All That Jazz (1979)
Drama
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
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Overview
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon
- Jessica Lange as Angelique
- Ann Reinking as Kate Jagger
- Leland Palmer as Audrey Paris
- Cliff Gorman as Davis Newman
- Ben Vereen as O'Connor Flood
- Erzsebet Foldi as Michelle Gideon
- Michael Tolan as Dr. Ballinger
- Max Wright as Joshua Penn
- William LeMassena as Jonesy Hecht
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Reviews
2024-03-19
From the opening sequence of Joe Gideon auditioning hopeful young dancers, to the last, ingenious depiction of his heart attack, presented as a showbiz spectacle, this film is at times darkly fascinating and then exuberant in its depiction of a self-destructive song and dance man at the pinnacle of his craft. At the time that I first saw the film, with multiple viewings to follow, I was unfamiliar with the work of Bob Fosse - now it seems that every modern dance stage sequence has Bob Fosse DNA and this great film provides a glimpse into the often tormented soul of the man. It's Show Time Folks!