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16/12/1979 Drama 2h 3m
74
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All that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm.

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.

  1. Robert Alan Aurthur

    Writer

  2. Bob Fosse

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Roy Scheider

    Joe Gideon

  2. Jessica Lange

    Angelique

  3. Ann Reinking

    Kate Jagger

  4. Leland Palmer

    Audrey Paris

  5. Cliff Gorman

    Davis Newman

  6. Ben Vereen

    O'Connor Flood

  7. Erzsebet Foldi

    Michelle Gideon

  8. Michael Tolan

    Dr. Ballinger

  9. Max Wright

    Joshua Penn

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by jjvanrensburg
Written by jjvanrensburg on 2024-03-09
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 Folk...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$37,823,676.00

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