A Chorus Line

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Overview : A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.
Budget : 25000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 117 min
Release Date : 1985-12-10
Imdb ID : tt0088915
Status : Released

Cast

Michael Douglas
Zach

Alyson Reed
Cassie

Terrence Mann
Larry

Gregg Burge
Richie Walters

Vicki Frederick
Sheila Bryant

Michelle Johnston
Beatrice Ann 'Bebe' Benson

Audrey Landers
Val Clarke

Janet Jones
Judy Monroe

Pam Klinger
Maggie Winslow

Cameron English
Paul San Marco

Yamil Borges
Diana Morales

Nicole Fosse
Kristine Evelyn Erlich-DeLuca

Tony Fields
Al DeLuca

Justin Ross
Greg Gardner

Jan Gan Boyd
Connie Wong

Sharon Brown
Kim

Khandi Alexander
Dancer

Matt West
Bobby Mills III

Charles McGowan
Mike Cass

Peter Fitzgerald
Dancer with Gum

Michael Blevins
Mark Tobori

Blane Savage
Don

Pat McNamara
Robbie

Sammy Smith
Doorman

Timothy Scott
Boy with Headband

Bambi Jordan
Girl in Yellow Trunks

Mansoor Najee-Ullah
Cab Driver

John Hammil
Advertising Executive

Jack Lehnert
Posterman

Gloria Lynch
Taxi Passenger

Gregg Huffman
Misfit Boy Dancer

Eric Aaron
Dancer

Jeff Adkins
Dancer

David Askler
Dancer

AnneMarie
Dancer

Michele Assaf
Dancer

Bryant Baldwin
Dancer

Buddy Balou
Dancer

Carol Baxter
Dancer

Tina Bellis
Dancer

Ida Broughton
Dancer

Robin Brown
Dancer

Anna Bruno
Dancer

Brian Bullard
Dancer

Cheryl Burr
Dancer

Bill Bushnell
Dancer

Sergio Cal
Dancer

Cole Carpenter
Reject Dancer

Joe Anthony Cavise
Dancer

Linda Cholodenko
Dancer

Cheryl Clark
Dancer

Christine Colby
Dancer

Alex Cole
Dancer

Anne Connors
Dancer

Leslie Cook
Dancer

Jeffrey Cornell
Dancer

Alicia Cox
Dancer

Frank Cruz
Dancer

Roxann Dawson
Dancer

Richard DeFabees
Reject Dancer

Eldo Ray Estes
Dancer

Sandra Gray
Dancer

Niki Haris
Dancer

Reed Jones
Dancer

Jennifer Kent
Reject Dancer

Barbara Lavorato
Dancer

Felix Montano
Dancer

Alan Onickel
Dancer

Scott Plank
Dancer

Karen Prunczik
Reject Dancer

Rhett Pyle
Dancer

Melissa Randel
Reject Dancer

Elissa Rosati
Dancer

Leslie Stevens
Dancer

Mary Ellen Stuart
Dancer

Scott Wise
Dancer

Kim Smith Yandow
Dancer

Barbara Yeager
Dancer

Yvonne Farrow
Dancer (uncredited)

Monique Mannen
Dancer (uncredited)

Keith Nisonoff
Dancer (uncredited)

John DeLuca
Dancer

Michael Scott Gregory
Dancer

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Reviews

talisencrw
For what it is--a slice-of-life of a group of people, trying to make the big-time and at least be able to say that they were on Broadway--it's a fine work. I admit I haven't seen the stage play--which many sources say is far superior to this filmic adaptation. I'm rather surprised that: a) Michael Douglas gets star status here, or is even involved. He doesn't dance here. The film would have worked so much better if it showed his character showing some dance moves and getting across to the dancers what he wanted. Both his character would have connected better with the dancers, and he would have connected better with filmgoers; and b) that Lord Richard Attenborough got involved with this: It's definitely not his forte or cup of tea. Perhaps he wanted to expand his directorial palette, or that some of his influences were masters of the genre, such as Lubitsch or Minnelli. Personally, I wish I knew, for he has done much better work in his career. Overall, not one of the better of contemporary (post-1970) musicals, but worth seeing once, if renting or seeing that it's coming on TV. Not a top purchase priority, unless you are a Douglas or Attenborough completest, and then prepare to be disappointed.
Geronimo1967
Were it not for Marvin Hamlisch's "Surprise, Surprise" then I think this film would be even more forgettable than it actually is. Michael Douglas is the hard-to-please Broadway director "Zach" who is casting the dance ensemble for his latest production. Aided by his sidekick "Larry" (Terrence Mann) he pits the would-be's through their paces with rigorous routines and some rather invasive questioning about their lives, families and peccadilloes. I did see this on stage and felt it a rather flat and introspective of an industry that should usually keep it's casting practices under wraps. Here, Richard Attenborough attempts to lay these bare for the big screen and ends up with a rather dull, processional series of footwork demonstrations and sob-stories that are pretty wearisome to endure after a repetitive first half an hour. Alyson Reed clutters the thing up further as the down-on-her-luck "Cassie" who is looking for favours from a man who seems pretty impervious to many of the decent aspects of human nature. The stage setting is too sterile to engage for long, and the characterisations fit just about every stereotype in the book as these youngsters vie for this latest opportunity to shine (and eat!). I didn't hate this, but it's really a rather disappointing foray into the potentially fascinating world of who wins and who doesn't in this highly competitive and fickle environment!