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Overview

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6.4/10   223 votes
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Director:
Michael Elias
Writer (WGA):
Michael Elias (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
October 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Superb drama about two best friends who play jazz in night clubs. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. more
User Comments:
A perfect little jazz gem. more (9 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jeff Goldblum ... Al Gorky
Forest Whitaker ... Buddy Chester

Kathy Baker ... Janis Oliver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Andrews ... Himself
Buddy Arnold ... Benny
Valerie Bickford ... Singer
Frank Cavestani ... Trombone #1

Don Cheadle ... Jack
Lois Chiles ... Lucy

Alex Désert ... Lester
Pat Distefano ... Waiter
Ryal Haakenson ... Pedestrian
Everette Harp ... Session Leader
Charlie Heath ... Young Man
Tom La Grua ... Howard
Laraine Mestman ... Party Guest #1
Katherine A. Meyer ... Eleonor
Perry Moore ... Michael Kelly

Tracey Needham ... Sarah
Zack Norman ... Beanstrom
Carlton Lee Russell ... PeeWee
Jack Sheldon ... Norman
Ron Taylor ... Clerk
Nancy Wallach ... Woman #1
Lee Weaver ... Harry
Nita Whitaker ... Dana

Patti Yasutake ... Doctor
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Birdland Jazz Club, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Chanticleer Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The little container that contained Forest Whitaker's "suicide pills" was actually an empty camera film holder. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Twilight Zone" (1959) more
Soundtrack:
All the Things You Are more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A perfect little jazz gem., 13 May 2005
9/10
Author: Troy Smith from United States

My brother turned me on to this movie and I've about worn out my VHS copy of it. A lot of jazz movies suffer from "short attention span camera syndrome"... i.e., once the music starts, after a bit, the camera wanders away and busies itself with some irrelevant bit of drama or dialog. "Lush Life" suffers from this problem only slightly, I'm happy to say. I was particularly impressed with how believable the actors look when they're playing their instruments. I do have one criticism of this movie, however, and it's a doze as far as I'm concerned: why, why, why, didn't they release a soundtrack album? I would have bought it in a heartbeat and I'll bet most of the other people who saw this movie would have, too. In an age when the soundtrack album is all but ubiquitous, to have a movie that does not have one -- when the movie is ABOUT MUSIC -- is beyond understanding.

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