All That Jazz Page #8

Synopsis: Choreographing and picking dancers for his current show whilst editing his feature film about a stand-up comedian is getting to Joe Gideon. Without the chemical substances, he would not have the energy to keep up with his girlfriend, his ex-wife, and his special dancing daughter. They attempt to bring him back from the brink, but it's too late for his exhausted body and stress-ravaged heart. He chain-smokes, uses drugs, sleeps with his dancers and overworks himself into open-heart surgery. Scenes from his past life start to encroach on the present and he becomes increasingly aware of his mortality.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director(s): Bob Fosse
Production: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
  Won 4 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
R
Year:
1979
123 min
1,339 Views


- No, tha's impossible, Mr Gideon.

l just gave you your medication.

Goddamn it, he knows the symptoms.

Will you call somebody, please?

He can't be in pain.

Well, let me take his pulse.

- How can it be?

- Goddammit, get somebody.

But l just gave you your medication 20

minutes ago. You can't possibly be in pain.

At least you're getting use

out of the equipment.

Tha's funny, Doctor. l gotta tell you,

it hurts like a son of a b*tch.

Miss Briggs, two milligrams of morphine.

- Wha's this?

- My name and address.

You can send my cheque there.

Feeling any pain now?

B*tch!

No. But something is...

- something is breaking up in there.

- Now that l like.

Somethin's gone wrong.

All wrong.

No... No...

Oh, my God... Where's Mr Gideon?

Anger, denial, bargaining,

depression and acceptance.

- Anger.

- No. No. No!

Jesus Christ! Goddamn son-of-a-b*tch,

pig-sucking bastards!

Not now.

l don't know. We were busy

with an emergency

and the next thing l notice, he was gone.

Denial. Denial.

"No. No, tha's not me, man, no.

No. l's somebody else, maybe, but not me."

"Oh, no. You got the wrong...

How about my mother, man?"

"She's old. l'm weaned. l'm toilet-trained."

"l don't need her any more. Bye, Ma.

You've been terrific. l love ya! But not me."

Oh, Jesus, don't take me out now.

Wha's the matter?

Don't you like musical comedy?

- Bargaining.

- Finished, or do you wanna run it again?

Yes, l'd like to run it again.

l'd like to run the whole thing again.

"Look, man. Come here, come here."

"Can we sit down and talk

about this like businessmen?"

"A negotiation, OK?"

"Look, l don't wanna haggle.

You'll find me a reasonable man, man."

"The blonde, the one on East 63rd Street

l see on Tuesday nights?"

"Gone. Finished. l'll never

see her again. Tha's it."

"Right, no more hard drugs.

A little grass, maybe, but tha's it. OK?"

"All right, look, man, l promise

l won't flash on subways any more, OK?"

"We got a deal, huh? Huh?

Guy drives a hard bargain."

What are you staring at? l told you guys

before:
too much smoking,

too much boozing, too much

screwing around, i'll get you every time.

l'll be back.

Well, goddammit, find him.

l want him back in lCU, and right now!

- Damn fools.

- Depression.

And here he is, ladies and germs,

Tops'n'Taps,

- Oh, my God!

- tap-dancer extraordinaire.

- lf l were God...

- l'm dying!

- And sometimes l think l am...

- Oh, God, am l dying!

- Depends on how much morphine l've had...

- l'm dying. Nobody's dying but me.

- l would spare this terrific tap-dancer!

- The doctor's not dying.

He's alive in Florida, and l'm dying!

No pennies on the eyes for me.

Please.

Right away, sir. Bye.

- Come on, we better try to find this guy.

- "Oh, God!"

"l'm dying!"

"l'm paying $240 a day for the hospital room!"

"At those prices, man,

who can afford to live?"

So... acceptance.

Oh, God...

l think you're the most

beautiful thing in the world.

l love you.

Just a cut on the head.

Oh, man, l won't have any trouble

at all keepin' him here.

He just wants to sit around

and sing old-time songs.

Oh, don't hurry, baby.

l'm havin' a pretty good time myself.

- Now, Mr Gideon, where were we?

- How do you know my name?

Just found out. They're comin'

to get you, you know?

l knew they would.

- Can l have another?

- Oh, help yourself.

Could you do it one more time? Just for me?

Oh, yeah, l'd love to.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag

And smile, smile, smile

Hey, pack up your troubles

in your old kit bag

Smile, boys, tha's the style

Here we go.

Wha's the use of worrying?

lt never was worthwhile

Juicy!

So, pack up your troubles...

- You got it.

- Five, six, seven, eight.

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag

And smile, smile, smile

OK, mister, you come along with us.

Nice and quiet, now. Don't cause no trouble.

- Everything's going to be fine, all right?

- All right. So long, Tiger.

Later, Gideon.

This is just a rough cut, you know?

l don't have the titles in yet,

and the underscoring's not in.

l's not really finished.

l need more time.

Thank you. Wonderful, wonderful.

Folks, what can l tell you

about my next guest?

This cat allowed himseIf

to be adored, but not loved.

And his success in show business

was matched by failure

in his personal-relationship bag.

Now tha's where he really bombed.

And he came to believe that work,

show business, love, his whole life,

even himself, and all thatjazz, was bullshit.

He became numero uno game player,

to the point where he didn't know

where the games ended and reality began.

Like, to this cat, the only reality...

is death, man.

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.

ln his final appearance on the great stage

of life - you can applaud if you wanna -

Mr Joe Gideon.

Bye-bye, life

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello, loneliness

l think l'm gonna die

l think l'm gonna die

Bye-bye, love

Bye-bye, sweet caress

Hello, emptiness

l feel like l could die

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, my life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Two, three, four, five, six.

Bye-bye, life

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello, loneliness

l think l'm gonna die

l think he's gonna die

l think he's gonna die

l think l'm gonna die

There goes his baby

With someone new

She sure looks happy

- l sure am blue

- He sure is blue

- l sure am blue

- He sure is blue

- l sure am blue

- He sure is blue

- l sure am blue

- He sure is blue

l sure am blue

l think l'm gonna, l think l'm gonna,

l think l'm gonna, l think l'm gonna

Bye-bye, life

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello, loneliness

l think he's gonna... die

Die

A one, a two, a three, four.

Bye-bye, love

Bye-bye, sweet caress

Hello, emptiness

l feel like l could die

Bye-bye, my life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, my life, goodbye

l'm through with romance

- l'm through with love

- Oh, yeah

l'm through with counting the stars above

Forget the stars

And here's the reason that he's so free

His lovin' baby

She's through with me

Bye-bye, life

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello, loneliness

l think he's gonna die

l think he's gonna die

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, my life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

This must have cost a fortune!

Oh, give it to me!

Oh, give it to me!

At least l won't have to lie to ya any more.

Oh, give it to me!

Oh, give it to me!

Bye-bye

Bye-bye

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello... Hello...

- l think he's gonna die

- He's gonna die

Bye-bye, life

Bye-bye, happiness

Hello, emptiness

l think he's gonna die

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

l think he's gonna die

La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Bye-bye, your life, goodbye

La, la, la, la, la, la, la

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Robert Alan Aurthur

Robert Alan Aurthur (June 10, 1922 – November 20, 1978) was an American screenwriter, director and producer. more…

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