Godspell
by David Greene
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Actor: David Haskell, Katie Hanley, Lynne Thigpen, Merrell Jackson, Victor GarberDirector: David Greene
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Richard G. Heimann
Writer: David Greene
Editor: Alan Heim
Producer: Edgar Lansbury
Producer: Kenneth Utt
Writer: John-Michael Tebelak
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Godspell
Movie Review: Great Music
Summary: 5 Stars
Terrific movie with excellent music. My brothers and sisters and I grew up with this album, we knew all the words to every song. I had the song "All good gifts" sung at my wedding. I had no idea it was Victor Garber who played Jesus, he was great as were all the actors. Anyone in their 40's will appreciate this movie. Very happy with this purchase.
Summary of Godspell
The long-running 70s stage musical based on the gospel according to st. Matthew comes to dvd in this exhilarating big-screen adaptation. Includes the hit song day by day. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai talent files and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/28/2006 Starring: Victor Garber Lynne Thigpen Run time: 103 minutes Rating: GComparing Godspell to its near-contemporaries Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair is unavoidable, but Godspell has developed its own unique following. With their thrift-store-meets-circus-performer garb, the characters in David Greene's adaptation of the popular off-Broadway production may look more like the hippies in Hair than the biblical personages of Superstar. But Godspell isn't really about the "Age of Aquarius," nor does it adopt a dark or operatic tone towards its subject matter, the Gospel according to Matthew. The mood is, instead, upbeat and uplifting (at least until the crucifixion sequence).
The film opens with youthful city dwellers from various walks of life dropping their activities to follow John the Baptist (David Haskell from the original New York production). They sing ("Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord") as he leads them into a fountain where they are (metaphorically) baptized. There they meet Jesus (Victor Garber). Frizzy hair and mime makeup aside, the handsome young Garber (Titanic, Annie) is convincing in his film debut. Once baptized, they follow him around various scenic New York locations, singing and acting out passages from the Scriptures.
The largely unknown cast is talented and charismatic, but the film is only fitfully engaging on an emotional level because only Jesus, John, and Judas (Haskell again) emerge as distinct characters. Stephen Schwartz's pleasing pop-rock score, however, helps to smooth over the rough spots, and Robin Lamont's hit version of "Day by Day" remains a highlight. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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