History Film / AllThatJazz

The opening audition sequence, set to George Benson's rendition of "On Broadway," has been endlessly imitated (''Staying Alive'', the film version of ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', etc., etc., etc.). One of Paula Abdul's music videos paid homage to "Airotica," the second half of the "NY/LA" number.

''All That Jazz'' (1979) is Creator/BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: the period in the mid-'70s when he was directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''Lenny''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death (Creator/JessicaLange). The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Stand-Up]]'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.

[[caption-width-right:280:''"It's showtime, folks!"'']]

Written by Fosse and Robert Alan Aurthur, directed and choreographed by Fosse. It won {{Academy Award}}s for Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, and Score. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography (Giuseppe Rotunno), and Actor (Scheider).

Written by Fosse and Robert Alan Aurthur, directed and choreographed by Fosse. It won Academy Awards for Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, and Score. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Director (Fosse), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Actor (Roy Scheider as Gideon).

''All That Jazz'' (1979) is Creator/BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: the period in the mid-'70s when he was directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''Lenny''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon, spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death. The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Stand-Up]]'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.

''All That Jazz'' (1979) is Creator/BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''Lenny''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon, spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death. The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Stand-Up]]'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.

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[[caption-width-right:300:''"It's showtime, folks!"'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''It's showtime, folks!'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''It's showtime, folks!'']]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The producers seem more interested in profits than anything else, and, when [[spoiler: Joe is hospitalized, they start betting on him dying for an insurance payoff, while courting [[Creator/JohnLithgow Joseph Sargent, another director]], as a contingency]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dr. Ballinger, the doctor who first diagnoses and looks after Gideon, and who, exasperated by Joe's antics, is constantly explaining to him that his lifestyle and behaviour will lead to his death.

* SceneryPorn: The sets are all exquisitely designed. It's telling that it won the Oscars for both Art and Costuming.

--> '''Executive''': "[[OhCrap Uh-oh]], i think we just lost the family audience."

** The opening is effectively Bob Fosse declaring that he can do ''Theatre/AChorusLine'' better than it can.

--> "Ladies and gentlemen, let me lay on you a so-so entertainer, not much of a humanitarian, and this cat was never *nobody's* friend. In his final appearance on the great stage of life - uh, you can applaud if you want to - Mr. Joe Gideon!"

* MatingDance: The "Airotica" ballet. "I think we just lost the family audience."

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''All That Jazz'' (1979) is Creator/BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''{{Lenny}}''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon, spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death. The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''The Stand-Up'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.

Written by Fosse and Robert Alan Aurthur, directed and choreographed by Fosse. It won Academy Awards for Editing, Art Direction, Costume Design, and Score. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Director (Fosse), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, and Actor (RoyScheider as Gideon).

Compare/contrast Film/EightAndAHalf.

''All That Jazz'' (1979) is BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''{{Lenny}}''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon, spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death. The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''The Stand-Up'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.

'''''All That Jazz''''' (1979) is BobFosse's gimlet-eyed take on an especially hectic moment in his creative life: directing and choreographing the Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' while also directing the film version of ''{{Lenny}}''. Fosse's AuthorAvatar, Joe Gideon, spends the film smoking, drinking, womanizing, and popping pills, all the while flirting with the Angel of Death. The various women in his life look on with love, helplessness, or just plain exasperation. Between bouts of indulgence, he tirelessly works on his film, ''The Stand-Up'', and choreographs some brilliant musical numbers.