Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar
by Gale Edwards, Nick Morris

Jesus Christ Superstar
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Actor: Fred Johanson, Glenn Carter, J?r?me Pradon, Michael Shaeffer, Renee Castle
Director: Gale Edwards, Nick Morris
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: Nicholas D. Knowland
Editor: Nick Morris
Producer: Austin Shaw
Producer: Dusty Symonds
Producer: Kevin Wallace
Writer: Tim Rice
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios

Movie Reviews of Jesus Christ Superstar

Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars

I always enjoy the chance to see a broadway production, especially when they usually don't come to my little small town very often, so I found this film of the broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar very cool. I thought the music was great, as was the acting, and I thought this was better than the old movie version.

Summary of Jesus Christ Superstar

A brand-new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice classic musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar" tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus. It describes his entry into Jerusalem, the enmity that his preaching and his popularity causes among the Jewish religious leaders, his betrayal by Judas, mocking contempt of Herod, and the trial in front of Pontius Pilate, who despite his sympathy towards Jesus as a person, bows to the demands of Caiaphas, the Chief Priest, and has him crucified.
Before Andrew Lloyd Webber took over Broadway with his operatic productions and Tim Rice tossed in his lot with Disney's animated musicals, they were the young turks of musical theater and their rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar was their calling card. Director Gale Edwards's 1999 stage revival, which became the basis for this video production (also available on CD), takes the show out of ancient Jerusalem to an indeterminate mix of modern New York (complete with graffiti-scrawled walls and T-shirt garbed disciples) and timeless Rome. The grandly abstract sets, rainbow lighting, and striking costumes are more theater than cinema, but like the previous made-for-video Lloyd Webber-Rice production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the enormous soundstages give the director free reign to combine the mediums.

The setting folds fascism, intolerance, and revolution into a portrait out of time, robbing the play of its powerful historical grounding but injecting it with energy and insight. As Christ, Glenn Carter (who played the role in the 2000 Broadway revival) flashes his anger and rolls his eyes at Judas (Jerome Pradon) but cannot deny the truths of Judas's fears: "Every word you say today gets twisted 'round some other way." As Christ sees his cult of personality overtake his message and struggles with the fears of his sacrifice, he reaches within for faith and forgiveness, giving the show the spiritual dimension it so often lacks.

It's an entertaining, thoughtful, and well-sung production. Edwards avoids the tepidity of Norman Jewison's solemn 1973 film, driving forward with energetic editing and swooping cameras, and guided at all times by the dramatic, exhilarating score. --Sean Axmaker

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