An adaption of the musical, in a modern-day song-and-dance recreation of the Gospel of St. Matthew.
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Title: Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (1973)
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A modern-day version of the gospels, opening with John the Baptist calling a disparate group of young New Yorkers from their workaday lives to follow and learn from Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the parables through song and dance, comedy, and mime. Jesus' ministry ends with a last supper, his Crucifixion in a junkyard, and, the following morning, his body being carried aloft by his apostles back into the world of the living on the streets of New York. Written by Steven Dhuey <[email protected]>
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song | singing | singer | kicked in the butt | based on stage musical |Taglines:
GODSPELL is a miracle of a movie musical! See more »Genres:
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1973 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Stephen Schwartz (based on Psalm 137)
Performed by Stephen Reinhardt, Rich LaBonte (as Richard LaBonte), and Victor Garber
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Godspell premiered off Broadway, moved to Broadway's Broadhurst Theater on June 22, 1976, and ran for 527 performances. Robin Lamont was the only player in the original off-Broadway cast, the movie version, and the Broadway cast. See more »Goofs
At the end of "All For The Best", Joanne moves her arm the wrong way and quickly corrects herself. See more »Quotes
Jesus: The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be darkness. If then, the only light you have is darkness, the darkness will be doubly dark.See more »
Crazy Credits
The end credits include an infinity frames effect. A sixteen second film of a busy street is shown, and then the right and bottom of the frame is frozen in a sideways capital L. This then becomes the frame for the next iteration of the film, which in turn leaves its right and bottom edges as a frame for the next film. Over the frames and film are played thumbnails of the actors, then credit cards and finally a credit scroll. See more »Soundtracks
On The Willows(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Schwartz (based on Psalm 137)
Performed by Stephen Reinhardt, Rich LaBonte (as Richard LaBonte), and Victor Garber
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I remember seeing this film a very long time ago with my father when it was released in theaters. I just recently saw it again on TV and was just as dazzled as I was the first time (although I admit, to fully appreciate this movie, it is best seen on a large screen). The film is gorgeous to look at, and the whole feel is carnival-like. The songs are as fresh as they were in 1973, catchy and light-hearted, and yet touching. The young cast seems to be having a great time--and it's interesting that their characters (except for Jesus, played by Victor Garber) all use their real names.
Titanic fans will be interested in seeing the 23-year old Victor Garber (who played the ship's builder Thomas Andrews) as Jesus, and not only is he gorgeous to look at, he has a beautiful singing voice as well. It mystifies me why Garber never got more leading roles in movies. Far superior to the dreary opera that came out the same year, "Jesus Christ Superstar."