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All That Jazz

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When he is not planning for his upcoming stage musical or working on his Hollywood film, choreographer/director Joe Gideon 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 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.
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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 12/27/2022
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. Go to Full Review Bruce McCabe Boston Globe 04/27/2018
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. Go to Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post 08/04/2015
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. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 01/17/2025
7/10
Creative and engaging, but ultimately too long for general audiences, despite Scheider giving a remarkable performance as a commercially accomplished yet personally flawed showman. Go to Full Review Bianca Garner The Film Bee 05/16/2024
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. Go to Full Review Larry Wegner OUT FRONT Magazine (Denver) 05/08/2023
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 May 8 The worldwide gross is $37,800,000.00 over a budget of $12,000,000.00. Rated R. See more David K @RT08720084 May 3 This is an extraordinary example of what cinema can be, but rarely is. It breaks all the molds, and shines with its own unique light. If you’re wondering whether or not to watch it, I can only urge you to go for it. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Mar 26 An ambitiously unusual vision for a musical that’s eccentrically designed and coordinated on a hypnotic level absorbing whilst acknowledging the strange haze physically distilled to nuanced wonder, centering around Roy Scheider’s elevating performance embodying with exemplarily energetic propellant. (B) See more Lynn Y. @Reiiy Feb 20 The stage design, music, dance, and cinematography are top-notch. Anyway, the character development is weak, and the intended message is extremely unclear. The film portrays Joe's self-destructive behavior but somewhat portraits it without any actual reflection, and everyone unconditionally revolves around him throughout the entire plot. Also, it attempts to satirize the harm show business inflicts, but Joe's self-destruction stems from a life of indulgence, not artistic creation at all. The message is extremely ambiguous. See more Eye C @ECinc Feb 9 Bob Fosse had a rough style to makes movies, not my favorite but it’s ok. See more David K @RT61474040 Feb 4 Interesting. Richard Dreyfuss was initially to play the lead. Good thing for the film's future that he didn't. I can see him in Scheider's role and he would just be too much. Said another way, Scheider is perfect. See more Read all reviews
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Bob Fosse

Director

Roy Scheider

Joe Gideon

Jessica Lange

Angelique

Ann Reinking

Kate Jagger

Leland Palmer

Audrey Paris

Cliff Gorman

Davis Newman

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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 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 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)