All That Jazz (1979): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
All That Jazz is a 1979 drama musical directed by Bob Fosse, starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange. It runs 2 hours 3 minutes and earned $37.8 million worldwide. It won 4 Oscars, including Art Direction and Costume Design, and 6 awards in all. Critics gave it 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic.
English What Is All That Jazz About?
The premise of All That Jazz without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A renowned choreographer and director, Joe Gideon finds his demanding life spiraling out of control. Juggling a Broadway show and a Hollywood film, he relies on medication and numerous relationships to maintain his relentless pace. As his physical and mental health deteriorates, Gideon is forced to confront the destructive consequences of his obsessive dedication and the unsustainable nature of his lifestyle.
All That Jazz Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- price of fame
- workaholic
- show business
- father daughter relationship
- national film registry
- angel of death
- body bag
- open heart surgery
- repeated line
- theater director
- dance studio
- dream sequence
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- jazz music
- hospital
- rehearsal
- film director
- wetting pants
- audition
- chain smoking
- theatrical producer
- cigarette smoking
- dancer
- surgery
- manhattan new york city
- self destructiveness
- flashback
- prescription drug abuse
- near death experience
- heart disease
- womanizer
- theater
- tap dancing
- new york city
- film within a film
- choreographer
- broadway manhattan new york city
- angina
- semi autobiographical
- heart attack
- film editing
- narcissism
- text based poster
- narcissistic personality disorder
- disco music
- showbiz drama
- clapperboard
- inaudible dialogue
- talking to another version of self
- dark comedy
- tragedy drama
All That Jazz Cast
Roy Scheider leads the cast, with Jessica Lange. Directed by Bob Fosse.
- Director Bob Fosse
More from Bob Fosse
More films directed by Bob Fosse, best-rated first: Cabaret, Lenny, Star 80 and Sweet Charity.
All That Jazz Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave All That Jazz 88% on Rotten Tomatoes and 72 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 88% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 85%
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Metacritic 72 Metascore
User score 8.2
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TMDB 75% User score
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All That Jazz Plot Summary
What happens in All That Jazz from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Joe Gideon, a dynamic force of creative energy, navigates the demanding world of his latest Broadway musical, NY/LA, while simultaneously working on his film, The Stand-Up. A self-identified workaholic with a taste for excess, Joe’s life is a whirlwind of chain-smoked cigarettes, a cocktail of medications, and moments spent preening in front of the mirror as he ritualistically declares, > “It’s showtime, folks!” This mantra barely conceals the turmoil roiling beneath his meticulously curated surface. His ex-wife, Audrey Paris, serves as a continual reminder of his tumultuous past, often disapproving of his womanizing tendencies, while his live-in girlfriend, Katie Jagger, and young daughter, Michelle, offer him brief interludes of peace.
Full summary
The whole story of All That Jazz, scene by scene
All That Jazz Box Office
All That Jazz grossed $37.8 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$37.8M
- US & Canada
- $37.8M
All That Jazz Awards & Nominations
All That Jazz won 4 Oscars, including Art Direction and Costume Design, and 6 awards in all. Its biggest night was the Oscars 1980, with 4 wins from 9 nominations.
6 wins16 nominations3 ceremonies
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BAFTA 1981 2 wins · 6 nominations- Won Best Cinematography
- Won Best Editing
- Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role – Roy Scheider
- Nominated Best Costume Design
- Nominated Best Production Design
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Oscars 1980 4 wins · 9 nominations- Won Art Direction
- Won Costume Design
- Won Film Editing
- Won Music (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation -or- Adaptation Score)
- Nominated Actor in a Leading Role – Roy Scheider
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Golden Globes 1980 1 nomination- Nominated Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (Actor) – Roy Scheider
All That Jazz Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 1 trailer, 1 clip and 1 featurette.
- Clip The Opening
- Featurette Bob Fosse on All That Jazz
How Well Do You Know All That Jazz?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in All That Jazz
2 cars on screen: the 1972 Pontiac Funeral Coach and the Checker Taxicab.
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1972 Pontiac Funeral Coach Minor role -
Checker Taxicab Background role
All That Jazz Also Known As
31 alternative titles, including “Cały ten zgiełk” and “O Show Deve Continuar”.
- Also known as
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- Cały ten zgiełk
- O Show Deve Continuar
- 올 댓 재즈
- 재즈 클럽
- 째즈 클럽
- All That Jazz (Empieza el espectáculo)
- Showtime
- Beсь этот джаз
- All That Jazz - O Espectáculo Vai Começar
- El show debe continuar
- オール・ザット・ジャズ
- All That Jazz - Lo spettacolo comincia
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- Que le spectacle commence...
- Hinter dem Rampenlicht
- El show debe seguir
- Que le spectacle commence !
- Весь этот джаз
- 爵士春秋
- כל הג'אז הזה
- Ölümün Beşinci Safhası
- Mindhalálig zene
- Ах, този джаз
- Сав тај џез
- Det er showtime!
- 로이 샤이더의 째즈 클럽
- Syke ei sammu
- Η Παράσταση Αρχίζει, მთელი ეს აურზაური
- Увесь цей джаз
- Comença l’espectacle
- Visas tas džiazas
- Tot acest Jazz
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All That Jazz FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of All That Jazz, each answered in a sentence.
How long is All That Jazz?
All That Jazz runs 2 hours 3 minutes (123 minutes).
When was All That Jazz released?
All That Jazz was released on December 20, 1979.
Who directed All That Jazz?
All That Jazz was directed by Bob Fosse.
More films by Bob Fosse Who is in the cast of All That Jazz?
All That Jazz stars Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange.
How much did All That Jazz make at the box office?
All That Jazz grossed $37.8 million worldwide.
How is All That Jazz rated?
All That Jazz has 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic and 75% on TMDB.
What awards did All That Jazz win?
All That Jazz won 6 awards from 16 nominations, including Best Cinematography at the BAFTA 1981.
Does All That Jazz have a post-credit scene?
No. All That Jazz has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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