All That Jazz
All That Jazz film poster
Directed by	Bob Fosse
Produced by	Robert Alan Aurthur
Written by	Robert Alan Aurthur Bob Fosse
Starring	Roy Scheider Jessica Lange Leland Palmer Ann Reinking
Music by	Ralph Burns
Cinematography	Giuseppe Rotunno
Editing by	Alan Heim
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	December 20, 1979 17 July 1980
Running time	123 min.
Country	United States
Language	English/Spanish
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Synopsis

Choreographing and casting for dancers for his next Broadway show, while editing his severely over budget and over schedule Hollywood production about a standup comic is getting to Joe Gideon. He is a workaholic choreographer and theater director who chain-smokes and chain-sleeps with all his dancers. Without a daily dose of Visine, Vivaldi, Dexedrine and sex, he wouldn't have the energy to keep up the biggest show of them all - his life. His girlfriend Katie, his ex-wife Audrey and daughter Michelle try to pull him back from the brink, but it is too late for his exhausted body and stress-ravaged heart. Decades of overworking and constant tremendous stress have gotten to Gideon. In his imagination he already flirts with an angel of death named Angelique. Gideon's condition gets worse, as after a particularly stressful script rehearsal with the penny-pinching backers, he is taken to hospital with chest pains and admitted with severe attacks of angina. Joe tries to take it in his stride and walk straight back to the rehearsal, but is ordered to stay for three to four weeks to rest his heart and recover from his exhaustion. The show is postponed, but Gideon continues his antics from the hospital bed. Champagne flows, endless string of women frolic around and the cigarettes are always lit. Cardiogram readings don't show any improvement - Gideon is playing with death. As the paltry reviews for his feature film (which has been released without him) come in, Gideon has a massive coronary and is taken straight to coronary artery bypass surgery. The backers for the Broadway show must decide now whether it's time to pack up or replace Gideon as the director. Their matter-of-fact money-oriented negotiations with the insurers are juxtaposed with graphic scenes of open heart surgery. They realize the best way to recoup their money, even make a profit, is to bet on Gideon dying - which would bring in a profit of over $500,000 - not bad in the crazy unpredictable world of showbiz. Meanwhile, elements from Gideon's past life are staged into a dazzling sequence of set-ups - himself directing from the hospital bed, while on life support. Realizing his death is imminent, his mortality unconquerable, Gideon has another heart attack. In glittery musical numbers, he goes through the five phases of death - anger, denial, bargaining, depression and acceptance. As death closes in on Gideon, the fantasy episodes become more hallucinatory and extravagant and in a final epilogue that is set up as a truly monumental live variety show featuring everyone from his past, Gideon himself takes center stage. A bottle of Visine® Original Visine® is a brand of eye drops produced by Johnson & Johnson. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... Dextroamphetamine (also known as dextroamphetamine sulfate, dexamphetamine, dexedrine, Dexampex, Ferndex, Oxydess II, Robese, Spancap #1, and, informally, Dex), a stereoisomer of amphetamine, is an indirect-acting stimulant that releases norepinephrine from nerve terminals, thus promoting nerve impulse transmission. ... A Western depiction of Death as a skeleton carrying a scythe. ... Early in a coronary artery bypass surgery during vein harvesting from the legs (left of image) and the establishment of bypass (placement of the aortic cannula) (bottom of image). ... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (e. ...

Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon

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Casting and autobiographical elements

The film's structure is often compared to Federico Fellini's 8½, another thinly-veiled autobiographical film with fantastical elements.^[1][2] Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century. ... 8½ (Italian: Otto e Mezzo) is a 1963 film written and directed by Italian director Federico Fellini. ...

Roy Scheider plays Joe Gideon, a chain-smoking, pill-popping, womanizing, workaholic, alcoholic, choreographer and director. The film was inspired by Fosse's own manic effort to edit his film Lenny (about Lenny Bruce) while simultaneously staging his musical Chicago (although the show and issues depicted are more in line with Fosse's experiences with Pippin).^{[citation needed]} The ending of the film essentially predicts Fosse's own real-life fate. Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ... Dextroamphetamine is a powerful psychostimulant which produces increased wakefulness, energy and self-confidence in association with decreased fatigue and appetite. ... A workaholic is a person addicted to work. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... Lenny may refer to: In meteorology: Hurricane Lenny, a notable Atlantic basin storm of 1999 Lennie, stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes In fiction: Lennie Small, principal character in the John Steinbeck novel Of Mice and Men Lenny, bird-like Neopet Lenny, one of the Delightful Children... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ... Pippin is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson. ...

Besides Scheider, the film stars Leland Palmer as Gideon's ex-wife (based on Fosse's real-life wife Gwen Verdon); Ann Reinking as Gideon's girlfriend; Cliff Gorman as a comedian in a film Gideon is editing (based on Lenny Bruce); Ben Vereen (who had played the starring role in Fosse's Pippin); and Jessica Lange as Angelique, a Felliniesque personification of Death. Cliff Gorman's character is "Davis Newman," roughly based on Dustin Hoffman, who starred in Fosse's 1974 film Lenny. Gorman had played the title role in the original production of "Lenny". Leland Palmer (b. ... Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon (January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000) was an acclaimed Tony Award-winning American dancer and actress, known professionally as Gwen Verdon. ... Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and dancer, most famous for her association with choreographer Bob Fosse. ... Cliff Gorman (October 13, 1936 - September 5, 2002), a native of New York City, was an American actor on stage and screen. ... Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was a controversial American stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor. ... Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. ... A Western depiction of Death as a skeleton carrying a scythe. ... Cliff Gorman (October 13, 1936 - September 5, 2002), a native of New York City, was an American actor on stage and screen. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Lenny is a 1974 film about the life of the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. ...

Gorman's role as a difficult and self-obsessed actor playing a notorious stand-up was seen by many as a personal rebuke to Dustin Hoffman, the star of Lenny. Gorman had originally played Lenny Bruce, winning a Tony Award in the Broadway play that inspired the film, and had been considered favourite to take the lead role but was instead passed over for a "name" actor, Hoffman. However, that theory is undercut by the fact that Fosse also directed Lenny.^{[citation needed]} The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Lenny is a 1974 film about the life of the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ...

Gideon's rough handling of chorus girl Victoria Porter closely resembles Fosse's own treatment of Jennifer Nairn-Smith during rehearsals for Pippin.^[3] Nairn-Smith herself appears in the film as Jennifer, one of the NY/LA dancers.

Julie Hagerty had a small role in the film, but her scenes were cut from the final version; the role would have represented her film debut. She was dating Fosse around this time and accompanied him to the 1980 Academy Awards. She would subsequently make her film debut in the 1980 farce Airplane!. Hagerty in Lost in America Julie Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage, screen, and television actress and model. ... Airplane! is an American comedy film, first released on 27 June 1980, produced, directed, and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. ...

Responses

Reviewer Leonard Maltin called the film "self indulgent"^[4] (Maltin also compared it at the same time to Fellini's 8½). Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950 in New York City) is a widely known and respected American film critic. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century. ... 8½ (Italian: Otto e Mezzo) is a 1963 film written and directed by Italian director Federico Fellini. ...

All That Jazz was nominated for several Oscars, winning for Art Direction, Costume Design, Best Editing (Alan Heim) and original score. It shared the 1980 Palme d'Or with Kagemusha at the Cannes Film Festival. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Kagemusha ) is a 1980 film by Akira Kurosawa. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...

In 2001, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

In 2006, this film ranked #14 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Part of the AFI 100 Years. ...

Main cast

Roy Richard Scheider (born November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-nominated American actor. ... Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Leland Palmer (b. ... Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and dancer, most famous for her association with choreographer Bob Fosse. ... Cliff Gorman (October 13, 1936 - September 5, 2002), a native of New York City, was an American actor on stage and screen. ... Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Tolan (born November 27, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor. ... Max Wright (born August 2, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the sitcom ALF. He had previously made appearances in TV shows such as WKRP in Cincinnati, and was a regular cast member in Misfits of Science, Buffalo Bill... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Deborah Geffner (born August 26, 1952) is an American dancer and actress. ... John Arthur Lithgow (IPA: [ˈʤɔn ˈlɪθɡaʊ]) (born October 19, 1945) is an American actor perhaps best-known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. ...

DVD availability

The film is available on a DVD edition released in both Region 1 and Region 2. The DVD features a scene-specific commentary by Roy Scheider, and interviews with Scheider and Fosse.^[4] The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ... The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ...

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