All That Jazz
- Director: Bob Fosse
- Writer: Robert Alan Aurthur; Bob Fosse
- Producer: Robert Alan Aurthur; Daniel Melnick
CGiii Comment
Unfortunately marred by a strange obsession to make a film (within the film) of a terrible stand-up comedian - edit it these bits out and you have a great show of a hard living Fosse-like character - who is, heterosexually, very generous with his cock.
Great choreography - as you would expect...but, the repetition of the stand-up is chronic.
Good - could have been great.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Choreographing and picking dancers for his current show whilst editing his feature film about a stand-up comedian is getting to Joe Gideon. Without the chemical substances, he would not have the energy to keep up with his girlfriend, his ex-wife, and his special dancing daughter. They attempt to bring him back from the brink, but it's too late for his exhausted body and stress-ravaged heart. He chain-smokes, uses drugs, sleeps with his dancers and overworks himself into open-heart surgery. Scenes from his past life start to encroach on the present and he becomes increasingly aware of his mortality.
Cast & Characters
Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon;
Jessica Lange as Angelique;
Leland Palmer as Audrey Paris;
Ann Reinking as Kate Jagger;
Cliff Gorman as Davis Newman;
Ben Vereen as O'Connor Flood;
Erzsebet Foldi as Michelle;
Michael Tolan as Dr. Ballinger;
Max Wright as Joshua Penn;
William LeMassena as Jonesy Hecht;
Irene Kane as Leslie Perry;
Deborah Geffner as Victoria;
Kathryn Doby as Kathryn;
Anthony Holland as Paul Dann;
Robert Hitt as Ted Christopher