History Trivia / AllThatJazz

* [[ChannelHop Studio Hop]]: Zig-zagged. The film was supposed to be handled entirely by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, but the hellish production as mentioned below and lack of studio confidence led to concern of a possible shutdown. [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] stepped in to help finish the film and took domestic rights as part of the deal (Columbia kept international rights), and the rest is history. When streaming service Pluto TV runs the film, it's provided by Sony (Columbia's current parent company), so the print has the film's German-language title card.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine was originally offered the role of Audrey Paris. Had she taken it, it would have provided an interesting ActorAllusion to her role as Charity Hope Valentine in the film version of ''Theatre/SweetCharity'' since Charity was played by Gwen Verdon -- whom Audrey Paris was based on -- in the original 1969 Broadway run. [=MacLaine=] ended up doing ''Film/BeingThere'' instead, which itself is interesting in that these two films went up against each other in the Best Actor category at the Oscars (neither won).

* AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #14.

** Creator/RichardDreyfuss was originally cast in the role of Joe Gideon but left the production during the rehearsal stage, citing a lack of confidence in the production. He later admitted that he made a mistake in passing up the chance to work with Creator/BobFosse. Other candidates included Creator/AlanAlda, Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] Who was interested, provided that Joe didn't die at the end[[/note]], Creator/ElliottGould, Creator/GeneHackman, Creator/JackLemmon[[note]] Rejected, too old.[[/note]], Creator/PaulNewman[[note]] Turned it down, as he was uncomfortable playing a dancer. He didn't even bother reading the script.[[/note]], Creator/JackNicholson, Creator/GeorgeSegal and Creator/JonVoight. Fosse even considered playing the role himself. Producer David H. Melnick pointed out that Fosse, who had a history of heart problems, wouldn't survive the shoot.

* TheOtherDarrin: Sandahl Bergman replaced Cheryl Clark during filming when Clark refused to take her top off for "Airotica."

* BigNameFan: Upon the film's release, Creator/StanleyKubrick reportedly believed it to be the "best film I think I've ever seen".

* [[ChannelHop Studio Hop]]: Zig-zagged. The film was supposed to be handled entirely by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, but the hellish production as mentioned below and lack of studio confidence led to concern of a possible shutdown. [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] stepped in to help finish the film and took domestic rights as part of the deal (Columbia kept international rights), and the rest is history.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine was originally offered the role of Audrey Paris, which, if [=MacLaine=] got cast, would provide an interesting ActorAllusion to her role as Charity Hope in the film version of ''Theatre/SweetCharity'', whose role was played by Gwen Verdon (which Audrey Paris was based on) in the original 1969 Broadway run.

* [[ChannelHop Studio Hop]]: Zig-zagged. The film was supposed to be handled entirely by Creator/ColumbiaPictures, but the hellish production as mentioned below and lack of studio confidence led to concern of a possible shutdown. [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]] stepped in to help finish the film and took domestic rights as part of the deal, and the rest is history.

** Creator/RichardDreyfuss was originally cast in the role of Joe Gideon but left the production during the rehearsal stage, citing a lack of confidence in the production. He later admitted that he made a mistake in passing up the chance to work with Creator/BobFosse. Other candidates included Creator/AlanAlda, Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] Who was interested, provided that Joe didn't die at the end[[/note]], Creator/GeneHackman, Creator/JackLemmon[[note]] Rejected, too old.[[/note]], Creator/PaulNewman[[note]] Turned it down, as he was uncomfortable playing a dancer. He didn't even bother reading the script.[[/note]], Creator/JackNicholson and Creator/JonVoight.

** Creator/RichardDreyfuss was originally cast in the role of Joe Gideon but left the production during the rehearsal stage, citing a lack of confidence in the production. He later admitted that he made a mistake in passing up the chance to work with Creator/BobFosse. Other candidates included Creator/AlanAlda, Creator/WarrenBeatty[[note]] Who was interested, provided that Joe didn't die at the end[[/note]], Alan Bates[[note]] Rejected for being "too British"[[/note]], Elliott Gould, Creator/GeneHackman, Creator/JackLemmon[[note]] Rejected, too old.[[/note]], Creator/PaulNewman[[note]] Turned it down, as he was uncomfortable playing a dancer. He didn't even bother reading the script.[[/note]], Creator/JackNicholson and Creator/JonVoight.

* AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #14

* TroubledProduction: ''NY/LA,'' thanks to Gideon's impending AuthorExistenceFailure.
** The film itself, which went well over its budget, much to the fury of the studio. The finale as it stands was a quick compromise to avert further ExecutiveMeddling.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine was originally offered the role of Audrey Paris, which, if [=MacLaine=] got cast, would provide an interesting ActorAllusion to her role as Charity Hope in the film version of ''Theatre/SweetCharity'', whose role was played by Gwen Verdon (which Audrey Paris was based on) in the original 1969 Broadway run.

** Creator/ShirleyMacLaine was originally offered the role of Audrey Paris.

* ActorAllusion: Ben Vereen's turn as creepy variety show host O'Connor Flood is extremely close to his role as the Leading Player in ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}''.
** Cliff Gorman's Davis Newman, besides being a TakeThat to Creator/DustinHoffman, also references Gorman's own performance in the title role of the Broadway production of ''Lenny.''

* ActorAllusion: Ben Vereen's turn as creepy variety show host O'Connor Flood is extremely close to his role as the Leading Player in ''{{Pippin}}''.

** Cliff Gorman's Davis Newman, besides being a TakeThat to Dustin Hoffman, also references Gorman's own performance in the title role of the Broadway production of ''Lenny.''

* CreatorBreakdown: Leading to a heart attack which the real Bob Fosse survived, but {{Expy}} Joe Gideon doesn't. Fosse would die of a heart attack eight years later, however.

** The film itself, which went well over its budget, much to the fury of the studio. The finale as it stands was a quick compromise to avert further ExecutiveMeddling.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Series/TheShield Captain Wyms]] has a couple of lines as a nurse.
** Joshua Tanner ended up [[Series/{{Alf}} playing straight man to an alien puppet]].

** [[TheShield Captain Wyms]] has a couple of lines as a nurse.

* CreatorBreakdown: Leading to a heart attack which the real Bob Fosse survived, but {{Expy}} Joe Gideon doesn't. Fosse would die of a heart attack seven years later, however.

* TroubledProduction: ''NY/LA,'' thanks to Gideon's impending AuthorExistenceFailure.

* TheOtherDarrin: Sandahl Bergman replaced Cheryl Clark during filming when Clark refused to take her top off for "Airotica."

** Joshua Tanner ended up [[Series/{{Alf}} playing straight man to an alien puppet]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheShield Captain Wyms]] has a couple of lines as a nurse.