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Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (1973)
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An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew. Director:David Greene |
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Cast
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Katie Hanley | ... |
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David Haskell | ... |
John
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Merrell Jackson | ... |
Merrell
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Joanne Jonas | ... |
Joanne
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Robin Lamont | ... |
Robin
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Gilmer McCormick | ... |
Gilmer
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Jeffrey Mylett | ... |
Jeffrey
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Jerry
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| Lynne Thigpen | ... |
Lynne
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Storyline
A modern-day version of the gospels, opening with John the Baptist calling a disparate group of young New Yorkers from their workaday lives to follow and learn from Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the parables through song and dance, comedy, and mime. Jesus' ministry ends with a last supper, his Crucifixion in a junkyard, and, the following morning, his body being carried aloft by his apostles back into the world of the living on the streets of New York. Written by Steven Dhuey <sdhuey@mail.soemadison.wisc.edu>
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Song | Manhattan New York City | Hippie | Kicked In The Butt | Based On Stage Musical | See more »Taglines:
All the excitement, the glamour, the tenderness, the music of the greatest entertainment of our time See more »Genres:
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(Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
Godspell See more »Filming Locations:
Andrew Carnegie Mansion - 2 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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John: Why, you hypocrites, I...!
[Jesus and Merrell restrain him]
Jesus: [to Pharisee Monster] Show me the money in which the tax is paid.
[the Pharisee Monster spits coins at Jesus, who picks one up]
Jesus: Whose head is on here, whose description?
Pharisee Monster: Caesar's!
Jesus: Well, then, pay Caesar was is due Caesar, but pay God what is due God!
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Music by Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics by Ebenezer Elliott (uncredited)
Performed by Victor Garber and Company See more »
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Trivia
The Cherry Lane Theatre, site of the Prodigal Son scene, was where the play "Godspell" opened off Broadway in 1971. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: In the final scene when the troupe is carrying the deceased Jesus around the corner, and the streets of Manhattan are still supposed to be vacant, a person can be seen walking on a sidewalk in the background. See more »Quotes
Pharisee Monster: Now, we know you are an honest man. Give us your ruling on this: are we, or are we not permitted to pay taxes to the Roman emperor?John: Why, you hypocrites, I...!
[Jesus and Merrell restrain him]
Jesus: [to Pharisee Monster] Show me the money in which the tax is paid.
[the Pharisee Monster spits coins at Jesus, who picks one up]
Jesus: Whose head is on here, whose description?
Pharisee Monster: Caesar's!
Jesus: Well, then, pay Caesar was is due Caesar, but pay God what is due God!
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Crazy Credits
The end credits include an infinity frames effect. A sixteen second film of a busy street is shown, and then the right and bottom of the frame is frozen in a sideways capital L. This then becomes the frame for the next iteration of the film, which in turn leaves its right and bottom edges as a frame for the next film. Over the frames and film are played thumbnails of the actors, then credit cards and finally a credit scroll. See more »Soundtracks
"Save The People"Music by Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics by Ebenezer Elliott (uncredited)
Performed by Victor Garber and Company See more »
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