Roy Scheider racked up some great performances in the 70s. The French Connection, Klute, Jaws, The Marathon Man, The Last Embrace and All that jazz. Never got the recognition he deserved.

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

Best actor of that decade

@paulnistor3547

3 жыл бұрын

Sorcerer?

@SteveDave211

3 жыл бұрын

Also dropped out of Deer Hunter which is crazy.

@Jessicaaa-1313

3 жыл бұрын

Preach!

@gabrielesimone1372

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulnistor3547 I was about to say that one. My favorite Friedkin movie.

An absolute masterclass not only on how to open a film but also establish the main character. There are many details in these 5 minutes that tell you everything you need to know abot Joseph with minimum use of dialogue, and it's fantastic.

@JasonStevens

3 жыл бұрын

show, don't tell.

@scheherazadenoir5950

3 жыл бұрын

Fosse used editing like a painter uses brush & paint. He painted with the sound of dancer's feet & his visuals soared because he was a natural framer. I actually still get moved by this opening, it so perfectly catches Broadway gypsy auditioning life - and death. And a New York that no longer exists.

@Prof_Tickles92

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonStevens Tell when you trust an actor’s delivery. For instance Quint’s monologue in Jaws or Dr. Loomis’ “I met him fifteen years ago...” monologue in Halloween. There are no rules.

@minnesota_fats7344

2 жыл бұрын

Franco you are so right this truly is master class filmmaking this is always been one of my favorite openings to a movie.

@philippecuenoud2949

2 жыл бұрын

The best movie about John McAfee.

This film premiered in 1979. It holds up very well more than forty years later. The opening scene is one of the best in film history.

@johntechwriter

Жыл бұрын

Scheider plays supporting actor to Fosse’s choreography.

@Bootmahoy88

Ай бұрын

I remember when I saw this film in Minneapolis in '79, the opening gave me serious chills. I don't know how else to say it, as cliche as it sounds, but damn I recall those chills up and down my spine. I've watched it god knows how many times since and it never fails to stir me.

@blakedaniel6799

27 күн бұрын

It’s the best opening in film history

This reminds me of the first time I met my wife. I was the Stage Manager for Danny La Rue and there was an open audition for just 6 female dancers, held at the Prince Of Wales Theatre in London in 1980. At least 200 turned up so the choreographer asked them to walk across the stage as there were too many to dance but he could tell who had been trained. Once he had pared the numbers down to about 100, he was able to ask everyone to learn a routine and then he eliminated them one by one. My wife was one of the lucky six and we've been married for nearly 35 years. This clip is our daughter's favourite.

@annedavis6090

4 жыл бұрын

Such a great story, thanks for sharing 🙋

@davejohnsen8540

4 жыл бұрын

Fun story. One of my favorite movies.

@logbar5730

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations that is awesome 💐💛

@sheliaaikersonaikerson3102

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting story!!!

@_Spy_

3 жыл бұрын

Αwww that's so sweet!

This film is unbearably good. Every. Single. Frame. ✨

@sparklemotion101ni3

3 жыл бұрын

Too true. Apparently it's not on any streaming site. This is why I still have a dvd player, so I can watch this movie (that I've already seen dozens of times).

@christophernewman8556

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and it's aged better than I expected. Leland Palmer is excellent. I can't understand why she isn't more well known.

@anasan00

3 жыл бұрын

Feel it's better everytime I watch it.. since it was in cinemas

@orlandocordova8818

3 жыл бұрын

So Right! 🙂!

@ericanthony7952

3 жыл бұрын

@@anasan00 So true! I'm mesmerized every time I watch this.

My Dad made me watch this many many years ago. I was so annoyed at him, because I didn’t want to watch a “dumb old movie”. Now, I thank my Dad for introducing me to this masterpiece. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen and it is up there in my faves. Wildly under appreciated too. I’m always hearing “never heard of/seen that” when I mention this in a conversation about my movie faves. So good!

@Sergioricardoneto

3 ай бұрын

O tempo passa e aí você descobre, olhando o que se produz atualmente que você estava diante de um grande filme.

@stevenzeoli6147

Ай бұрын

Your comment makes me think of that Mark Twain quote, “when I was 17. My father was so stupid, I could barely stand to have the old man around. When I turned 24 I was amazed at how much he learned in seven years.“

@reginaldforthright805

15 күн бұрын

Congratulations on wasting your evening. Should have watched rocky horror instead.

This was a regular in the early days of HBO. In the early 80s, we watched this over and over and over again in college. I loved it. I haven’t seen it all the way through in ages. But, “it’s showtime folks” was how we greeted each other in class

@gordons-alive4940

3 жыл бұрын

I remember watching it a lot as a kid, even though I didn't really understand a lot of it.

@RawsonGordonII

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too! 'cept I was 13 or so. Taped it off HBO using my dad's top loader VCR. Changed my life, too.

Fosse was really a master filmmaker. This is such an incredible sequence. I see why Criterion wanted to reissue this film.

I love this movie, above all, because it is so gutsy of Fosse to portray his own life with such honesty. He never hesitates to show us what a bastard he could sometimes be.

By far my favorite scene in the whole movie. The mental toughness you have to cultivate to face all that rejection.

@MsDonttrythisathome

4 жыл бұрын

Face receiving it or face giving it?

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsDonttrythisathome probably the former

@delenegillen539

2 жыл бұрын

Well said. College instruictors coached us - fight your way to the front line, smile and dance your ass off!

@Melancthon7332

2 жыл бұрын

I think every damn second of this entire movie is pure magic.

@EVZYL

2 жыл бұрын

Well put, especially compared to nowadays when kids grow up with the philosophy of 'everybody's a winner.' No wonder suicide rates are up as they never learnt to face disappointment and failure in their childhood so the first obstacle sets them off spinning over the edge.

This fucking edit is poetry on film...

@daviddowns7188

7 жыл бұрын

exactly

@ketihrendrag9489

6 жыл бұрын

Is a "fucking" edit better than a normal edit? You spoiled a great sentence with that word.

@muslit

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Those obtrusive closeups? I don't think so. Compare the editing in The Blues Brothers number 'Think' - masterly use of small space. Ditto Robbins' 'I Feel Pretty' in West Side Story. Honestly, the editor here didn't know how to navigate a large space with glaring closeups.

@jgm3465

Ай бұрын

@@muslit Most would consider this a masterpiece and probably groundbreaking for the time - but that's harder to recall as I first saw it as a kid in the 70s when cinema was still interesting. This 5 minutes of film set me on my career path - I am a professional editor and in still in awe of Allen Heim's work here. I "borrow" this edit frequently as the techniques used here still work. Indeed came here tonight because I'm working working on a montage and it always inspires. Blues Bros is a very different kind of movie so I'm not sure transposing that style here would be effective as this open also sets up the style of the movie as a whole. You have to consider what's happening at minute 90 when you think about the open. For me this film is the best kind of cinema as it taps into what's happening in the subconscious - and I think those close ups help open us up to the kind of impressionistic interior experience. ADDING - additionally - this is a scene about characters who are dancers, not a dance performance. We are actually meeting the characters we will be following throughout the film - so close ups are just practically the best way to do that. In think, you already know who the characters are and it's a much more conventional musical scene though also well edited.

@muslit

Ай бұрын

@@jgm3465 I'm happy for you, but it doesn't change my mind about the editing here. Having never made a film before, Robbins had a more instinctive feel for camera placement and editing. He shared best director honors with Wise, and it wasn't for his work with actors.

"It's showtime, folks!" A bloody fantastic movie.

It’s hard to beat this kind of editing - and what a WOW start to a one of a kind musical.

This audition process reminds of when I auditioned for Sweet Charity in London. Bob Fosse wasn't there but his assistant did exactly the same when he says 'yes' or 'no' to the dancers in the last line-up. Unfortunately, I didn't get chosen, but saw the show with Juliet Prowse starring in it at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London.

@laminage

8 жыл бұрын

+Alex Poor Did you know that Juliet Prowse was once married to John McCook who next year will celebrate his 30th Anniversary as Eric Forrester on The Soap Opera The Bold & The Beautiful. He is next to Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke) the only "Original" Cast Member.

@alexpoor2452

8 жыл бұрын

+laminage Hi Thanks for the update. I don't watch The Bold & The Beautiful, but thanks for pointing out the info about Eric.

@laminage

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Here's another eerie fact. When "Joe Gideon" brilliantly played by Roy Scheider was putting the dancers through their paces, Bob Fosse was directing "Him".

@ImAlwaysHere1

6 жыл бұрын

I only auditioned for "Cats" once in my Midwestern city (and didn't make it), but I would love to go to NY and audition for a Broadway production. It would be worth making a fool of myself again. At least I would be able to say I tried; and to me that would still be an amazing story.

@jgilc2691

6 жыл бұрын

DO IT! It's all about timing. Been there.

It is all about Dance. The love of it. The appreciation of dance. Expression and talent. Brilliant and true to his soul. Priceless.....

This movie is one of the most brilliant ones I've seen, and watching Roy Scheider's superlative performance was really something else..

@howardkoor2796

6 жыл бұрын

Rohit Nagarkatti agree

@chrysalissartorious5777

6 жыл бұрын

With Scheider and Fosse both gone, the lights are dimmer!

@deerheart87

4 жыл бұрын

Def he was great , they all were , it's a great film

My college room mate and I watched this over and over and over. You can find flaws in films or se things that could or should have been done differently and this film is perfect.

I grew up in theatre in New York and this film always brings me back. One of my favorite films of all time.

I like how he treated all the rejects with kindness and respect.

@richardwilson1234

4 жыл бұрын

Comedian?

@electrasong

4 жыл бұрын

Hey... That's showbiz!!!

@sylviacarlson3561

4 жыл бұрын

@@electrasong That's New York........cut and dry. I know someone who went there and auditioned for several months and when she came back she wouldn't ever talk about what happened. It must have been particularly brutal. You have to have a strong stomach for rejection.

@tunde818

4 жыл бұрын

@@electrasong that's not showbiz. they're usually mean. THANK YOU NEXT. this guy was nice.

@erinwiggins1261

4 жыл бұрын

Fosse really was like that. He wanted to cast everyone and was genuinely sorry when he had to cut people. He’d give them pointers on how to improve and let them try again even. He was also usually picking out which girls he wanted to sleep with.

Makes me want to watch the whole movie. Saw it in the theater when it first came out. Big Roy Scheider fan. Saw him in Betrayal on Broadway. He should have won the Oscar for this performance.

That piano intro to “On Broadway” is brilliant. It felt like a strong pulsating anxious heartbeat 💗 that the dancers must’ve experienced while auditioning. 👯👯‍♀️👯👯‍♀️👯👯‍♀️👯👯‍♀️

@suddendee

4 жыл бұрын

I guess it fits the whole heartbeat❤️ and heart theme in the movie 🎥 🍿

@HONORTONUMERIC123

2 жыл бұрын

YEAH.... ON THE TOES....MAY BE...

Roy Scheider should have won the academy award for his performance. Dustin Hoffman was very good in Kramer vs Kramer. But he shouldn't have won to Roy S.

@JeromeGentes

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Hoffman should have won for Midnight Cowboy or Lenny first, then for Tootsie. Scheider holds this fearless and flawed movie together, and he is not by any means someone you think of when you think, Broadway choreographer.

@chrysalissartorious5777

6 жыл бұрын

Hoffman for 'Lenny' would have been yet another nod to Fosse!

@johnminehan1148

5 жыл бұрын

@@JeromeGentes Never saw the movie all through, but from what I have seen, the other actor who could have done it would have been another unlikely one: Kirk Douglas.

@durtyragoux

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Tough call, but this was such a compelling role. This film is one of my all time favorites, period, and his performance was fascinating.

@reneastle8447

5 жыл бұрын

@jlalewicz What will it be like if the Academy Award for Best Picture is always awarded to the best film of the year in any genre and art form? That would've been better. For example, if Digimon: The Movie was a blockbuster success and won all 11 Oscars including Best Picture, tying with Gladiator, it would really show how the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science appreciate many different genres of motion pictures, not just Drama.

Just love this opening. It shows all the sweat, defeat, triumph of a real Broadway audition. How tough and nerve racking it is and how many but a few get there.

“Cattle call” is the perfect term for what performers have to go through to hope for a job. I couldn’t deal with the rejection. My favorite lines are:” F___ him! He never picks me.” “Honey, I DID f___ him. He never picks me either.”

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@maddalonefarms

3 жыл бұрын

When did they say that

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

@@maddalonefarms they said it shortly after this clip

@joebarr725

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite line: "That's how you get a job".

@muratkaraali5704

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebarr725 And "That's how you get an oscar"

...this opening scene totally encapsulates every and all auditions that every dancer has had throughout their dance career!!...such a great piece of cinematic art!!...LOOOOOOOOOOVE!!...

One of the great establishing shots in any movie--there is no doubt who is in charge as the camera pulls out, even though you can't see Joe's face or expression. Just incredible.

Brilliant...finally saw this (LOL 58 yr. old classically trained NY ballerina)crazy beautiful art world...became an RN but appreciate the blood sweat tears of this art form💕👍

Fosse makes his points in the most bald ways, but he never, ever denies any character in his works their humanity. And that is what makes him one of the Great Directors.

After all these freakn' years, seeing this opening still makes my heart soar. Damn. What a great movie.

This is the most unique and iconic opening scene EVER!!!!

The edit of the dancers spinning takes your breath away..!!

amazing how underrated is Bob Fosse as a director...

RIP Roy Scheider. Truly one of the greats.

George Benson... The Jimi Hendrix of jazz guitar. Simply the best.

@tompaulcampbell

4 жыл бұрын

Thankfully, unlike Hendrix, he tuned his guitar!

@FAngus-ly8lk

4 жыл бұрын

Well . . . no. Benson was and is very good. He made a very big splash when his first album came out in 1977 (I think it was 1977). I was in my senior year of high school and everybody I know just loved that record. I couldn't get enough of it. It's hard to remember any jazz album since that had that kind of appeal. There were some huge rock acts out there but Benson managed to break out anyway. He wasn't comparable to Jimi Hendrix, though. Jimi was a revolutionary player - he redefined rock guitar. The only jazz guitarist you can compare to Jimi was Jaco Pastorius. I know, he was a bassist - but a completely different kind of player than anyone else. He redefined jazz bass like Jimi changed rock guitar. Jaco also died young, sadly. So they had that in common, too. Anyway, not to argue with you, Post Toastee. Just my 2 cents.

3 жыл бұрын

and the guy can sing a little too ;)

@joint2joint2k

3 жыл бұрын

@ Yup, and his scat singing is insane

3 жыл бұрын

@@joint2joint2k George is the man!

It's showtime folks! If I was forced to watch one movie on an endless loop, I would hope it would be All That Jazz. It just doesn't get better. Thank you Mr Fosse.

Such genius. The grueling tension, the dancing, it's astonishing.

After all the years Ive seen this great film, I never noticed @1:56 that Roy does the left arm flex thing, something people complain about prior to heart attacks is numbness in the left arm. It's so casual I totally missed it. Roy was robbed for the oscar.

@randywhite3947

2 жыл бұрын

Good eye

Great intro - you get so much packaged into a short sequence. You learn about Fosse, his life, his work, his foibles, and the business as well and how the dancers dream of making the grade and just how much they put into it.

I still love this movie, I grew up with my dad being a jazz musician and playing all kinds of different music with his saxophone, flute, conga drums, since I was a little baby, he had a big record collection and I remember I liked listening to George Benson! I use to dance all over the living room, took modern dancing in school. My dad is 78 and he still plays his saxophone and several instruments and is still so talented and he taught all of us kids musical instruments. I was the dancer in the family, my regret is not pursuing a dance career. I just dance at family weddings or in my house! Lol

@Tracymmo

4 жыл бұрын

what a cool dad!

One of my top 3 movies all time. Watch it every year. Music, acting, themes. Just a great film

Visual magic of transformation of reality into kinesthetic experience through the art of film photography, composition, acting and editing - artistic pleasure and excitement - what film is truly all about as an independent art form with its own specific visual means.

@chrysalissartorious5777

6 жыл бұрын

I want so very much to say that I couldn't have said that any better but the truth is that I couldn't have said it at all! Bravo!!

@godfatherofcinema

6 жыл бұрын

well put

@analogkid4957

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully stated

My mother was a huge Bob Fosse fan and we saw this opening weekend. The whole movie on the big screen was just PHENOMENAL, and I was completely captivated with this opening; I remember we absolutely laughed our butts off at the final image while Ethel Merman belted out "There's No Business Like Show Business".

one of the best openings !!!

@ancapi145

9 жыл бұрын

***** The best, simply.

I always thought that it was good on Fosse that he showed, basically himself, rejecting a short fairly small male dancer who was likely a lot like himself (or the way that he saw himself) back when he himself was auditioning.

@lucindaarmour4685

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said. I am always very touched by that moment and think it is very personal to Fosse.

Fosse + Roy Scheider + George Benson = Epic Combo

@narayanshadhu8778

7 жыл бұрын

La isupel

Thank you for releasing this, sincerely. A truly fantastic addition to the collection. What an opening.. middle.. and that ending! Fosse, you genius. You've gifted us quite the cinematic gem. Palme d'Or was more than deserved.

This movie is truly one of the greats. The costumes and the surreal scenes of he and the angel Jessica Lange, Ben Vareen awesome!

Saw this on the big screen when I was 17. Yep, still perfect.

@teacat55

4 жыл бұрын

bighairedmom ditto... it was brilliant art

this is maybe the best opening sequence ever - so perfectly energising - Apocalypse now is also pretty good but this is masterful

this sequence is better than the whole film version of A CHROUS LINE!

@johnmcgowan2348

4 жыл бұрын

The opening of Chorus Line was pretty awesome, especially when all of the hopefuls came together for the combination. I Can Do That was great too. Of course I may be a little based....

@ryan_alexander

4 жыл бұрын

Dude the ACL film is asshole. It's not hard to beat that

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Alexander Music is asshole?

@JPLEYONKO4

4 жыл бұрын

See this is what happens when Hollywood producers and directors don't want the input of Broadway directors and choreographers on the movies. The film version of A chorus Line would have been great if They allowed Micheal Bennett to get involved. Now look what happened.

@srkadict

4 жыл бұрын

I agree sooo much!!!!!!

One of the BEST dance movies ever.......what a genius he was! And great dancers, storyline...........CLASSIC/RADICAL. cheers

@catherinehpn3613

7 жыл бұрын

Dr. Elizabeth Martin Agreed , I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this movie.

@howardkoor2796

7 жыл бұрын

Fosse!

I remember seeing the film on TV at college, where myself & another girl were theater majors. The audition scene just enthralled us, but another girl ( not a theater major) was shocked. I think she didn't realize how many people auditioned for so few parts.

The final death scene performed as a musical act was really great - perfect movie!!

Why oh WHY is this masterpiece not on Netflix?

@EdDunkle

4 жыл бұрын

The only way to watch it these days is to buy the DVD or Blu-ray

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

Buy the Criterion dvd/Blu Ray

@ralphadamo1857

3 жыл бұрын

Because Netflix sux.

@donnalynn2

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralphadamo1857 Actually it has nothing to do with Netflix. It isn't available on ANY streaming service. In fact I don't see it available to even buy on a streaming service at all. From what I read the only way to watch this movie is to buy the DVD. Why they haven't digitized it is beyond me when in this day and age even dvds are starting to get phased out. Don't blame your bias on Netflix. They cannot buy the rights to stream a movie that isn't digitized. Blame whoever holds the rights to that movie (probably his daughter).

@ralphadamo1857

3 жыл бұрын

@@donnalynn2 What you say may be true, but that does not change the fact that Netflix sux.

One of the great all time openings to a movie. The editing on this scene is brilliant!

I was a little girl, but my dad thought it was a good idea to bring me to see "Cabaret" . He knew I would get the movie and most of all the love of dance that was in me. I feel in love, unknowingly, with Bob Fosse then. His style lives in me as does many other people he never knew. But we are blessed to have been touched by it. RIP BF

The spellbinding musical numbers play second fiddle to the spectacular focus Fosse gave into the mind of a theatre and film savant.

Convinced by a friend from school to see this 'the greatest film ever made' in his words and hated it or really, didn't understand it. Now aged 54 I might just agree with him, there is definitely more than meets the eye.

@joereichlin258

4 жыл бұрын

Age 17, went to this movie with a date (one of the few dates of my high school years - coincidence? I think not) Neither of us really got it. We just didn't have enough life experience. Now of course I think it's one of the great movies about show buisness, and life well (or maybe not so well) lived. Just a great movie.

Still good. Tingles, tears, and a warm glow seeing this again after some years. And seeing it afresh, applaud its shooting, editing - and, of course, the dancing! I thought Roy Scheider did a remarkably convincing job in this role, despite being (as far as I know), not a dancer. The current Fosse/Verdon TV series is a weak echo of this - not least, because it's not directed by Fosse! Ah well...

@jackcovey1832

2 жыл бұрын

"The current Fosse/Verdon TV series is a weak echo of this." But seriously, though, how could it NOT be? There was a 1970's movie-of-the-week on the making of GONE WITH THE WIND, specifically about the casting of Scarlett O'Hara, and none of the "making of" scenes could hold a candle to the real thing. In both instances, you're comparing to something that is a total and utter classic. Taken on those terms, FOSSE/VERDON is still pretty entertaining, with the lead performances by Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell total knockouts (Williams one the Golden Globe, if memory serves.) The Fosse daughter gave her highest praise to how accurate and well-done the entire mini-series was.

This 5-min sequence is a masterclass in how to open a movie--brilliant!

I love this movie, it's purely amazing in terms of art house and fantasy. It is one of the most unique films that I have ever seen.

One of the best movies ever.

As a dancer, this scene is so relatable

I've always been interested in Fosse and this movie. I love Roy Scheider. All right, I'm off to buy this movie on Amazon.

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Lemon Sky get the criterion version you won’t regret it

@lemonsky5378

4 жыл бұрын

@@randywhite3947 Watching it right now.

4:49 My friend Danny R. He was supposed to have a bigger part but he died in a car crash while this film was still in production. RIP Danny.

@myswanktrendz

5 жыл бұрын

Lane Change - How sad :(

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

What was he supposed to do?

@RedtheCat2014

3 жыл бұрын

oh Danny Ruvolo? Tragic

Every audition I've ever been on, especially "A Chorus Line"! I love a movie that get's all the details right. #FosseGenius

@MsDonttrythisathome

4 жыл бұрын

There's a clip on YT that includes Fosse talking about the creation of this scene and why it looks so realistic. You might like it

@YouzTube99

3 жыл бұрын

@@MsDonttrythisathome Is this it? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hYms2NN8YtGvkqw.html

He was extremely good to me, I didn’t care how hard he was I miss him every day Love you miss you Bob aka Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse (June 23, 1927 - September 23, 1987) so much, My Birthdays have never been the same

@cecimartinez1777

5 жыл бұрын

What are privileged that you were able to work with Bob Voss Bravo to you!

@gioiaferrante

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I was 8 years old and he took me under his wing and I was always working myself to blood, sweat, He was in much shock as I was, and I would hear Kiddo hurry up Kiddo, turn 18 so you and I can work together, ( he allowed. me in this scene, only like these.) That day came, he called from Washington to say hello, are you ready? I said Bob you know I am, you earned it! Im going to call your mother later surprise her, ok kiddo? She was to receive a call, that was devastating. I heard her scream in tears yelling dear god tell me this is a lie. How am I going to tell her? What I didn't know was she already knew because she was on the other phone, listening when he called, That was the first worst day of my life. I'll always have the man, embedded in my heart and mind. Im so sorry I just saw this :( Missing him @@cecimartinez1777

@cecimartinez1777

5 жыл бұрын

@@gioiaferrante How amazimg!!!so i take it you have danced for most of your life?? But just a simple fact that you knew this amazing man you worked with him what a blessing!

@rah938

4 жыл бұрын

The 1st time I auditioned for Bob, I made it up to the song. He stopped me after 8 bars and said: “You’re a helluva dancer kid, but you couldn’t carry a tune if it had a handle on it.” As I was packing up, his assistant handed me a note with a phone number that turned out to be for Ann Reinking’s vocal coach. Underneath was scribbled: “Here’s the handle.” I don’t believe in Heaven or Hell. But I do believe in Angels.

Wow.. as a kid..this was my reason for living!!

The guy doing it really badly was probably an excellent dancer. It takes a good dancer to dance comically badly.

@Gargess

5 жыл бұрын

If you listen to the DVD commentary with Roy Scheider he laughs when he sees that guy and then explains. To shoot this sequence they put an ad out in the local trade that they were going to film a simulated audition for a film and that it was open. Open means that literally anyone, regardless of experience and training, can walk in off the street and audition. Apparently there wrre a number of inexperienced performers who came in and were shot, he was just the only one that didn't make it on the cutting room floor.

@mchris65

5 жыл бұрын

which guy

@scandiescot3

5 жыл бұрын

mchris65: The gentleman in the black t-shirt at 2:35

@WalterLiddy

4 жыл бұрын

Nah anyone can be that bad.

@ParkerAllen2

4 жыл бұрын

Comically bad is the only kind of dancing I do.

LOVE Bob Fosse choreography !!

That he shakes their hand and looks them in the eye when they're cut is a very nice touch

Yeah, I need to watch this movie right now.

@franckcolas8623

6 жыл бұрын

me too !

@carolinagutierrez9865

6 жыл бұрын

It's fantastic!

great movie,great actors (especially roy scheider and jessica lange )and of course !the master george benson!

@chrysalissartorious5777

6 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention Ann Reinking who (of course) played herself in this flick

@edgardoctavioedgardoctavio9279

6 жыл бұрын

Marc Roig Cebria

@edgardoctavioedgardoctavio9279

6 жыл бұрын

Df

@marcroigcebrian

5 жыл бұрын

YESSS ann reinking

@michaelmatthews6717

4 жыл бұрын

Jessica Lange won the Oscar for best supporting actress for this film

I hadn’t seen this since the film was originally released. I forgot how powerful this was. I’m currently recording the Fosse-Verdon series and will binge watch that later.

OMG, Did not see this masterpiece of a scene, and à movie since it came out ! What an incredible analysis of musicals, and auditions !

Truly great flick, and a fascinating one. The only movie I've ever seen that I would describe as "morbid"...and that's a compliment. Has to be seen to be appreciated.

Loved this movie! Saw it in first run at the Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City...

One the best movie openings ever. It really sets the stage for the entire movie. No pun intended. Lol.

This was his greatest roll as Fosse! I remember watching this in a theater with a friend!

Amazing opening!!!! Bob Fosse was the best.

I think it is funny how everyone saw this movie when we were 12. I was 12 and have loved this movie ever since. Great soundtrack, great dancing and great acting.

@coyoterest6449

5 жыл бұрын

My favorite movie when i was it at 16 and still my favorite 40 years later. Pure genius.

@concernedparty1148

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I saw it when I was 11 in the theater

Love All That Jazz and the talented Roy Schneider.

One of the greatest opening scenes in American Cinema

George Benson adds magic to this opening scene

Great opening sequence. Love this movie...

This is the scene that made me want to move to New York

One of the best bio-pics and musicals ever produced 🎉

In the opening of "All That Jazz", it is the prefix of opening to "Bom Dia Brasil" displeyed of Rede Globo Television since 1983.

I wish I had lived in that city, at that time and lived that life. Talent, promise, excitement. Imagine the stories and experience that these people have in their heart. And I’m stuck in 2019 with Cardi B twerking every day in my face.

@scheherazadenoir5950

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 honey. It was such an "innocent" time, despite all the coke and meaningless sex, I swear!😄👐🏾🧓🏾. We had no idea how FREE we were, no surveillance cameras and GPS location tracking, your voicemail was home on your answering machine, when you walked out the door, no one knew where you actually were until you arrived or told them on a payphone.⌛⏳⌛⏳⌛⏳ "Time, time, time time, see what's become of me."

@allendever949

5 жыл бұрын

one of the best comments I've ever seen. I agree, 70s New York just could not be beat.

@rinwesley3092

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, trust me...there was plenty of degeneracy, nihilism and trash during the 70's. Not to mention the fashion was god awful. It's just that the residual psychedelia of the 60's inspired more experimental vision which was already waning as it entered into the 80s.

@BigOldScout

4 жыл бұрын

Oh give me a break. Live in the now. There are many wonderful things going on right now, if you are willing to reach out and grab it. By the way, that is the attitude of successful people, live in the now and make your own destiny.

@habibingmaligaya

4 жыл бұрын

If you want talent, promise, and excitement, then go look for it. Cardi B isn’t the end-all-be-all of modern music. There are so many talented artists out right now. The times were different, but they were more or less the same. The 60s and 70s had LSD and weed, the 2000s and 2010s had lean and xanax. It’s not like people suddenly stopped doing what they do when the new millenia came. Kids still go out for drives, have fun, sneak around with alcohol and weed, go to cinemas and museums to fuck around, just like what people from the 70s, 80s, and 90s did.

One of the most exciting Broadway Musicals ever to grace the stage! 🥴 Roy Schieder was superb as Bob Fosse.

Everybody buy this from Criterion and listen to the editor's comments. So much insight.

Great movie. So many legends in the business and many no longer with us. Back from the days when memorable movies were made.

Loooooove this scene so much. And this version of On Broadway rules. So edgy. Perfect for this movie.

Damn this Movies overlooked what a masterpiece 10/10 Roy scheiders best performance greatest musical arts film of all time

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say overlooked mainly because it was nominated as best Picture

I wanted to see this movie as a kid, I loved to dance, and draw...my talent is drawing and paint....this movie made me know the passion of the arts..and no it will not be easy, fun or gain your dreams of stardom...but just to be an artist...with in dance music, painting,sculpture, drawing..etc...it's worth it.knowing ..I still dance

One of the greatest films ever made.

With so many on stage at once, it's amazing that Fosse could see, evaluate and eliminate so quickly.

@lasktdave

3 жыл бұрын

it was not a quick process. It took hours.

@valkyriesardo278

Жыл бұрын

I would think not. He was a dancer himself. He lived and breathed it and so he developed an eye. I worked as a store clerk a few years. You get so you can spot a shoplifter just by the way they move. It is conspicuously different from people who have come to shop. I'm sure the tell tale signs are even more obvious to a professional dancer. The judge at a dog show can pick out best in show in a very brief time. A jockey can spot a winner. Time and experience brings you a knowledge you may not be able to summon on the conscious level, but its operating nonetheless.

I'm not normally a big fan of musicals, but this one I loved. When this one played a musical number, there was a reason for it. Most will have a character sing a song about making a sandwich or one about running out of milk.

@michaelladd6745

8 жыл бұрын

It is a lot more than a musical...............

@daviddowns7188

7 жыл бұрын

+Michael Ladd yes it is+too cool

@dr.elizabethmartin7118

7 жыл бұрын

That's for sure, Michael! cheers

@srkbear1

5 жыл бұрын

There doesn’t need to be a reason for singing, dancing, or art. The finest musicals don’t have story lines about milking cows anyway, but with masterpieces like “Singing in the Rain”, when dancing is an expression of pure joy, what person with the slightest imagination would care if they did? Pauline Kael described guys like you best: When a really attractive Easterner said to me, "I don't generally like musicals, but have you seen West Side Story? It's really great," I felt a kind of gnawing discomfort. I love musicals and so I couldn't help being suspicious of the greatness of a musical that would be so overwhelming to somebody who didn't like musicals. How is “West Side Story”? Well, it’s a great musical for those who don’t like musicals. - Kael on West Side Story

@23jakesmith23

4 жыл бұрын

@@srkbear1 she sounds pedantic and trying too hard to be "not like the others" by judging someone for liking something popularly acclaimed. West Side Story happens to strike gold by reaching out to more audiences than most film musicals could ever say. To attain such general popularity in itself is an accomplishment. Not to mention West Side Story's what, 9, 10 Oscars?

This was one of the first musical films I've watched, I think I was like 8 or 10 years old then and I just loved it, it's one of my favorites of all times...

The best ever singing and SWINGING in wide screen Technicolor and stereophonic soundtrack! MERCI BEAUCOUP! Emmanuel from Paris France