order to pursue her singing career. At the beginning of the movie, Olivia is shown performing at a local rhythm and blues club. Olivia sings her heart out, and right after the performance she goes to check on her infant daughter, Kayla, who is being kept backstage. After that night's particularly strong performance, a music producer urges Olivia to audition for a job in New York. Olivia tries to discuss her career development with her husband, Adam, but he insists that she focus on being a wife and mother, and that she restrict her singing to the church and local venues. Olivia passes a sleepless night deliberating. She then decides to pursue her dreams in New York, and makes plans to leave her daughter at home with her husband temporarily. However, as time passes, Olivia King becomes a musical star, and Kayla becomes a young woman in St. Louis, never knowing her mother's identity. One day, Kayla enters a radio station contest and wins a ticket to an Olivia King concert, followed by dinner with the diva herself. Olivia King has orchestrated the record contest in order to finally meet her daughter and become involved in her life. At first, Kayla is ecstatic over her meeting with the great artist, particularly when Olivia encourages her to follow her own aspirations as a singer. But when Olivia confesses to Kayla that she is her mother, Kayla is filled with anger toward Olivia for abandoning her, and anger toward Adam for lying to her for so long. However, mother and daughter decide that Kayla will go to New York so that Olivia can help her establish a singing career, and they agree to keep their relationship a secret.
In New York, Kayla impresses Olivia's manager and producer, and she quickly becomes wrapped up in a whirlwind of rehearsals, recording sessions, and photo shoots. Olivia tries to help her daughter steer her career in the right direction, but Kayla is resentful of Olivia's meddling. Moreover, Kayla has begun dating a slick stylist named Ric who has his own ideas about helping Kayla achieve superstardom. While Olivia keeps trying to form a bond with her daughter, Kayla makes it clear that it is too late for them to have a relationship, and that she wants to strike out on her own. Soon Kayla moves into her own place, and arranges her career directly with the record company, as her debut single moves to the top of the music charts. When the front pages of the tabloids blaze with the news of the biological relationship between the two chart-topping singers, Kayla and Olivia are horrified. Olivia is certain that Ric has leaked the news, and she flees to her country cabin to escape the media. Kayla soon follows her mother to the cabin when she sees the ugly side of the music business up close. Without the distraction of their careers, Olivia and Kayla are able to finally confront each other and discuss their feelings about the events of the past eighteen years. The two reach a truce, and they are able to return to the music business, secure in both their relationship with each other and in their individual talents as musical artists. Includes commercials, promos, and public service announcements.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: May 16, 1999 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:55:02
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:57481
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Singing as a profession; African-American Collection - Drama; African-American Collection - Music
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1999
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Double Platinum" (home video)
- TV - Commercials - "Instinct" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - "Notting Hill" (feature film)
- TV - Commercials - AC Delco auto parts
- TV - Commercials - All laundry detergent
- TV - Commercials - Aquafresh toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Buick automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Burger King fast-food and "Teletubbies" toys
- TV - Commercials - Carnival cruise line
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Clean & Clear facial wash
- TV - Commercials - Coca Cola beverage
- TV - Commercials - Coldwell Banker real estate agents
- TV - Commercials - Cover Girl cosmetics
- TV - Commercials - Defeat the Dark Side contest
- TV - Commercials - Diet Dr. Pepper beverage
- TV - Commercials - Dove Nutrium body wash
- TV - Commercials - GMC trucks
- TV - Commercials - Glad trash bags
- TV - Commercials - Gladware disposable containers
- TV - Commercials - Huggies diapers
- TV - Commercials - KinkoÕs office services
- TV - Commercials - Lubriderm lotion
- TV - Commercials - LÕOreal cosmetics
- TV - Commercials - McDonaldÕs fast-food
- TV - Commercials - Neutrogena skin care products
- TV - Commercials - Nike footwear
- TV - Commercials - Oldsmobile automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Olive Garden restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Pier 1 Imports stores
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Post Select cereals
- TV - Commercials - Remax real estate agents
- TV - Commercials - Roc lotion
- TV - Commercials - Saturn automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Sprite beverage
- TV - Commercials - Target stores
- TV - Commercials - Viactive calcium supplement
- TV - Commercials - VictoriaÕs Secret lingerie
- TV - Commercials - WendyÕs fast-food
- TV - PSA - Environmental Defense Fund
- TV - PSA - Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- TV - Promos - "Cleopatra"
- TV - Promos - "Goodmorning America"
- TV - Promos - "Half a Dozen Babies"
- TV - Promos - "Home Improvement"
- TV - Promos - "NYPD Blue"
- TV - Promos - "Spin City"
- TV - Promos - "Teen People 21 Hottest Stars Under 21"
- TV - Promos - "Twenty/Twenty {20/20}"
- TV - Promos - "World Music Awards"
CREDITS
- Diana Ross … Executive Producer
- Brandy (See also: Brandy Norwood) … Executive Producer
- Sonja B. Norwood … Executive Producer
- Craig Zadan … Executive Producer
- Neil Meron … Executive Producer
- Lynn Raynor … Producer
- Stephanie Hagen … Associate Producer
- James Bigwood … Co-Producer
- Robert Allan Ackerman … Director
- Nina Shengold … Writer
- David Shire … Music by
- Travis Payne … Choreographer
- Diana Ross … Cast, Olivia King
- Brandy (see also: Brandy Norwood) … Cast, Kayla Harris
- Christine Ebersole … Cast, Peggy
- Allen Payne … Cast, Ric Ortega
- Brian Stokes Mitchell … Cast, Adam Harris
- Roger Rees … Cast, Marc Reckler
- Samantha Brown … Cast, Royana
- Ed Lover … Cast, Partie Ardie
- Peter Francis James … Cast, Martin Holly
- Harvey Fierstein … Cast, Gary Millstein
- Marie Lillo … Cast, Rose
- Adriane Lenox … Cast, Helen
- Jacinto T. Riddick … Cast, Norman
- Moss Porter … Cast, Paparazzi #1
- Michael Thomas Holmes … Cast, Paparazzi #2
- Ethan Aronoff … Cast, Paparazzi #3
- Ron C. Jones (see also: Ron Cephas Jones) … Cast, Jean Claude
- Sam Jaeger … Cast, Waiter
- Anne James … Cast, Paparazzi
- Michael Raye … Cast, Band Member
- Johnny Kirkpatrick … Cast, Mystery Man
- Joe Mararese … Cast, Bass Player
- Norman Douglass … Cast, Sam
- Adesola A. Osakalumi … Cast, Dancer
- Darrin Dewitt Henson … Cast, Dancer
- Eric Jenkins … Cast, Dancer
- Travis Payne … Cast, Dancer
- Lou Carbonneau … Cast
- John DeBenedetto … Cast
- Bernard Addison … Cast
- Lisa Renee Pitts … Cast
- Terry Alexander … Cast
- Aleta Davies … Cast
- Lori Werner … Cast
- Stacy Walker … Cast