A Chorus Line (film)

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A Chorus Line
Directed by Richard Attenborough
Produced by Cy Feuer
Ernest H. Martin
Written by Arnold Schulman
Starring Michael Douglas
Alyson Reed
Nicole Fosse
Vicki Frederick
Audrey Landers
Gregg Burge
Terrence Mann
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (musical)
Cinematography Ronnie Taylor
Editing by John Bloom
Distributed by Columbia Pictures (US)
Release date(s) 10 December 1985
Running time 112 min
Country USA
Language English
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A Chorus Line is a 1985 musical film, based on the Broadway musical of the same title. The film starred Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers and Alyson Reed. It was directed by Richard Attenborough and written by Arnold Schulman.

Following the smash success of the Broadway production, Hollywood producers expressed interest in a motion picture version of the musical. Many directors turned down the project, insisting that A Chorus Line was too beloved, and would not translate well onto the screen. Even the musical's famed director, Michael Bennett, declined to participate when his proposal to present the film as an audition to cast the movie version of the stage play, instead of a literal translation of the play, was rejected. When Attenborough accepted the project, there was some apprehension as to the treatment the British director would give the musical's quintessentially American story (BFI).

The movie was criticized vehemently by both rabid fans of the show and reviewers [1]. The filmmakers' decision to change certain songs (such as usurping "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen" with Oscar nominated song "Surprise, Surprise," the omission of "Sing!," and replacing "The Music and the Mirror" with "Let Me Dance For You") disappointed purists [2].

The stage musical was one of the first to address homosexuality, and that particular subplot was glossed over in the film. Furthermore, the stage musical had been performed without an intermission, fostering a sense of claustrophobia inside the theatre; the film brought some action outside of the theatre, and lost some of the show's intensity.

The film was nominated for three 1986 Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, and Best Sound.

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[edit] The Cast

  • Pat McNamara - Robbie
  • Sammy Smith - Doorman
  • Timothy Scott - Boy with Headband
  • Bambi Jordan - Girl in Yellow Trunks
  • Richard DeFabees, Cole Carpenter, Karen Prunczik, Melissa Randel, Jennifer Kent - Reject Dancers
  • Mansoor Najeeullah - Cab Driver
  • Peter Fitzgerald - Dancer with Gum
  • John Hammil - Advertising Executive
  • Jack Lehnert - Posterman
  • Gloria Lynch - Taxi Passenger
  • Gregg Huffman - Misfit Boy Dancer

[edit] Dancers

  • Eric Aaron, Khandi Alexander, AnneMarie, David Askler, Michele Assaf, Bryant Baldwin, Buddy Balou, Carol Baxter, Tina Bellis, Ida Broughton, Robin Brown, Anna Bruno, Brian Bullard, Cheryl Burr, Bill Bushnell, Sergio Cal, Joe Anthony Cavise, Linda Cholodenko, Cheryl Clark, Christine Colby, Alexander Cole, Anne Connors, Leslie Cook, Jeffrey Cornell, Alicia Cox, Frank Cruz, Roxann Cabalero, John DeLuca, Niki Harris, Reed Jones, Felix Montano, Alan Onickel, Scott Plank, Rhett Pyle, Leslie Stevens, Mary Ellen Stuart, Scott Wise, Barbara Yeager

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Films directed by Richard Attenborough
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