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The Jazz Singer

Year:

1980

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

IMDB rate:

5.7

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1980-12-19

Filming Locations: Pantages Theatre, 6223 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Cast

Actor

Character

Neil Diamond

Jess Robin

Laurence Olivier

Cantor Rabinovitch

Lucie Arnaz

Molly Bell

Catlin Adams

Rivka Rabinovitch

Franklyn Ajaye

Bubba

Paul Nicholas

Keith Lennox

Sully Boyar

Eddie Gibbs

Mike Kellin

Leo

James Booth

Paul Rossini

Luther Waters

Teddy

Oren Waters

Mel

Rod Gist

Timmy

Walter Janovitz

Rabbi Birnbaum (as Walter Janowitz)

Janet Brandt

Aunt Tillie

John Witherspoon

M.C. Cinderella Club

Dale Robinette

Tommy

David Coburn

Bar Mitzvah Boy

Judy Gibson

Peg

Hank Garrett

Police Sergeant

Ernie Hudson

Heckler

James Karen

Barney Callahan

Tim Herbert

Technician #1

Edward Jahnke

Guard (as Ed Jahnke)

Hugh Gillin

Texas Bartender

Jill Jaress

Cowgirl

Victor Paul

Irate Driver

Uri Frenkel

The Cantor

Rex Cutter

Semi Driver

Michael Pasternak

Zany Gray (as Mike Pasternak)

Sandy Helberg

Sound Engineer

Brion James

Man in Bar

Douglas Nigh

Technician #2

Patrick Stansfield

Stage Manager

Steve Dash

Policeman

Lev Liberman

Boots

Did you know?

Trivia

Lucie Arnaz replaced Deborah Raffin as Molly Bell around the time Richard Fleischer came on as the director.

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Laurence Olivier stated that he would be told to be on set at 8:30 in the morning although his scenes would not be shot until 4:30 or later in the afternoon.

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Producer Jerry Leider saw Neil Diamond perform at a concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles via the television special Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977). It was then that Leider wanted to make a movie with Diamond.

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Goofs

When Jesse's father visits him in California and gets out of the cab watch the female roller skater bouncing the huge ball on the walk in the background. She falls flat on her face.

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Jess sings to an audience in California in the middle of the movie. At the end of the movie he is singing to an audience in New York (it is assumed from the progression of the film) and it is quite obviously the same audience and venue. A number of audience members are present in both scenes. There is a woman with glasses wearing a vest and white shirt, a man in the middle of the audience with a checked cap, and a large man having a great time down front clapping very excitedly.

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When Jess' father comes to visit him in California and they walk into the apartment, Jess never shuts the door completely. Later when Molly comes home, we hear the sound of the door opening.

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Quotes

Molly Bell: Pretend you don't know me.

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Molly Bell: Honey what happened? What was that all about?

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Jess Robin: You overlook the beach?

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