| | | A Bob Fosse Film.
Features: DVD, Interviews, Trailers
Part tragic, part comic, this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award®-winning musical about Bob Fosse's excessive life in show business. Roy Scheider shines as the enigmatic Fosse, whose alter-ego drives him over the edge. Fosse finds he is caught between a recurring fantasy about his death and the reality of a near-death experience. Dazzingly presented, this electrifying story about the perils of pushing yourself too hard is filled with Fosse's legendary song-and-dance choreography.
"A masterwork. An extravagant achievement that will be seen again and again." Gene Shalit, NBC TV
Editor's Note
Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film celebrates show business stripped of glitz or giddy illusions. Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theatre. 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. As he struggles to right his relationships with his ex-wife, his lover, and his daughter, he also has to cope with his failing health. Soon it's clear he'll have to make a choice: his art--or his life. A talented director and choreographer of both film and stage, Fosse was perhaps best known for helming the film version of CABARET and creating the musical CHICAGO.
| Features | 5 Bob Fossie Clips | | Fox Flix: The Rose, Marilyn Cross-Promo Trailer, The Sound Of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma! | | Video: Anamorphic Widescreen | | Scene Specific Commentary By Roy Scheider | | Interviews With Roy Scheider |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 4/19/2005 |
| Running Time: 123 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 2001879 | | UPC: 00024543018797 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1980) |  | Philip Rosenberg (II), Tony Walton, Edward Stewart (I), Gary J. Brink, Winner, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | | Albert Wolsky, Winner, Best Costume Design | | Alan Heim, Winner, Best Film Editing | | Ralph Burns, Winner, Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score |
| Memorable Quotes| "Well folks, what can I tell you about my next guest? This cat allowed himself to be adored but not loved. And his success in show business was matched by failure in his personal relationships... that's where he really bombed. And he came to believe that work, love, his whole life, even himself and all that jazz, was bullshit. He became the numero uno game player, to the point where the games ended and the reality began. Like, for this cat, the only reality is death..." (O'Connor Flood, the ultimate variety show host, introducing the final appearance of Joe Gideon) | | | "['All That Jazz'] doesn't have a chance. It's going to be mostly 'Kramer vs. Kramer'. I'm such a long shot I think anyone who bets on me should get a toaster, like they give out in banks, for having made the investment." ---- Director Bob Fosse on his film's chances at the 1979 Academy Awards |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...The most forthrightly candid variation ever worked out on Peter Pan....A key to the success of the production is the performance of Roy Scheider..." 12/20/1979 p.C13Total Film
"Dazzling in its own right, it also offers an insight into backstage life..." 02/01/2004 p.121 Entertainment Weekly
"Fosse's skills as a choreographer -- his inventive rhythms, his dazzling tableaux -- do translate to filmmaking." -- Grade: B 04/13/2007 p.60 |
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