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All That Jazz [DVD] [Special Music Edition; Gold O-Ring]

1 disc
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

"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
Academy Awards Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 1979
Cannes Palme d'Or 1980
Academy Awards Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 1979 Philip Rosenberg Production Designer
Academy Awards Best Film Editing 1979 Alan Heim American Editor
Academy Awards Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 1979 Tony Walton Production/Cost. Designer
Academy Awards Best Costume Design 1979 Albert Wolsky Costume Designer, JARHEAD (2005)
Academy Awards Best Original Song Score and Adaptation 1979 Ralph Burns American Composer
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 2243479
Credits

Roy Scheider, Roy R. Sheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen, John Lithgow
Critic Reviews

"...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..."
New York Times
"Dazzling in its own right, it also offers an insight into backstage life..."
Total Film
"Fosse's skills as a choreographer -- his inventive rhythms, his dazzling tableaux -- do translate to filmmaking." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly