Tribute is a play by Bernard Slade.
The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton, a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility. When he discovers he is terminally ill with leukemia, he attempts to reconnect with his long-estranged son.
After four previews, the Broadway production, directed by Arthur Storch, opened on June 1, 1978 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre where, despite the presence of Jack Lemmon in the lead role, it ran for only 212 performances. The cast included Robert Picardo, Catherine Hicks, and Rosemary Prinz.
Lemmon was nominated for both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for his performance.
In 1980, Slade adapted his play for a feature film directed by Bob Clark in which Lemmon recreated the lead role. The supporting cast included Robby Benson, Lee Remick, Colleen Dewhurst, John Marley, and Kim Cattrall. Lemmon was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Tribute is a feature rockumentary about music's strangest subculture: tribute bands. Tribute bands go to extraordinary lengths to re-create the experience of rock supergroups like Kiss, Journey, Judas Priest and Queen. The result can be anything from an emotionally potent nostalgia trip, to something more like Spinal Tap. Tribute follows the on- and off-stage struggles of tribute bands and their fans in their quest to live their rock dreams. Together they face band members quitting, soul-sucking day jobs, even bandmates who take the impersonation far too far. Written by Anonymous
An affirmative view of life and death, dramatically presented through timeless images: a ship launching, a woman dancing, a tree falling, a train passing - all cinematic metaphors for our most personal thoughts. Image after image hurls us toward remembrances of the purity and conflict that are always a part of our collective experiences of being alive. Written by http://www.creditscouts.com
