All That Jazz (1979)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Bob Fosse

Writers:

Robert Alan Aurthur (written by) and
Bob Fosse (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Music

Tagline:

All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm. All that jazz.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Editing | Rehearsal | Amphetamine | Producer

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Roy Scheider	...	Joe Gideon
Jessica Lange	...	Angelique
Leland Palmer	...	Audrey Paris
Ann Reinking	...	Kate Jagger
Cliff Gorman	...	Davis Newman
Ben Vereen	...	O'Connor Flood
Erzsebet Foldi	...	Michelle
Michael Tolan	...	Dr. Ballinger
Max Wright	...	Joshua Penn
William LeMassena	...	Jonesy Hecht
Irene Kane	...	Leslie Perry (as Chris Chase)
Deborah Geffner	...	Victoria
Kathryn Doby	...	Kathryn
Anthony Holland	...	Paul Dann
Robert Hitt	...	Ted Christopher
David Margulies	...	Larry Goldie
Sue Paul	...	Stacy
Keith Gordon	...	Young Joe
Frankie Man	...	Comic
Alan Heim	...	Eddie
John Lithgow	...	Lucas Sergeant
Sandahl Bergman	...	Principal Dancer
Eileen Casey	...	Principal Dancer
Bruce Anthony Davis	...	Principal Dancer (as Bruce Davis)
Gary Flannery	...	Principal Dancer
Jennifer Nairn-Smith	...	Principal Dancer
Danny Ruvolo	...	Principal Dancer
Leland Schwantes	...	Principal Dancer
John Sowinski	...	Principal Dancer
Candace Tovar	...	Principal Dancer
Rima Vetter	...	Principal Dancer
Trudy Carson	...	Fan Dancer
Mary Sue Finnerty	...	Fan Dancer
Lesley Kingley	...	Fan Dancer
P.J. Mann	...	Fan Dancer / Menage Partner #2
Cathy Rice	...	Fan Dancer
Sonja Stuart	...	Fan Dancer
Terri Treas	...	Fan Dancer
Ralph E. Berntsen	...	Rock Band Drums
Jan Flato	...	Rock Band Keyboard
John Paul Fetta	...	Rock Band Bass
Andy Schwartz	...	Rock Band Guitar
Robert Levine	...	Dr. Hyman
Phil Friedman	...	Murray Nathan
Stephen Strimpell	...	Alvin Rackmil
Leonard Drum	...	Insurance Man
Eugene Troobnick	...	Insurance Doctor
Jules Fisher	...	Himself
Ben Masters	...	Dr. Garry
Cathie Shirriff	...	Nurse Briggs (as Catherine Shirrif)
Joanna Merlin	...	Nurse Pierce
Leah Ayres	...	Nurse Capobianco
Nancy Beth Bird	...	Nurse Bates
Harry Agress	...	Resident MD
CCH Pounder	...	Nurse Blake (as C.C.H. Pounder)
Tito Goya	...	Attendant
Tiger Haynes	...	Porter
Lotte Palfi Andor	...	Old Woman (as Lotta Palfi-Andor)
K.C. Townsend	...	Stripper
Melanie Hunter	...	Stripper
Rita Bennett	...	Stripper
Gary Bayer	...	Intern
Wayne Carson	...	Assistant Stage Manager
Kerry Casserly	...	Dancer Backstage
Judi Passeltiner	...	Dancer Backstage
Steve Elmore	...	Cast of NY / LA
Nicole Fosse	...	Dancer
Vicki Frederick	...	Menage Partner #1
Minnie Gaster	...	Script Supervisor
Michael Green	...	Clapper Boy
Bruce MacCallum	...	Clapper Boy
Joyce Ellen Hill	...	Nurse Collin
I.M. Hobson	...	Cast of NY / LA
Edith Kramer	...	Manager - Rehersal Studio
Barbara McKinley	...	Diane
Mary McCarty	...	Cast of NY / LA
Theresa Merritt	...	Cast of NY / LA
Gavin Moses	...	Apprentice Editor
Mary Mon Toy	...	Dietician
Wallace Shawn	...	Assistant Insurance Man
Jacqueline Solotar	...	Autograph Seeker
Sloane Shelton	...	Mother
Sammy Smith	...	Cast of NY / LA
Arnold Gross	...	Pianist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Boys	...	Rejected Dancer (uncredited)
Ken Butler	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Jane Culley	...	Fan Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Hinton	...	Drummer (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Fosse

Writing credits
Robert Alan Aurthur		(written by) and
Bob Fosse		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Alan Aurthur	....	produced by
Wolfgang Glattes	....	associate producer
Daniel Melnick	....	executive producer
Kenneth Utt	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ralph Burns		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Howard Feuer
Jeremy Ritzer

Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg

Set Decoration by
Gary J. Brink		(as Gary Brink)
Edward Stewart

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	make-up
Romaine Greene	....	hair
Jay Cannistraci	....	additional special makeup effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Kenneth Utt	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Janet E. Fishman	....	dga trainee
Wolfgang Glattes	....	first assistant director
Joseph Ray	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Eugene Powell	....	scenic artist
Carlos Quiles	....	carpenter
Jimmy Raitt	....	property master
Tony Walton	....	fantasy designer
Walter Way	....	construction grip
Joe Williams Sr.	....	construction grip
Richard Shelton	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stan Bochner	....	sound editor
Jay Dranch	....	sound editor
Bernard Hajdenberg	....	sound editor
Peter Ilardi	....	sound mixer
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Sanford Rackow	....	sound editor
Maurice Schell	....	supervising sound editor
Dick Vorisek	....	re-recording mixer
Jack Fitzstephens	....	production lip-sync consultant (uncredited)
Bob Olari	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Maurice Schell	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James A. Contner	....	camera operator (as James Contner)
Gene Engels	....	gaffer (as Eugene W. Engels)
Guglielmo Garroni	....	associate director of photography (as Bill Garroni)
Dick Mingalone	....	camera operator (as Richard Mingalone)
Martin Nallan	....	key grip
Josh Weiner	....	still photographer
Billy Kerwick	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Gary Muller	....	co-first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lee Austin	....	wardrobe (as Lee Austin III)
Max Soloman	....	wardrobe (as Max Solomon)

Editorial Department
Joan Cameron	....	assistant editor
Emily Paine	....	assistant editor
Wende Phifer Mate	....	apprentice editor (as Wende Phifer)
David Ray	....	associate editor
Gail Showalter	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Glenn Berger	....	music recording & mixing
Ralph Burns	....	music arranged by
Ralph Burns	....	music conducted by
Arnold Gross	....	dance music arranged by
Stanley Lebowsky	....	music coordinator
Michael Tronick	....	musical editor
Ralph Burns	....	music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy	....	transportation (as Whitey McEvoy)

Other crew
Nancy Beth Bird	....	technical advisor (as Nancy Bird RN)
Grace Blake	....	production office coordinator
Samantha Dean	....	publicist
Dick Di Bona	....	photography arranger (as Dick DiBona)
Kathryn Doby	....	assistant choreographer
Gene Foote	....	assistant choreographer
Bob Fosse	....	choreography by
Phil Gips	....	titles designer: Steve Frankfurt Communications, main and end titles
Tony Gittelson	....	production assistant
John E. Hutchinson III	....	open heart surgery (as Dr. John E. Hutchinson III, senior surgeon)
John E. Hutchinson III	....	technical advisor (as John E. Hutchinson III MD)
Jerry Jaffe	....	production assistant
Lynn Lewis Lovett	....	script supervisor
Vince Martinez	....	auditor
David Rogow	....	production assistant
Wendy Shore	....	assistant to producer
Vicki Stein	....	assistant: Mr. Fosse
Jeffrey Townsend	....	production assistant
Erich Trostl	....	higwire rig
Lynn Twentyman	....	script supervisor (as Lynn Twentyman Ward)
Robin Utt	....	production assistant
Susan Zwerman	....	location coordinator
Lee Gross	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Serge Diakonoff	....	special thanks: face masks derived from Serge Diakonoff - Miralda Ou Peintures Sur Un Visage, edited by Bernard Letu

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (music edition)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD) (musical edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (music edition)

Other Companies

• Casablanca Records  soundtrack (uncredited)
• Governor of the State of New York, The  the producers wish to thank (as The Governor of the State of New York and his Staff)
• Guitarman, NYC  guitars
• La Da Productions  music editing
• Lee Gross Associates Inc.  publicity
• New York City Mayor's Office for Motion Picture Production, The  the producers wish to thank
• R/Greenberg Associates  titles designed by: main and end titles (as Richard Greenberg Associates, Inc.)
• St. Luke's Hospital Center, NYC  open heart surgery: Cardiac Surgical Team
• Steve Frankfurt Communications  titles designed by: main and end titles
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extra casting
• Trans / Audio  re-recording and mixing (as Trans / Audio, Inc.)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Peru:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (PCA #25725)

Filming Locations:

Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

According to Shirley MacLaine in her autobiography "My Lucky Stars," the idea for this film was hatched when 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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

Angelique: Do you believe in love?
Joe Gideon: I believe in saying, "I love you."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "CSI: Miami: MIA/NYC Nonstop (#2.23)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

A Perfect Day

Classic!

One of the best musicals ever made, it's a love song to theater and hedonism and all things Fosse.

Roy Schieder does a fantastic job brings Fosse to life, making the charming womanizing cad unrepentant and lovable at the same time.

Jessica Lange as 'the angel of death' is all you'd want from a grim reaper, and more.

But the real standout is the vibrant editing and music- long before MTV coopted the fast and loose cutting styles that make it hard to focus, Fosse put it to good use- he doesn't just cut for shock value, he cuts WITH the music, creating images that go right into your inner rythm somehow.

I don't know how he did it, but every film student in the world should study this masterpiece.

Ten out of ten!