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Title: All That Jazz (1979)
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Cast
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| Roy Scheider | ... | ||
| Jessica Lange | ... | ||
| Leland Palmer | ... | ||
| Ann Reinking | ... | ||
| Cliff Gorman | ... | ||
| Ben Vereen | ... | ||
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Erzsebet Foldi | ... | |
| Michael Tolan | ... |
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Joshua Penn
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William LeMassena | ... |
Jonesy Hecht
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Irene Kane | ... |
Leslie Perry
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Victoria
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Kathryn Doby | ... |
Kathryn
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Anthony Holland | ... |
Paul Dann
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Robert Hitt | ... |
Ted Christopher
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Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using dancer. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>
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All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm. All that jazz.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
20 December 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
All that jazz - Lo spettacolo continua See more »Filming Locations:
Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby
Performed by Ann Reinking with Leland Palmer and Erzsebet Foldi
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Trivia
According to Shirley MacLaine in her autobiography "My Lucky Stars," the idea for this film was hatched when Bob Fosse was hospitalized for a heart attack. MacLaine claims she was the one who gave Fosse the idea to do "a musical about his death" though she said Fosse seemed to not remember this later. Fosse did, however, offer her the role of Audrey Paris, she wrote. See more »Goofs
In a closeup of back of Joe's head during Bye Bye Love number, a large strip of Scotch tape is inexplicably running across back of his head. See more »Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits, only the company credits and the title, which resembles revolving Broadway lights. See more »Soundtracks
"Who's Sorry Now?"(1923) (uncredited)
Music by Ted Snyder
Lyrics by Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby
Performed by Ann Reinking with Leland Palmer and Erzsebet Foldi
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To think that Fosse synthesized musical theater, artistic obsession, relationships, fatherhood, and satire all within the framework of a deconstructionist film musical and made it all about himself to boot (including predicting the manner of his own death) without being the least bit self-congratulatory is amazing. The film is edited beautifully; choreographed flawlessly; lit with stark colors that almost fade to black and white at times; and acted with heart and verve, especially by Roy Scheider. The film has one of the most effective uses of the zoom lens (despised by most filmmakers precisely for their inability to figure out when to use it) in film history. The shot pulls back from a lone choreographer on the stage while multitudes of bodies go flying by him, letting us feel his insurmountable task of choosing which of these people will make his show come alive. Some may say the final series of musical numbers runs long but I defy anyone these days to sustain a musical film with the same success. "Moulin Rouge" and "Chicago", excellent films that they are, play their cards fast and furious, hoping to razzle-dazzle us just long enough that we'll stay tuned. "All That Jazz" dares to show you a taste of musicals to come ("Take Off With Us") and yet insists you remember where the form came from (the Busby Berkely-esque "Who's Sorry Now?"). When will they come out with the DVD? We can only hope soon.