Angry Producer raps Olivia
If true that Olivia Newton-John has made about $10 million from her co-starring role in Grease, then perhaps producer Allan Carr may have good reason for getting angry at Olivia.
He is incensed at her blunt turn-down of his offer for a starring role in his epic music movie, “Discoland”.
To say Carr is angry is an understatement - he’s furious at the cold rejection without even a preliminary discussion. Says Carr: “I guarantee I shall never ask her to work for me again, even if she begs me on bended knees!”
It’s possible it wasn’t a personal snub on Olivia’s part. Almost simultaneously, she turned down the coveted title role in Ray Stark’s multimillion dollar Ruby Red movie. It’s been suggested that Olivia wants to think carefully before accepting her next film role, and certainly doesn’t want to by typecast in “music movies.”
Nevertheless, after the initial Grease success, word was she would do another Carr film - but now…?
Editor’s note: “Discoland” is to be later titled “Can’t Stop The Music”