Basic Info
Title: All That Jazz
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: United States
Language: English
Running time: 123 minutes
Release date: December 20, 1979
Staff
Director: Bob Fosse
Producer: Robert Alan Aurthur
Screenplay by: Robert Alan Aurthur, Bob Fosse
Music: Ralph Burns
Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by: Alan Heim
Cast
Roy
Scheider as Joe Gideon
Jessica
Lange as Angelique
Ann
Reinking as Katie Jagger
Leland
Palmer as Audrey Paris
Cliff
Gorman as Davis Newman
Ben
Vereen as O'Connor Flood
Summary
"All That Jazz" is a 1979 American musical drama film directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur and Bob Fosse is a semi-autobiographical fantasy based on aspects of Fosse's life and career as a dancer, choreographer and director.
The film was inspired by Fosse's enthusiastic efforts to edit his
film “Lenny” while simultaneously staging the 1975 Broadway musical “Chicago.”
The title of the film came from the Kander and Ebb tune "All That Jazz.”
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| "Lenny", Original film poster |
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| Musical "Chicago", Original Broadway poster |
The
film won the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for
nine Oscars at the 52nd Academy Awards, winning four.
In
2001, the film was deemed by the United States Library of Congress as a "culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation
in the National Film Registry.
Movie Review
“Quite simply a brilliant film”
“Classic!”
“Fosse's extravagant homage to the musical stage he loved”
“Depressing but brilliant”
“Self-congratulatory, but, without a doubt, brilliant”
“Fosse is a genius”
“An Artistic View on Life”
Interesting stories about the film
1.
At the time of the film's release in 1979, Stanley Kubrick is said to have
believed "this is the best movie I have ever seen".
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| Stanley Kubrick |
2.
Bob Fosse considered himself for the lead role. However, producer David H.
Melnick pointed out that Fosse, who had a history of heart problems, would not
survive the shoot.
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| Bob Fosse |
3.
Angelique's character is based on Bob Fosse's late wife, Joan McCracken. She
died in 1961 and greatly influenced him in his early career.
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| Joan McCracken |
4.
Columbia Pictures didn't originally want Roy Scheider for the role of Joe
Gideon. However, Bob Fosse stuck to his choice and fought for Scheider and
eventually secured him as the lead role.
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| Roy Scheider |
Thank
you.
