A Chorus Line (1985)
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Cast
as Zach
as Larry
as Cassie
as Paul San Marco
as Mark
as Morales
as Kim
as Richie
as Kristine
as Sheila
as Al
as Connie
as Bebe
as Judy
as Maggie
as Val
as Mike
as Greg
as Don
as Bobby
as Robbie
as Doorman
as Reject Dancer
as Boy with Headband
as Reject Dancer
as Girl in Yellow Trunks
as Cab Driver
as Dancer with Gum
as Advertising Executive
as Posterman
as Reject Dancer
as Taxi Passenger
as Misfit Boy Dancer
as Robbie
as Reject Dancer
as Reject Dancer
Critic Reviews for A Chorus Line
All Critics (18) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (11) | DVD (2)
probably worked much better as a live production
'A Chorus Line' will certainly give people who think they want a career in dance some idea of whether they're up to the challenge. And the rest of the audience will never look at a musical chorus line the same way.
Misconceived and poorly executed by director Richard (Gandhi) Attenborough, who turns the Broadway smash hit musical into a total bore.
Sexy Broadway classic gets disappointing 1980s remake.
They should've just left it on Broadway
A Chorus Line vividly conveys the anxiety and hopefulness of dancers trying out for a Broadway musical
Audience Reviews for A Chorus Line
Who knew making a musical could be so dull? Filled with the all the horrendous hair and clothing fashions of the 1980's, "A Chorus Line" falls flat with poor acting and inept screenwriting. Although there is much admirable in the music, the 80's electo-orchestration is atrocious and there aren't strong enough voices to sing through the weaknesses. This ain't "off Broadway" -- it's just "off".
Super Reviewer
17 hopefuls are auditioning for 4 males and 4 females chorus roles. Each one of them were asked about why they wanted to be a dancer. Some stories were funny, some were heartbreaking but all of them needed this job. The film adaptation focused way too much on the sub-plot of Zach and Cassie which made the film lost its magical touch of the stage version. it's still enjoyable to watch nonetheless.
Super Reviewer
I recently saw a 30 minute excerpt of the play at a community theater conference. This got my wife and I interested in watching the DVD. Unfortunately, some songs were added in the movie that were not in the stage musical and some songs were excluded from the movie that were in the stage musical. This all came together to mean that the audience doesn't get a chance to know all of the core group of auditioning dancers as well here as in the stage version and that the emotional impact seemed diminished. I ended up thinking that the 30 minute excerpt with some of the highlights of the show was a better piece of entertainment than this two hour movie. That being said, I did like Michael Douglas's performance. The drama happening between the director, the choreographer, and the returning star is something I missed in the excerpt I saw. I missed the song from the stage production though where the director asks the performers what they would do if they couldn't dance. The way the camera captures the dance numbers, the often used mirrors, the backstage areas, and the dark shadows of the house where the director sits made the movie visually interesting especially since I love theater. I only really fell in love with three of the musical numbers here in the movie, so that's not a very large percentage. Overall a disappointment.
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