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All That Jazz

  • 19791979
  • RR
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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All That Jazz (1979)
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Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
33K
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POPULARITY
3,014
984
    • Bob Fosse
    • Robert Alan Aurthur
    • Bob Fosse
  • Stars
    • Roy Scheider
    • Jessica Lange
    • Ann Reinking
    • Bob Fosse
    • Robert Alan Aurthur
    • Bob Fosse
  • Stars
    • Roy Scheider
    • Jessica Lange
    • Ann Reinking
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 186User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars

    Videos2

    All That Jazz
    Trailer 1:29
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    Photos118

    Ann Reinking in All That Jazz (1979)
    Ann Reinking in All That Jazz (1979)
    Ann Reinking in All That Jazz (1979)
    Ann Reinking in All That Jazz (1979)
    Roy Scheider in All That Jazz (1979)
    Roy Scheider, Vicki Frederick, and P.J. Mann in All That Jazz (1979)
    Roy Scheider and Erzsebet Foldi in All That Jazz (1979)
    Leland Palmer in All That Jazz (1979)
    Roy Scheider, Trudy Carson, Mary Sue Finnerty, Lesley Kingley, P.J. Mann, Cathy Rice, Sonja Stuart, and Terri Treas in All That Jazz (1979)
    Ann Reinking in All That Jazz (1979)
    Roy Scheider in All That Jazz (1979)
    Ben Vereen in All That Jazz (1979)

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    Roy Scheider
    Roy Scheider
    • Joe Gideon
    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Angelique
    Ann Reinking
    Ann Reinking
    • Kate Jagger
    Leland Palmer
    Leland Palmer
    • Audrey Paris
    Cliff Gorman
    Cliff Gorman
    • Davis Newman
    Ben Vereen
    Ben Vereen
    • O'Connor Flood
    Erzsebet Foldi
    • Michelle
    Michael Tolan
    Michael Tolan
    • Dr. Ballinger
    Max Wright
    Max Wright
    • Joshua Penn
    William LeMassena
    William LeMassena
    • Jonesy Hecht
    Irene Kane
    Irene Kane
    • Leslie Perry
    • (as Chris Chase)
    Deborah Geffner
    Deborah Geffner
    • Victoria
    Kathryn Doby
    • Kathryn
    Anthony Holland
    Anthony Holland
    • Paul Dann
    Robert Hitt
    • Ted Christopher
    David Margulies
    David Margulies
    • Larry Goldie
    Susan Brooks
    • Stacy
    • (as Sue Paul)
    Keith Gordon
    Keith Gordon
    • Young Joe
      • Bob Fosse
      • Robert Alan Aurthur
      • Bob Fosse
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Richard Dreyfuss was originally cast in the role of Joe Gideon but left the production during the rehearsal stage, citing a lack of confidence in the production. He later admitted that he made a mistake in passing up the chance to work with Bob Fosse.
    • Goofs
      In a closeup of the back of Joe's head during Bye, Bye Love number, a large strip of Scotch tape is inexplicably running across back of his head.
    • Quotes

      Dancer Backstage: Fuck him! He never picks me!

      Dancer Backstage: Honey, I *did* fuck him and he never picks me either.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits, only the company credits and the title, which resemble revolving Broadway lights.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Electric Horseman, Cuba, Going In Style, The Black Hole, All That Jazz (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      On Broadway
      (1963)

      Written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller

      Performed by George Benson

      Courtesy of Warner Bros Records, Inc.

    User reviews186

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    An Artistic View on Life
    Artistic people probably do not understand how creatively-lacking people function in their day to day lives. Uncreative people judge artists are pretentious, ridiculous, and unrealistic because of their own lack in understanding of an artistic mind. Ignorance no longer need be a problem, not once you see All That Jazz. I've never seen an artist's thinking, inspiration, and life depicted better in a more flashy, colorful, and wild film.The protagonist, Joe Gideon is for the first two thirds of the film, practically never captured on screen without a cigarette on his lips. Watching All That Jazz is like stealing the cigarette from his mouth and inhaling his artistic expression.

    The most obvious aspect of All That Jazz that is successful is the manner in which its technically made. Bob Fosse is the director here and each scene is directed with such precision, you can feel the real-life, artistic pain melt off the screen. In a film that centers itself around dancing, the choreography is feisty, swift, and collectible complex and inventive. The sets and costumes are dazzling and prove the film cares about it's look just as much it does entertaining us and even more so than both of those, it makes a priority of saying something about artists. The film editing is used as a poem of madness and completely works for All That Jazz.

    The grounding strength of All That Jazz is Roy Scheider being front and center breathing life and artistic "smoke" into the film. Never a moment where he takes things too far, everything is held back like a man who has bit off more than he could chew would hold things back. Scheider is perfectly astute and the film wouldn't be the same without his understanding of the character and story. All That Jazz is centered around a flawed man with a drug addiction, uncontrollable sexual desires, stress levels that go through the roof, and personal relationships that have more bumps than they are smooth. Yet, we understand this man's life and work because of Scheider.

    All That Jazz is bright, flashy, and seeking attention to this business and lifestyle. Artistic people are misunderstood by people as some sort of hippie that tries to sway away from "the norm" any chance they get. No, they understand themselves and feel they have something to share with the world. They see the world differently than "normal" people do. They have a firmer grasp on what things mean to them. It almost feels like a style of film Fellini would be directing. All That Jazz is in tune with the the work, the stress, and the real-life hardships that come as a package deal in the entertainment industry. The film is like shining bright lights on big distress.

    Through this wild, raunchy film, Fosse makes a commentary on an artist's experience understandable to the common man in a very entertaining way. All That Jazz reinvents the word style, flashing new visuals, songs, and choreography at us every minute. Filled with art, dance, and personal expression, All That Jazz will suffocate you with its fantastically told metaphor of an artist's life.
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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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