All That Jazz

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All That Jazz

R

Released Jan 1, 1979

2h 3m

Drama

Musical

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When he is not planning for his upcoming stage musical or working on his Hollywood film, choreographer/director Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is popping pills and sleeping with a seemingly endless line of women. The physical and mental stress begins to take a toll on the ragged perfectionist. Soon, he must decide whether or not his non-stop work schedule and hedonistic lifestyle are worth risking his life. The film is a semi-autobiographical tale written and directed by the legendary Bob Fosse.

Critics Consensus

Director Bob Fosse and star Roy Scheider are at the top of their games in this dazzling, self-aware stage drama about a death-obsessed director-choreographer.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

Even thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes. That, that is what I’m seeking when I go to the movies. All that jazz.

Dec 27, 2022

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

This is a plausible milestone in the evolution of the Hollywood film, a quivering, pulsating, dynamic, excessive and flawed film that wears its alienation proudly where its heart should be.

Apr 27, 2018

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

By the time the film is over, the movie has degenerated with a jaundiced vengeance. Fosse's sour, grandstanding cynicism imposed an intolerable burden of self-pity on his talent, our compassion and the tradition of the backstage musical.

Aug 4, 2015

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Bianca Garner

The Film Bee

All That Jazz may not be a perfect film, but it’s a perfect film to mark the end of the decade and to capture the insanity that was New Hollywood.

May 16, 2024

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Larry Wegner

OUT FRONT Magazine (Denver)

It's about a brilliant man who, yes, maybe have made a film for his peers, but nonetheless, has had the guts to lay it out for everyone to take a peek.

May 8, 2023

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 40: The Dead Don't Die / Birds of Passage / All That Jazz

Rated: 94/100

Oct 4, 2021

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Jim N

Loved it in 1979, love it today. One of my all-time favorite movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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Thomas P

Very original, fast-paced, loud and unsubtly dark.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Debbie J

Dancing great. Depressing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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chris h

Decent musical....it's not grease or Chicago....but has its entertainment.Death numbers are a bit long.Average musical.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Jerod S

It's Fosse, so that's cool. But it's also depressing and kinda corny at the end with all the medical musical numbers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/16/24

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BJ M

Tedious. Boring. This film would be better if half of it was laying on the cutting room floor.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Synopsis

When he is not planning for his upcoming stage musical or working on his Hollywood film, choreographer/director Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is popping pills and sleeping with a seemingly endless line of women. The physical and mental stress begins to take a toll on the ragged perfectionist. Soon, he must decide whether or not his non-stop work schedule and hedonistic lifestyle are worth risking his life. The film is a semi-autobiographical tale written and directed by the legendary Bob Fosse.

Director: Bob Fosse
Producer: Robert Alan Arthur
Screenwriter: Robert Alan Arthur, Bob Fosse
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1979, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Aug 3, 2004
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)