The Jazz Singer Movie Review 1980

Flat and uninteresting (if not unintentionally funny) remake of the 1927 classic about a Jewish boy who rebels against his father and family tradition to become a popular entertainer. Stick with the original, this is little more than a vehicle for Diamond to sing.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Drama, Family Ties, Pure Ego Vehicles, Judaism, Price of Fame, Period Piece: 1920s, Jazz & Blues, Woofs!

Screenplay

Herbert Baker, Stephen H. Foreman

Cast

Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams, Franklin Ajaye, Ernie Hudson

Cinematography

Isidore Mankofsky

Director

Richard Fleischer

Music

Leonard Rosenman, Neil Diamond

Other

Frank J. Urioste

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Jerry Leider

Awards

Golden Raspberries 1980: Worst Actor (Diamond), Worst Support. Actor (Olivier).