(INTRO TO 'YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT') Have you peed? I'm gonna stitch you in. Tell me about it, stud. -Man! -Wow. (MAN WOLF-WHISTLES) Is it too much? Are you kidding me? # 'Cause the power you're supplying # It's electrifying! # -OK, let's go for a ride. -Oh, OK. Alright. I got this. Girls? -# You'd better shape up -# Do-do-do -# 'Cause I need a man -# Do-do-do # And my heart is set on you -# You better shape up -# Do-do-do -# You better understand -# Do-do-do # To my heart I must be true # Nothin' left, nothin' left for me to do # You're the one that I want You are the one I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey... # Looking good, guys. # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey # The one that I want You are the one I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh # The one that I need # Oh, yes, indeed... # (CROWD WHISTLES AND CHEERS) (LAUGHS) Come on! (CROWD SHOUTS) MAN: I'm here live in L.A. at the world premiere of 'Grease'. Olivia... Olivia, congratulations. WOMAN: You're beautiful! Olivia! Can I get a picture? One more, one more. I can't believe it. Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. There'll be more opportunities later. Thank you. How did I get here? You're the only one who has the answer to that. (SCHOOL BELL RINGS) (INTRO TO 'SHE'S SO FINE') SONG: # I woke up bright and early this mornin' # My little girl was not in sight # I been lookin' everywhere # Mornin', noon and daylight # 'Cause she's so fine # She's so fine Well, she's so fine... # Why do I always go the wrong way?! -Liv. Liv! -Oh, my gosh! What's the time? -Do you want to miss the show? -No, sorry. Good luck, Livvy! We're all going to be watching! -Sorry. 'Bye. -Come on. Quick, quick. -Quick, run. -Sorry. I should just leave school so I can sing full-time. With nothing to fall back on when it stops? Don't imagine you can rely on a man to look after you. I don't. I'm never getting married anyway. Look, just because things didn't work out between your father and I doesn't mean that marriage is all bad. Pat! Surprise! Are you coming to watch? Of course. As if I'd miss it! Tonight's going to launch your big career! Singing isn't a career. It's an interlude before you do something important. I'll make it important. PAT: Competition tonight is on TV Australia-wide. OLIVIA: Oh, gosh, I'm so nervous. -PAT: You'll be great. -MUM: Why are you nervous? You're already singing on TV every week. OLIVIA: That's just a kids show, Mum. Tonight's about being given an opportunity and taking it. If I win 'Sing, Sing, Sing', I get to record a single in Sydney. Well, you have to win first. (MOUTHS SILENTLY) Ian thinks I'm good enough. I think this Ian Turpie wants you to grow up too soon. WOMAN: Oh, Ian! Why do you have to come and watch? Why do you think? What if I'm terrible? You'll end up being disappointed in me. You wouldn't know how to disappoint anybody. (BELL RINGS) -I'll see ya. -See ya. I'm gonna throw up on camera. No, you're not. And just remember, you're allowed to sing and move at the same time. You should be doing it. You're a better singer than me, in any case. Just sing from the heart. For Ian. If I do that, my mum'll jump out of the audience and kill me on Australian television. That'll certainly leave an impression on the judges! Anyway, who cares if he's five years older than you? He's dreamy. I'll have your baby, John Farrar. Any time you care to say. (BOTH LAUGH) Our next contestant on 'Sing, Sing, Sing', ladies and gentlemen, a lovely girl. You may have seen her on TV before, but tonight she's gonna be singing just for us. Give her a big 'Sing, Sing, Sing' welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Olivia Newton-John, with 'Anyone Who Had a Heart'. -(VOMITS) -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) Olivia Newton-John! (PEOPLE MUTTER) And here she is. (APPLAUSE) (BAND PLAYS INTRO) (SINGS) # Anyone who ever loved # Could look at me # And know that I love you # Anyone who ever dreamed # Could look at me # And know I dream of you # Knowing I love you so # Anyone who had a heart # Would take me in his arms and love me too # You couldn't really have a heart # And hurt me like you hurt me and be so untrue # Anyone who had a heart would love me too, yeah... # (APPLAUSE) And the winner is... Drum roll, please. The winner of this year's 'Sing, Sing, Sing' is Olivia Newton-John! Now, Olivia, you have won a deal to cut a single, and here's the big surprise - it's with Decca Records in London! OLIVIA: I won't go. Not unless you come with me. Liv, I can't leave. I can't walk out on my 'Go Show' contract. It's six weeks on a boat both ways! This is how our business is. You have to go to London. This could be everything for you. I'll leave you two to it. Mrs Newton-John. Did I hear right? I thought this was everything you ever wanted. I do want it. But I want Ian too. Olivia, darling, you know sometimes change demands courage. If you want to make the best from your life, you cannot turn your back on opportunity. Talent is God-given. You've always had it but you've been too young to make anything of it. Perhaps now you're catching up with yourself. MAN: Where's that favourite daughter of mine? Dear me, why are there tears? MUM: Liv's just a little sad about leaving Ian. RONA: Are you bonkers, sis? It's London! MUM: You won. -You won! -(LAUGHTER) (OLIVIA SINGS) # If the sky is pretty blue # I don't care # If the sun comes shining through # It really doesn't matter, baby # My heart keeps cryin' # Oh, life means nothing # Till you say you'll be mine... # Stop, stop, stop. You're squeaking. Am I? I'm sorry. This is a Jackie DeShannon cover. You have heard of Jackie DeShannon? Yes. She's amazing! Struth, cobber, it's good to know you get to listen to the wireless down under. (BAND CHUCKLES) It's a great song. But I thought I'd probably be recording an original rather than a cover. Let's do this again, shall we? But this time... like you mean it. MAN: OK. One, two, three... (BAND PLAYS INTRO) # I-I don't care if... # Oh my gosh, where is it? MUM: What does it say? Darling, what do they say? They think I'm a joke. They hated me, Mum. (DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES) Ohh, Liebchen. Sometimes good singles sink without a trace. No rhyme nor reason. Well, maybe if you found her a better song. I don't think getting into the maybes is going to change anything here. This is a very brutal business. She can handle it. You're up against the best female vocalists in the world over here. Yes, I know I am. We won't be signing you for a second single. Why don't you take this time to go and think about whether the music business is really for you? MUM: What do these recording people know anyway? We don't give up at the first hurdle. We're here, and here we stay till you become a success. OLIVIA: I used to want to be a vet. I could go home and do that. Nothing worthwhile happens without persistence. You know that. Your grandfather won the Nobel Prize for physics. You think that would've happened if he stopped when things got tough? He was a scientist, Mum. It didn't matter whether people liked him or not. It matters if you're a singer. And they don't like me. Well, I wasn't exactly liked as a German after the war, when I first met your father. But I used my charm. I stuck at it. (DOG BARKS) Liv! -Oh! -Pat! What are you doing here? I signed with some UK promoters. You're looking at a support act! -Pat, darling. -Mrs Newton-John. -How are you, darling? -I'm good. How are you? -Come inside. -I can't believe you're here. PAT: Me neither! Of course you can stay, can't she, Mum? MUM: You'll have to share the fold-up couch. Wow. This is fab. Sure it is. It's a home away from home. -It's so good you're here. -(LAUGHS) OLIVIA: Jackie DeShannon's version was really great. My track sounded like I'm in someone's bathroom. Their loss. You just got stuck with a dodgy arrangement. "Of course, you're up against the best girl vocalists in the world. "Cilla, Lulu, Dusty, Sandie Shaw." Olivia Newton-John, Pat Carroll! (BOTH CHUCKLE) OK, so how's that John Farrar? Well, he's... incredible. (BOTH LAUGH) And how's Ian? We said if I wasn't back in three months, he could start seeing someone else. So... we're both in London. Scream! -When are we gonna be famous? -I thought we already were. We might be up against the best solo acts in the world. Doesn't mean we can't be the best duo. What? Sing together? Pat and Olivia. Two groovy chicks, glamour and song. Why not? It sets us apart. Maybe I can talk to my promoters. But the contract's only for you. Two Aussie chicks for the price of one. I mean, how can they say no? I've already got all my dates. What would we call ourselves? Um... Pat and Olivia? (BOTH LAUGH) (BAND PLAYS INTRO TO 'TODAY') (BOTH SING) # Today, there is something on my mind # You say that I'm not really your kind # So long # It was good while it lasted, mmm # Today, I can do without today # Tomorrow may be better # Today, there is something on my mind # Go away, there is nothing to hold me # I cried, but my tears didn't help now, mmm # Today, I can do without today # Tomorrow may be better # Last night I spent the whole night cryin' # I don't think I'll ever sleep again # Last night I thought I was dying # I don't think I'll ever sleep again # Today, I'm just left with the memories # No chance that you come back and want me # Because someone else is in my place, mmm... # Oh, thank God you're in one piece! Hello, love! But still not famous. What are you saying?! They absolutely love us in Sweden! Really? Pat. They've been on our program once before. It's great to welcome back the Shadows. OLIVIA: Oh, my God. It's The Shadows! Mum! Mum, quick. It's The Shadows. (BAND PLAYS INTRO TO 'WONDERFUL LAND') These are the guys we're gonna be touring with. They're Cliff Richard's backing group. Mm-hm. 'UK Music Review' says they haven't had a hit in two years. 'Wonderful Land'. So sad. (OLIVIA AND PAT GIGGLE) (BAND CONTINUES PLAYING 'WONDERFUL LAND') That's great. Bruce Welch. This must be Olivia. -Yes, hi. And this is... -And this is Pat. It's really great to meet you. No, we're just grateful you're willing to tour with us tired old bunch of has-beens. -Speak for yourself. -No, thank you for having us. Thank you for the opportunity. Well, they've been keeping you busy, by all accounts. Can't say I'm surprised. -We've been very lucky. -Yeah, we'll go anywhere. A one-night stand in Cleethorpes shouldn't be a problem, then. (BOTH CHUCKLE) We're finished. We'll let you guys do your sound check. Guys? This is Pat and Olivia. -Hi. -Hi. BRUCE: This is Hank. Brian Bennett. And Rostill. Watch out for this guy. Rhythm guitarists, they're the worst. -BRUCE: Don't listen to him. -PAT: Oh, wait, before you go! My boyfriend is the biggest Shadows fan. Do you think that I could get a photo with you guys? -Of course. -PAT: Do you mind? In case you sack us after tonight. It's not going to happen. -OLIVIA: Three, two... -(CLICK!) PAT: Thank you so much! What about Olivia? One for her boyfriend? PAT: She doesn't have a boyfriend. Smile! (CLICK!) Now, that is a smile that could light up the world. -See you. -'Bye. Oooh! (GIGGLES) (AUDIENCE CHATTERS) God. How many people do you think are out there? I don't know. 800? I'm not gonna be sick. Will not be... Will not be sick. Liv, you will not be sick, OK? 'Warm-up act' doesn't do you girls justice. You're gonna set those mums and dads on fire. -Those are mums and dads? -Mm-hm. How many mums and dads are there? 2,000, roughly. -EMCEE: Hello, Bournemouth! -BRUCE: Are you OK? Oh, nerves. Sorry. I'm so stupid. (APPLAUSE) Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in. EMCEE: They've come all the way from Australia, so let's give a big Bournemouth welcome to Pat and Olivia! There you go. You'll be smashing. -Come on. -(APPLAUSE AND CHEERING) -He's so charming. -He's so married. But the papers say they're breaking up. (GROOVY ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) (SPEAKS UNCLEARLY OVER MUSIC) It would be nice if we could... I can't... It would be nice if we could just get to talk some day. WOMAN: Oh, my God, Bruce! Hi. OLIVIA: Bruce wants me to meet Paul McCartney. We're going to have dinner tomorrow night at Paul's house with Jane Asher. That's what he calls 'just talking'? It's a date! A date? Is it? No, we're just good friends. Really. Liv, call it want you want. It's a date. Yes, but it's really far too soon for him to think about seeing anybody new. He's a rock star! (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHS) So are you excited about meeting Paul McCartney? Mmm, no. What do you reckon? I think he should be excited about meeting you. I was excited about meeting the Shadows too. -Uh... uh-uh. -Cliff Richard and the Shadows. You're major stars. Cliff will still be going when he's 80. But the Shadows... we're finished. You sold out every town we played! Nostalgia. Everything's changed now. Everything's R&B ` The Who; even Lulu. Things move on. I'm into production now. Unearthing new talent and recording them - that's my bag. It's all still ahead of you. Feels like Pat and I are gonna be a support act forever. Oh, rubbish. You'll get the next big break and then... (WHISTLES) I'll be Bruce who? Don't say that! It's a fact of life, Liv. Nothing lasts forever. (PEOPLE SCREAM) REPORTER: Bruce! Bruce. Bruce, over here, mate! REPORTER 2: Where's the wife tonight, Bruce? Bruce, can we get a picture? REPORTER 3: Having a bit on the side, Bruce? (CAMERA FLASH FIRES) OLIVIA: What are people going to think? "Ambitious young Australian singer Olivia Newton-John." How can they say I'm ambitious? There are worse things. Is anybody accusing you of murder? I'm not ambitious! It's a horrible thing to say. 'Ambition' isn't a dirty word. It is when they make it sound like I'm trying to sleep my way to the top. Look, it's... it's awful. It is. But, you know, it's... It's recognition. This is all just part of the game. If that's what it takes, then I don't want it. MUM: Listen to me. There is nothing wrong with making a name for yourself. Nobody else is going to do it for you. So what did Bruce tell the sleazebag reporters? -Told them to sod off. -(CHUCKLES) (DOOR SHUTS) MUM: What time do you think this is? A group of us went out. A group? Without Pat? We don't do everything together. What are you doing up, Mum? Um, the... The phone woke me. Australia. Rona needs help with the children and with her new job. But listen, if I'm going to leave you here by yourself, I want to know that you're safe, not that you're coming home at all hours, after having done who knows what with whom. Mum, I'm 18 now. I'm earning my own money. Does this mean you won't need your mother, I suppose? I'll miss you like crazy. You'll be fine. You have Pat to look after you. My visa's expired. The Home Office said they're under no obligation to review my case. Four weeks to leave the country. What a bummer. Why couldn't my dad have been British too? I'm coming back with you. We'll get lots of work. PAT: What will you do? Every Australian TV show twice? Then what? Of course you're staying here. We were doing this together. So just stay here and do it all for me. You're beautiful, you've got a voice and the camera loves you. So bloody stay here and make it happen. It won't be the same without you. You're stronger than you know. Come on. MAN: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Pat and Olivia onto the stage. (APPLAUSE) Close your eyes. Take a breath. (INHALES, THEN EXHALES) One last time, then? ('BABY, I WANT YOU' BY GLOVER, CROCKETT, GLOVER & JULES) SONG: # Buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh-baby # Come take my hand # Please understand I want you # Buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh-baby # I need you so much, want your tender touch, ooh # Buh-buh-buh, buh-buh-buh-buh-baby... # -Truly awkward. -(LAUGHS) -I just want to be... -Put your shirt in. MAN: Olivia Newton-John, take five. Um, it's great, yeah. I miss home, but the music scene is much bigger here and there's more opportunity. We're even hoping I can record an album soon. Mm-hm. And we're planning a wedding. -Thank you! -Oh, my God, I got you! (GENTLE MUSIC) -(CAR DOOR CLOSES) -(DOGS BARK) Dad? This is my fiance, Bruce Welch. Mr Newton-John. Oh, do call me Bryn. Everybody does. I had to be in Cambridge for the convocation anyway, so I thought a brief detour was in order. -This is Geordie and Murphy. -BRYN: Oh! OLIVIA: Bruce plays rhythm guitar in the Shadows. BRYN: Sadly I'm more of a JSB man myself. Johann Sebastian Bach. (CHUCKLES) In any case, I'm leaving the Shads in December to devote myself more fully to your daughter's career. Oh? I'll link up with Peter Gormley's management agency. Peter's another Aussie. He manages Cliff Richard and the Shadows and now Liv too. Peter's going to be my manager but Bruce will oversee things. I always thought Olivia's voice was a little reedy. But that's just me. (OLIVIA CHUCKLES) Perhaps we could go for a stroll? -Yeah. -BRYN: Hmm. BRYN: Bruce appears to have quite a firm grip on where he thinks your career ought to be heading. Bruce has done everything. He knows everybody. He's opening so many doors for me. It's just the start, but I'm getting somewhere. Well, as long as you're making your own decisions. I am, Dad. -I've agreed to be in a movie. -(DOGS BARK) It's with the people who make the James Bond films and the guys who put The Monkees together. Ah! What was that film you did with that Turpie chap? 'Funny Things Happen Down Under'. Yes. (LAUGHS) At the end, I was still waiting for the funny things to happen. (LAUGHS) This is a proper movie, Dad. Do I get a "well done"? BRYN: 10 out of 10. (GROOVY MUSIC) Welcome, our star! Am I? That's exciting. Val Guest. Director. Mmm! Charming. Now, you and I must wag chins about our little movie. Come on, come on. Through here. Let's show our star some images, shall we? Now, um, let's see... Ah, oh, here, yes. Yourself and the three young lads in your pop group are whisked off to outer space by the aliens, do you see? Because the vibrations you create with your sound are the key to the alien race's survival. Then you're placed in a vacuum chamber where all of your clothes are literally sucked from your body. Can I read the script? -Done some acting, have you? -Little bit. Would I have seen many of your films? Oh, everything, darl. 'The Camp on Blood Island'. 'Stop Me Before I Kill'. Sweetness, our producers adore you. They want to sign you to a three-picture deal. We could all make rather a lot of money. I'm not taking my clothes off. Well... I thought these were the swinging '60s! I'm sorry if that means you have to replace me. But I'm not going to do it. SONG: # Tomorrow... # MAN: What is this? MAN 2: Looks like we're up in space, man. MAN: This can't be real. This sort of thing doesn't happen. OLIVIA: Maybe it's a dream. MAN 2: If it is, then we're all in it. OLIVIA: What a disaster. They've pulled 'Toomorrow' from the cinemas. Some legal dispute. Well, all I can say is thank goodness no-one will ever see it. Look, Liv, you're not gonna win a BAFTA this year, but neither did Cliff Richard for 'Summer Holiday'. In fact none of the films we did with Cliff were masterpieces. This is one setback. Trust me, it's for the best. I'll look after everything, OK? In fact... I had a chat with Hank yesterday. We're going to write some songs, get back in the studio. Perhaps we could write something for you. Really? -Mm-hm. -(DOG WHINES) We'd love that, wouldn't we, Geordie? Yes, we would. Would need a third guitar, though. I might know someone. Thanks so much for this, Bruce. It's great to be here. -Look at you, Mrs John Farrar! -(LAUGHS) PAT: This is such a huge break. I don't know how to thank you. Marvin, Welch & Farrar. It's got a ring to it. Well, more of a ring than Pat & Olivia had. Bruce is producing the whole thing. -He's got so many ideas for me. -You're happy? (LAUGHS) Three years, and he still loves me so much. He's everything I ever wanted. Every day he's asking me when we're getting married! (LAUGHS) (BAND PLAYS INTRO TO 'IF NOT FOR YOU') (SINGS) # If not for you # Babe, I couldn't even find the door... # -(MUSIC STOPS) -John, I mean... Why this song? Shouldn't it be something more emotional? Like 'You're My World', 'Anyone Who Had a Heart'? -(DOOR OPENS) -BRUCE: Liv... Why do you want me sounding like something out of Nashville? Because Nashville's the perfect fit for your voice and you'll have the market here all to yourself. When was the last time you heard Lulu or Cilla sing Dylan? Do I even get a say? (SIGHS) John has worked up a fabulous arrangement. I can get the best out of your voice, but you need to trust me. Rostill's written plenty of songs for you that'll work down the track. But a debut album needs a break-out hit. And this... this is the one, Liv. (DOG WHINES) Would you like a moment to discuss things with Geordie and Murphy? No. One more take? Please? Yes? Good girl. (BAND PLAYS 'IF NOT FOR YOU') # I'd be sad and blue # If not for you... # Uh... You're pushing too much in the lower register. -OK. -Relax back, OK? # Babe, the night would see me wide awake # The day would surely have to break # It would not be new # If not for you... # (DOG BARKS) (MOUTHS SILENTLY) # If not for you, my sky would fall # Rain would gather too # Without your love I'd be nowhere at all # I'd be lost if not for you # Oh-oh # If not for you # The winter would hold no spring... # BRUCE: Gotcha. OK. Ta, guv. (HANGS UP) Well? We're number 7 in the UK. And we're number 14 in Australia. -And drum roll, please... -(PAT SLAPS THIGHS) We're number 25 in America! JOHN: I can't believe it! Did we know what we were doing? If not for you, Bruce! OLIVIA: Thank you! I think it's Geordie's contribution on percussion. -(LAUGHS) -This is just the beginning. -JOHN: This is amazing. Cheers. -BRUCE: Cheers. BRUCE: Oh... Here we go. OLIVIA: If they ask you for a kiss, say no. -Always, Liv. -(GIRLS SHOUT) Hi there. GIRL: Olivia! Olivia! -Olivia! -Hi! Olivia! Will you sign my record? (APPLAUSE) MAN: I thought, "Why don't we do a song together "just in honour of Donny and Marie Osmond?" Because it just so happens that I'm only just double Donny's age. I hate to admit it, but I'm almost twice Marie's age too. I bet that's got them worried. What should we sing? -'I'll Leave It All Up To You'. -Rightio, Grandma. -(INTRO TO SONG PLAYS) -(FRONT DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES) (BOTH SING) # I'm leaving it all up to you # You decide what you're going to do # Now, do you want my love... # Sorry I'm late. # Or are we through? # Really nice show, love. It's the perfect number for you guys. Should have worn something else, though. That dress doesn't do much for your figure. -You think? -Mmm. And you weren't following Cliff's moves. Did you notice how you were slightly off-beat? Not until you just pointed it out. That's why I'm here. Looking out for you. # I'm leaving it all up to you # You decide... # Did you see 'I Am Woman' made number 1 in the States? I'm so pleased for Helen Reddy. We'll get to number 1 in the States. Leave it with me. # Or are we through? # (CHUCKLES) # Now, do you want my love... # -I should get changed. -OK. # Or are we through? # (STUDIO AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) (DOOR SHUTS) PAT: You've been with Bruce since you were 18. You were just a baby. Of course things are gonna change. I wouldn't be anything without him. You were well on your way before you left Australia. He's taken me from nothing to having hit records. Fine. You can thank Bruce for the hit records. But you're allowed to be happy too. How can I not be happy? I'm engaged. You're never going to marry him. You've been engaged for three years. If you wanted to marry him, you would have by now. Maybe it's just run its course. I can't hurt him. I can't do it to him. I can't. (APPLAUSE) EMCEE: Ladies and gentlemen, Sacha Distel and Olivia Newton-John. -(PEOPLE CHATTER) -I'll leave you, children. WOMAN: Come on. MAN: Amazing! Sorry, guys. Have fun. I'll see you tomorrow. -MAN: Oh, Liv! -Sorry. MAN: Ohhh, God! You didn't have to come and pick me up. Me picking you up in the Rolls used to make you smile. (OPENS DOOR) Did you have fun with Distel tonight? Can we please not fight? The audience is loving you two together. Oh, you know. It's all part of the show. There are too many duets. You should demand another solo. OK. I'll ask about it. I'll ask him. No. No, you don't want to drop a duet with him or, no, you don't want me to ask him? Neither. Both. I'm handling your career, Liv. You need to listen... I want to break up. I can't do this anymore. I'm sorry. BRUCE: Do what? Why? Wha... ? -What have I done? -You haven't done anything. Is it Distel? -Are you having an affair? -What? No, of course not! It's got nothing to do with anyone else. Then why? -Liv, what? -I'm not a teenager anymore. I'm so grateful for everything you've done for me. I truly am, and I always will be. But I have to start making my own life. I'm sorry. -No... -I'm sorry. BRUCE: Liv. Olivia. Please? (PHONE RINGS) # Lazy days... # (WHOOPING) (LAUGHTER) (ENGINE REVS) What have you got under the hood, bro? What? Shush! What's under the hood? You wouldn't believe me. (ALL EXCLAIM) (INTRIGUING MUSIC) (TYRES SCREECH, MEN EXCLAIM, CAR WHIRRS) (BOTH LAUGH) (JOLLY MUSIC) -(CHATTER) -OLIVIA: Yeah, those are great. SONG: # Deck the halls with boughs of holly # Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la # 'Tis the season to be jolly # Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la # Don we now our gay apparel # Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la... # This is for you, from me and Brett and Tottie. It's just something silly. BRUCE: For me? Thank you! Oh! Oh, I love it. (KIDS LAUGH) MUM: It really suits you. -BRUCE: Thank you. -CHILD: How did you get that? RONA: This is crazy, Liv. What were you thinking? I didn't want to break his heart like that. I feel sorry for him too, but people get ditched every day and they get over it. You have to leave him. What if I did and the worst happened? You don't owe him the rest of your life, sacrificing your feelings for his. RONA: It's not your fault. What have you got? Aunty Liv, come and see! GIRL: Bruce is under the mistletoe! So he is. GIRL: On the lips! Come on, on the lips! -WOMAN: Ohhh! -MAN: Whoo! (APPLAUSE) (DOOR OPENS) (DOOR SHUTS) If it were up to me... ..we'd be forever. But not like this. Bruce, you gave me so much. And now you've outgrown me. I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen in my life. Couldn't believe my luck. It's a fact of life, Liv. Nothing lasts forever. (MAN SINGS ON TAPE) # We both know I've got # Somewhere else to go # But I've got something to tell you # That I never thought I would # But I believe you really ought to know... # -It's beautiful. -# I love you... # -You like it? -I love it. (STOPS TAPE) Peter Allen. Aussie songwriter. He wrote it with Jeff Barry. An Aussie? I love it even more! Where did you find it? I was just trawling through some old demos. Thought I'd give it a listen. John, I have to have this song. Will you produce it? Of course he will. Of course I will. CLIFF: And so because she needs the work, she's here to sing us her fantastic new single, 'I Honestly Love You'. Olivia Newton-John. (APPLAUSE) # Maybe I hang around here # A little more than I should # We both know I've got somewhere else to go # But I got something to tell you # That I never thought I would # But I believe you really ought to know # I love you... # I love you. # I honestly love you # If we both were born # In another place and time # This moment might be ending in a kiss # But there you are with yours # And here I am with mine # So I guess we'll just be leaving it at this # I love you # I honestly love you # Ahh # I honestly love you # I honestly love you. # (APPLAUSE) You sound beautiful, Nashville! Bless you. Olivia Newton-John? Helen Reddy. Haven't you been in the headlines? Let me buy you a drink. They're even objecting to me wearing a Stetson on stage. Tammy Wynette started her own awards in protest at all the crossover artists. Only Dolly Parton stood up for me. Word of advice, friend. The only things that matter over here are success and survival. Now, you have the success. Parlay that into long-term survival and they'll love you like one of their own. And try not to get too jaded along the way. Oh, I'm far too cheerful for that. (LAUGHS) Great! Don't let 'em knock that out of you. It's not easy being on 24 hours a day, everybody wanting their pound of flesh. Well, nothing that can't be fixed by a Bex and a good lie-down, right? Don't lie down too long, honey. (CHUCKLES) Cheers. WAITER: Here, mademoiselle. PAT: Merci! Liv? I'm OK. I'm just wondering what's next. London not calling you back? Don't you and John get homesick sometimes? Not yet! (LAUGHS) But we've got each other. Do you remember how we crashed after our big tour? Then you took off like a rocket and you haven't looked back. (OLIVIA CHUCKLES) Mm-hm. Whatever's coming next, it's going to be even better. What about you? When are you and John starting a family? (LAUGHS) Give us a chance! We still like practising. (LAUGHS) What would your dream be, if you could click your fingers? Just the normal things. A nice house. Some dogs. A horse. Someone I love to share it all with. -(SNAPS FINGERS) -(BOTH LAUGH) WAITER: Excusez-moi, madame. MAN: Turned out nice again. Oh, yes. Very balmy. So, you sing a bit, do you? (PLAYFUL MUSIC) (BOTH CHAT INDISTINCTLY) (BOTH CHAT INDISTINCTLY) What are you doing for dinner tomorrow night? I'm eating at home. -Right. -In London. -London? -Yes. -PAT: Oh! It's divine. -It's a nice box too. -Oh, I'm stealing this from you. -That is really nice. I'm glad I got that one. (CHUCKLES) You didn't tell me you were flying out too. We have dinner plans, don't we? Lucky I'm on your flight. Ah, you mean the overbooked one? With no spare seats on it? You don't have a ticket, do you? I'm about to... get one. I need a ticket and I'm willing to pay. Anybody? You, sir? (PAT LAUGHS) (CLEARS THROAT) You're a good man. What time should I pick you up? No-one wanted to give Helen a break but I was relentless. Wouldn't leave Artie Mogull alone. Never take no for an answer, pal. Trust me, he doesn't. So, when are you making the move to the States? I know it's tough when you two are new but that's what the Concorde is for, right? -MAN: You need to be available. -I'm with you. But you'll need to take it up with Geordie and Murphy. (LAUGHS) My Irish setters. They don't have dogs in the States? -Houses for people to live in? -They're family! Sweetheart, you're the biggest-selling crossover artist in the States right now, maybe even the world. -You did it first, Helen. -You did it bigger. Whether those old country farts like it or not. Well, they've settled right down now that they've seen how Olivia and John Denver grew their market. HELEN: Then all the more reason to move. Well, I've had plenty of offers from L.A. managers, but I wouldn't know who to trust. -MAN: None of the assholes! -(LAUGHTER) HELEN: Lucky my old man manages me. Who's going to look out for you better than the guy you hit the sack with? (LAUGHTER) That's true. (MUTTERS) Manage me? Are you serious? Don't you dare start laughing again. OLIVIA: You have no experience with management. Or entertainment. Besides, we're only six weeks into a... Sexy, delicious fling, right? (LAUGHS) Liv, business is business. It's in my blood. I knew bugger all about cowboy boots. Let's conquer the States together! (LAUGHS) Can't you just come over as my boyfriend? What? No! Kicking my heels on Rodeo Drive all day? I'd go spare. Give the chap something to do. I would love for us to move to the States together. I... I would. But what? Talk to me. After Bruce, I... Bruce who? (LAUGHS) I swore I'd never mix business and boyfriends together again. This is my life. I have to make my own decisions. Yes. Yes. Exactly! So make the right one. Liv, I sell cowboy boots. -(OLIVIA LAUGHS) -Don't laugh! I don't craft them. I don't make them. I sell them and I market them, and I get the best possible bloody deal for them. You see where I'm going with this? So you're saying I'm an old boot, right? -Precisely. -That's what you're saying? -Exactly. -(LAUGHS) OK. (FUNKY MUSIC) MAN: Olivia! Welcome to La-La Land. (CHUCKLES) Lee, this is Artie Mogull from MCA. -Artie, this is Lee Kramer. -Artie. Gee, you sounded older on the phone. Ah, you've got balls. And, God, you're gonna need 'em in this town. Hey, you want any advice, you give me a call. LEE: Thanks, Artie. Hi there. Hi. All of America honestly loves her. OLIVIA: Thank you so much. Thank you! 'Bye. # Let me change whatever's wrong # And make it right # Let me take you # Through that wonderland # That only two can share # All I ask you # Is let me be there # All I ask you # Is let me be there. # (APPLAUSE) -JOHNNY: Hi. That's lovely. -Thank you. I thank you for being with us tonight. -Pleasure. -What a year you've had. I don't want to embarrass you, but it's kind of remarkable. In your rather short career, at least here in this country, you have two Grammy Awards - Record of the Year, the Best Female Vocal Performance. Four American Music Awards - the Best Country Album, the Best Pop Album, the Best Single, the Best Pop Performance. 'Billboard' magazine - the Top Female Vocalist of the Year. The 'People's Choice' show, you tied with Barbra Streisand as the most popular female singer of the year. (APPLAUSE) (LAUGHS) OLIVIA: To John Farrar and Peter Allen. MAN: Yes, cheers to you, Mr 'Never Been Mellow'. How many hit singles are you planning to write? JOHN: 'Have You Never Been Mellow' was a fluke. -We got lucky. -You're way too modest. You should be blowing your trumpet all over the place. So thanks to the two best songwriters in the world. (LAUGHS) Don't know why you're thanking me. Are you kidding me? 'I Honestly Love You' changed everything. -Right back at you, babe. -To the Gum Leaf Mafia! Taking over L.A.! That I'll drink to. -Cheers, darling. -Mmm. Sorry about that. It was... MCA. 'Please Mr Please'... has gone gold! (SQUEALS) LEE: That's five gold discs on the trot, five million in retail sales in the US alone. PETER: Now you're just showing off! ALL: Cheers. (CHUCKLES) PAT: Oh, God, that seems like another lifetime ago. I'm glad we're still doing this together. Me too. (MELANCHOLY TUNE PLAYS ON PIANO) (WHIMPERS) (DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES) (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) How did your call go? They want you to do Johnny Carson and Dean Martin on the same night. So my gut tells me to ditch Dean Martin. -But I'll see what Artie thinks. -Hmm. Now... oh, babe, you need to relax. Why did you say no to me opening that animal shelter? Well, because it's in Arizona. Hmm. I'd like to fit it in somehow. Liv, you do realise you can't please everybody, right? You're exhausting yourself. If you keep trying to make everybody happy, then, some day, something's going to give. Hmm? Promise me you'll think of that. -Sure. -OK. After I've opened the animal shelter in Arizona. (SIGHS) -What's this? -Wait! (SIGHS) Some knob sent me a Randy Newman interview in 'Playboy'. OLIVIA: "Olivia Newton-John. "Good Christ, what is that all about?" It's off to an encouraging start. Don't worry, Randy Newman's a tosser. You know what I got the other day? "If white bread could sing... " "It would sound like Olivia Newton-John." Yeah, I know. You are the hottest ticket in town and you are the loveliest person on the planet. They're jealous. Hmm? Come on. Relax. Come here. I'll deal with it. Alright? -OK. -OK. (FUNKY MUSIC) (LAUGHS) MAN: Olivia! -ARTIE: Olivia! -WOMAN: Olivia! Olivia, so great you could make it! -Oh, hi, Artie. -Hey. OLIVIA: You know Lee. These are my friends, Pat... MAN: Olivia! Olivia. You gotta meet Jack Nicholson. Oh! (LAUGHS) We lost her. LEE: Get used to it. Oh, my God, it's Grace Jones. MAN: What the hell? Why don't you take it anyway? That's very kind of you, but I already have a manager. I can see why you want Lee in your bed, but do you really want him in your business? I hear he calls Artie Mogull three or four times a day for advice. I guess if you're a shoe salesman, that's what a shoe salesman does, huh? ARTIE: Marv, are you making mischief again? MARV: Artie. -How you doing, huh? -I'm good. LEE: Yeah, well, you took his bloody card! OLIVIA: I wasn't gonna tear it up in front of him. I was gonna wait until now. He's an L.A. shark. He's trying to shaft me. Of course he is! This is L.A. Don't take it all so personally! For God's sakes, just play the game. And, Lee, I want you to run everything past me from now on. Are you still pissed about this whole animal shelter thing? Are you not happy with the deals that I'm cutting you? It doesn't get any better than the Vegas deal. -For anybody. -I know that. I'm grateful! I consult you on everything that matters, but I can't have you second-guessing me. You need to give me a mandate to negotiate with. -You're not my boss! -Actually, I am. (LAUGHS) (DOG WHINES) -You ready? -Yeah. (LEE LAUGHS) -OLIVIA: Wow. -(LEE SIGHS) OLIVIA: Do you think anybody else gets the urge to paint a moustache on me? -(BOTH LAUGH) -You deserve this. You worked your arse off. There's still that little bit of me that's scared it could all end tomorrow. Hey, hey, hey. Not a chance. (MAN LAUGHS) If you stacked up all those awards of yours, they'd reach higher than the Hollywood sign. Oh, no, not quite, Allan. Being modest again. Liv slayed them at the Met last week. According to the 'New York Times', I merely conveyed my niceness. That's how that twat headlined his review - "Olivia Newton-John Conveys Her Niceness". Oh! Nobody reads The Times anymore, anyhow. And besides, what's wrong with conveying your niceness? You're doing it now. Am I? I'm trying not to. -(ALL LAUGH) -ALLAN: That's the thing. You're adorable! What's next for you? -Have you thought of movies? -What about marriage? -(GASPS) -Oh, no! No wedding bells. Hey, no intention of getting married. Really? Hmm. Lee, you don't even want to get married. I know I don't! But it'd be nice to be asked so that I can say that I don't. Jeez, Lee, does every conversation we have have to be an argument? It's exhausting. LEE: Listen, why don't we shut the office next week and take off somewhere - take the whole week off? We can reschedule the photo shoot. I can make some calls. (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) Olivia, there you are! -I thought you'd disappeared. -(OLIVIA LAUGHS) Now, you know I'm producing the movie adaptation of 'Grease'? I have had a light bulb moment. You're the one that I want to play Sandy Dumbrowski. I've already cast John Travolta as Danny. He's just wrapped 'Saturday Night Fever'. He is going to be huge. Thank you, Allan! I'm very flattered. But I'd want to do a screen test for you first. God, I'm not asking you to test! No, believe me, I know my limitations. I was in a terrible movie that didn't last a week. I'm quite capable of being lousy if it's the wrong part for me. Olivia knows best what's going to work for her. Well, OK. John's in town next week, but he leaves Thursday. Could you test with him Wednesday? We can come to you, keep it on the down low. We don't want to set tongues wagging... yet! Next week might be a little tight, but I'll check Liv's schedule and I'll call you in the morning. It's OK, Allan. Wednesday's good. ALLAN: Olivia Newton-John... -(ALLAN CHUCKLES) -Hi. ..meet John Travolta. -Hi. Oh! -Sorry. Thrilled to meet you. Big fan. Stars of the all-time mega-movie hit, 'Grease'. World, the legend begins! Lee? Oh, Lee had to shoot over to London. Yeah, business. -(KNOCK AT DOOR) -ALLAN: There's the crew. Keep talking, you two. Well, thanks for coming over here to do the test. I love the Secret Squirrel stuff. And Allan says it's my job to convince you to play Sandy. (LAUGHS) Good luck. -(DOOR SHUTS) -Oh, wow. You have a pool! -OLIVIA: Yeah. -(LAUGHS) This place is neat. (OLIVIA CHUCKLES) Will we read the pages? Oh, just talk for a bit. Shoot the breeze. Communicate. (OLIVIA LAUGHS) -JOHN: Oh, wow. -OLIVIA: What 'wow' now? The way you're sitting right now with your arms folded. One of your early albums, you had your arms folded just like that. And you were wearing a blue shirt. I would be so mesmerised by that album cover. Mmm. That was 'If You Love Me, Let Me Know'. Yeah, yeah, yeah. How's it go? (BOTH SING) # If you love me... # -That's it. -# ..let me know # If you don't, then let me go # I can't take another minute... # You and John are magic together. Even before you pick up the script. He made it easy for me. It's a good distraction for the kid. His girlfriend died three months ago. I read about that. It's so awful. -OLIVIA: Yeah. -JOHN: That's so amazing. So... are you in? I don't know if I can be the girl next door forever. I'll be nudging 30 by the time it comes out! -Extreme 20s. -(CHUCKLES) And, honey, I promise you, you won't be the girl next door by the end of this movie! Not when Sandy becomes a sex kitten. Then there's the American accent. She's Australian. Sandy Olsson. Her parents work in the States. So you'll do it? I'd really love to, Allan, but let me talk it through with Lee. OK, I won't do 'Grease' then! It's not about 'Grease'. Of course you're doing 'Grease'. I'm gonna cut a deal with Allan Carr that'll make his eyes bleed. That's not what this is about! It's... (DOGS BARK) It's about... us. I don't know what I am anymore. Am I your husband? Am I your lover? Your manager? Your hired-help? What am I? I said it right from the start. Having your lover manage you, it doesn't work. It's too close. Maybe someone else can manage me. Who? Who would you trust? Hmm? You're doing 'Grease', OK? If you had to choose... ..right now... ..between saving us or being my manager, which would you choose? That question is bollocks. No, come on. If someone held a gun to your head? (PLAINTIVE MUSIC) ALLAN: Day 1! It's finally here! And how excited are we? WOMAN: Olivia! What about these? They're the genuine thing. From the '50s. I found them in a flea market. So I was thinking these with maybe a boob-tube top and we'll tizz your hair into an up-do. Uh... Oh, gosh. Can she transform and still be more... like me? Of course. OK. Thank you. (ALLAN CHUCKLES) Did you see the looks those people were giving me? 'Cause you're going to be kissing John Travolta. When they were shooting 'Saturday Night Fever' in Brooklyn, so many girls turned up that the streets got gridlocked. -If I wasn't nervous enough! -(ALLAN LAUGHS) JOHN: Hey, what's happening? Gosh, nerves. Big-time. (GIRLS SCREAM) You really don't have to be nervous. You're going to be great. Trust me. -OK. -Come on. (ALL SCREAM) (JOHN AND OLIVIA CHAT) -Oh, hi. -Hi. Nancy Chuda, meet John Travolta. -Hello. Oh! Hey! -Hey. Olivia's been telling me all about you, Nancy. NANCY: Not half as much as I've been hearing about you. Come on. Let's sit down. (NANCY CHUCKLES) OK. Now you guys know I have to do my job and I have to ask you about the rumours. PAT: Hi! I have had my ear to the ground. Everyone says you're doing an amazing job. OLIVIA: If I'm doing any good, it's because John Travolta is making it easy for me. He's so lovely, just taking the pressure off me. So sweet. Mm-hm. Really sweet. Don't give me that look. Oh, come on, you know the gossip's already started. I heard two girls at the supermarket yesterday. "I bet John and Olivia will fall in love." Well, that's just cruel. He's still grieving his girlfriend. And besides, I'm still going through... -PAT: Hi, Lee. -You're glowing! Try telling my queasy tummy that. (CHUCKLES) Should I make myself scarce? No, no, stay. Good news. I finally negotiated a solo number for you in the film. A new song's that's not in the stage version. -John's writing it as we speak. -Ah, that's my boy. Thanks. It took some doing. Thank you. OK. I'll have the contract addendum done for you to sign off. PAT: Ohh. Now I just feel sad. We're a good team. But he made his choice. He's still in love with you. Ahhh, two ambitious people in a relationship does not work. Oh, hi. Wanna hear Sandy's solo? A little love song. You finished it? Yeah, what's it called? 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'. What? What's wrong with that? Nothing. (CLEARS THROAT) (SINGS TENTATIVELY) # Guess mine is not the first # Heart broken # My eyes are not the first # To cry... # (JOHN PLAYS GUITAR SOFTLY) # There's just no getting over you # I know I'm just a fool who's willing # To sit around and wait for you # But, baby, can't you see # There's nothing else for me to do? # I'm hopelessly devoted to you # But now -(BAND PLAYS ALONG) -# There's no way to hide # Since you pushed my love aside # I'm out of my head # Hopelessly devoted to you # Hopelessly devoted # To you... # OLIVIA: I can't believe it's over. So soon. I'm really gonna miss you guys. -No, we'll miss you. -No I'll miss you more. -It's been so fun. -Yeah! Sorry. Need Liv's signature. -Last one. -See you at the party, Liv. -(CLEARS THROAT) -Here? Mm-hm. And there. OK. Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! You were amazing. 'Bye. Can we talk for a minute? -Of course. -Yeah. Come on. (OLIVIA SIGHS) How is this going to work, Lee? Long-term. We agreed I should keep managing you and that's what I'm doing. We both know we should end it cleanly. We just don't want to admit it. (SIGHS) You know, I worked my arse off to get you the deal for this project. Yeah, and you're amazing at what you do. But it's not that easy to keep business and personal feelings separate. One day we're gonna hate each other. No, that's, um... That's not possible. You need to let someone else manage me. (CHUCKLES) I'll have someone let you know what MCA's lawyers come up with. (OLIVIA SOBS) Ah! Just in time! It's not a wrap party until our stars arrive. Every guy in America is going to be having naughty dreams about Sandy 2. Hell, I am already. And I'm gay. (BOTH LAUGH) Oh, I'm so glad you guys are here. I couldn't have done it without you. (LAUGHS) Oh. Quick! Come. Let's get you two some drinks. Oh! Oh. Thanks. (CHUCKLES) Whoo! (LAUGHS) What? You want to, uh, make it a night to remember? (LAUGHS) What are you doing? (JOHN SINGS) # I got chills, they're multiplying # And I'm losing control... # Whoo! # 'Cause the power # You're supplying # Ohh, it's electrifying! # -(PEOPLE CHEER) -(LAUGHS) -# You better shape up -# Do-do-do -# 'Cause I need a man -# Do-do-do # And my heart is set on you -# You better shape up -# Do-do-do -# You better understand -# Do-do-do # To my heart I must be true # Nothin' left, nothin' left for me to do # You're the one that I want You are the one I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey # The one that I want You are the one I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey # The one that I want You are the one I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh # The one that I need # Oh, yes, indeed # You're the one that I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey # The one that I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey # The one that I want # Ooh, ooh, ooh # The one that I need # Oh, yes, indeed # You're the one that I want... # -(CAMERAS CLICK) -(OLIVIA LAUGHS) Come on! -Olivia! Olivia! -Olivia! MAN: I'm here live in L.A. at the world premiere of 'Grease'. Olivia? Olivia, Olivia, congratulations. Oh, thank you so much. The movie hasn't even opened and you already have a huge hit on your hands. Oh, I hope so. But we have to go. Ooh! -REPORTER: Thank you. -OLIVIA: 'Bye. (LAUGHS) MAN: Olivia? Can I get a picture? One more. One more. Beautiful. OK, thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. There will be more opportunities later. Thank you. (FANS SCREAM) MAN: Well, it's official - 'Grease' is a showbiz phenomenon taking $58 million at the box office in its first month, making it the highest grossing movie musical of all time. Olivia Newton-John, the name on everyone's lips. (UNSETTLING MUSIC) (TROUBLING PIANO MUSIC) (STICKY TAPE STRETCHES) (DOG BARKS) (UNSETTLING MUSIC CRESCENDOS)