NBC's TOMORROW COAST-TO-COAST

Places: Tomorrow Studio;New York City;Burbank;New York State;California
Reporters: Rona Barrett
Dates: 1981/05/19
Recorded Date: 1981/05/19

TOMORROW COAST-TO-COAST: ACTORS; MUSIC & GOVERNMENT ACTOR SEAN CONNERY DISCUSSES VARIOUS ROLES HE HAS PLAYED IN HIS CAREER AND HIS PART IN THE NEW SCIENCE-FICTION THRILLER OUTLAND. CLIP IS SHOWN. HE COMMENTS ON HIS WORKING EXPERIENCES AS A SAILOR AND COFFIN-POLISHER AS A YOUTH IN SCOTLAND. BARRETT REVIEWS THE FILM THE FOUR SEASONS (WITH CLIP). SOUL-ROCK GROUP THE SPINNERS PERFORMS WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU. BAND MEMBERS JOHN EDWARDS & PERVIS JACKSON DISCUSS THEIR 25 YEARS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS. TOM IS PRESENTED WITH A POEM ABOUT THE TOMORROW SHOW WRITTEN BY JACKSONS WIFE. FORMER HEW SECRETARY JOSEPH CALIFANO DISCUSSES HIS NEW BOOK; GOVERNING AMERICA. HE COMMENTS ON THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION AND MENTIONS ITS INNOCENCE AND INCONSISTENCIES. HE CONTRASTS CARTER WITH LYNDON JOHNSON WHOM HE FEELS HAD A GREATER NATURAL SENSE OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKED. HE COMMENTS ON HIS OPPOSITION TO CIGARETTE SMOKING AND PRICE SUPPORTS FOR THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY. SOFT-PORN DIRECTOR RUSS MEYER DISCUSSES BEING AN IRREVERENT AND BAWDY MOVIEMAKER. HE INTRODUCES ACTRESS RAVEN DE LA CROIX. BOTH DESCRIBE THEIR EXPERIENCES MAKING UP AND THE JAWS OF LORNA. ACTRESS LINDSAY WAGNER DISCUSSES HER SUPER HEROINE IMAGE DUE TO HER ROLE IN THE TV SERIES BIONIC WOMAN. SHE COMMENTS ON RECEIVING CALLS FOR HELP FROM FANS WHO BELEIVED THAT SHE HAD THE BIONIC WOMANS POWERS. SHE SYMPATHIZES WITH VIEWERS WHO CONFUSE ART WITH REALITY. SHE COMMENTS ON HER RECENT ROLE IN THE TV MOVIE SCRUPLES AND HER MARRIAGE. THE SPINNERS SING BE MY LOVE. ON 2 TAPES UNSCREENED. INFO FROM PROGRAM ANALYSIS CARDS. Producers: NBC

Duration: 30 minutes.