Bill Oakes

Movies

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self
The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs and have 20 No. 1 hits throughout their career, transcending more than five decades of changing tastes and styles.
Saturday Night Fever: The Ultimate Disco Movie
Himself
John Travolta, Barry Gibb and the Saturday Night Fever cast and crew tell the story behind the mega-hit film. Bruno Tonioli goes through the disco steps that made movie history.
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Himself
Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.
From Here To Eternity
Musical
Tim Rice's epic new musical of love and desire, From Here To Eternity, adapted from the classic 1951 novel.
ChromiumBlue.com
Writer
Vivian Vadim is a successful fashion stylist in complete charge of her life. Then she meets Henry. He's handsome, charming and very, very rich. Women throw themselves at him. But he falls for Vivian. Love at first sight. She isn't buying. But he won't take no for an answer. He pursues her with a passion. But then he has a terrible motorcycle accident and almost dies. He is determined to get better but it will take time. Until he does, he asks Vivian to take his yacht, the Chromium Blue, and his staff and give specially selected women their fantasy adventures. Allow them to reach their full potential. And report it all back to him in excruciating detail. Until he recovers, he will live through her and chromiumblue.com.
The Little Rascals
Producer
When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship.
Staying Alive
Executive Producer
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Grease 2
Executive Producer
It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
The Fan
Associate Producer
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
Times Square
Associate Producer
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Associate Producer
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. Built around the music of The Beatles, this musical uses some big name groups like Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
Grease
Music Supervisor
Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?