America: A Tribute to Heroes

A telethon to raise money for the victims and their families of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.

 

 

CAST / CREW

Muhammad Ali Halle Berry Jon Bon Jovi Bono Wes Borland Amy Brenneman Mike Campbell Mariah Carey Jim Carrey Adam Clayton George Clooney Sheryl Crow Tom Cruise Penélope Cruz John Cusack Benicio Del Toro Robert De Niro Danny DeVito Cameron Diaz Céline Dion Fred Durst Penélope Cruz John Cusack Benicio Del Toro Robert De Niro Danny DeVito Cameron Diaz Céline Dion Fred Durst Clint Eastwood Howie Epstein Sally Field Calista Flockhart Dennis Franz

Andy Garcia Whoopi Goldberg Cuba Gooding Jr. Kelsey Grammer Tom Hanks Goldie Hawn Salma Hayek Faith Hill Enrique Iglesias Mick Jagger Wyclef Jean Billy Joel Jane Kaczmarek Michael Keaton Alicia Keys Nicole Kidman Lucy Liu Dave Matthews Mike McCready Reba McEntire Larry Mullen Jr. Mike Myers Willie Nelson Jack Nicholson Conan O'Brien Al Pacino Sarah Jessica Parker Tom Petty Brad Pitt Keith Richards Julia Roberts Chris Rock Ray Romano Kurt Russell

Meg Ryan Johnny Rzeznik Richie Sambora Adam Sandler Paul Shaffer Paul Simon Will Smith Jimmy Smits Bruce Springsteen Sylvester Stallone Ben Stiller Sting Christine Taylor The Edge Eddie Vedder Mark Wahlberg Sela Ward Don Was Robin Williams Stevie Wonder James Woods Neil Young   (more)

 

 

 ARTICLES

Comforting rescuers a priority, (read the rest of the article here)    San Francisco Examiner, By Nina Wu

    (thanks Lisa Wollney for this info)
    "The team shook hands with Vice President Dick Cheney and celebrities such as Mike Myers, Meg Ryan and Al Pacino, who also visited Ground Zero."      

 

 

TRIVIA

All celebrities were asked to come alone, no make-up, no entourages.

There was no live audience, and the locations of the tapings were kept secret because of security.

The telethon was shown live from NY and LA at the same time.

It was seen across the nation on more than 27 networks in an unprecedented cooperative effort.

 

 

DVD INFO

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Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Joel Gallen
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Format: Color
Rated: NR
Studio: Wea/Warner Bros.
DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001
DVD Features:
Tracklisting:

1. Bruce Springsteen : My City of Ruin
2. Tom Hanks (Message)
3. Stevie Wonder & Take 6 : Love’s in need of Love Today
4. George Clooney (Message)
5. U2 : Walk On
6. Musulman’s Children (Message)
7. Will Smith & Muhammad Ali (Message)
8. Faith Hill : There Will Come a Day
9. Kelsey Grammer (Spoken Word)
10. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers : I Won’t Back Down
11. Jim Carrey (Message)
12. Enrique Iglesias : Hero
13. Missing
14. Neil Young : Imagine
15. Cameron Diaz (Message)
16. Alicia Keys : Someday We’ll All be Free
17. Robin Williams (Message)
18. Limp Bizkit & John Rzeznik : Wish You Were Here
19. Dennis Franz & Jimmy Smits (Message)
20. Billy Joel : New York State of Mind
21. Calista Flockhart & Amy Brenneman (Message)
22. Dixies Chicks : I Believe in Love
23. One
24. Dave Matthews : Everyday
25. Conan O’Brien & Sarah Jessica Parker (Message)
26. Wyclef Jean : Redemption Song
27. Tom Cruise (Message)
28. Mariah Carey : Hero
29. Ray Romano (Message)
30. Bon Jovi : Livin’ On a Prayer
31. Lucy Liu (Message)
32. Sheryl Crow : Safe and Sound
33. Sela Ward & Jane Kaczmarek (Message)
34. Sting : Fragile
35. Julia Roberts (Message)
36. Eddie Vedder : Long Road
37. Chris Rock (Message)
38. One minute silence
39. Paul Simon : Bridge Over Troubled Water
40. Robert De Niro (Message)
41. Celine Dion : God Bless America
42. Clint Eastwood (Message)
43. Willie Nelson : America The Beautiful

 

 

LINKS

http://www.helping.org/wtc/charities.adp#no/ http://www.tributetoheroes.org/