• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1979-12-16
  • Runtime123 minutes
  • TaglineAll that work. All that glitter. All that pain. All that love. All that crazy rhythm. All that jazz.
  • Revenue37,823,676$
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesColumbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox
  • Budget12,000,000$

Movie Overview

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

Casts

Roy Scheider

Jessica Lange

Ann Reinking

Leland Palmer

Cliff Gorman

Ben Vereen

Michael Tolan

Max Wright

Irene Kane

Deborah Geffner

Kathryn Doby

Anthony Holland

David Margulies

Keith Gordon

Alan Heim

John Lithgow

Sandahl Bergman

Jennifer Nairn-Smith

Terri Treas

Robert Levine

Stephen Strimpell

Eugene Troobnick

Ben Masters

Cathie Shirriff

Joanna Merlin

Leah Ayres

CCH Pounder

Tiger Haynes

Nicole Fosse

Vicki Frederick

I.M. Hobson

Mary McCarty

Theresa Merritt

Wallace Shawn

Sloane Shelton

Sammy Smith