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Godspell
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Godspell (also known as Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew) is the 1973 film adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical Godspell created by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by David Greene with stars Victor Garber as Jesus and David Haskell as Judas/John the Baptist, the film is set in an empty modern-day New York City. John-Michael Tebelak is credited as co-writer of the screenplay and served as the creative consultant, although director David Greene said Tebelak did not write the screenplayFilmed in late 1972, this production fleshes out the stories of each of the cast members a little bit, showing them going on about their lives in Manhattan. John the Baptist arrives, appears to each of them, and sounds his horn calling them to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park. From here, the production takes place in a New York City devoid of other people. Stories and numbers are performed in places such as Lincoln Center, Central Park, and the (still under construction) World Trade Center.For tropes concerning the stage production, see Godspell. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: Stephen Schwartz (who wrote the score) is the man drinking coffee in the diner, and John-Michael Tebelak (the original writer of Godspell) voices the Pharisee. | |
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Mirth to Power | |
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Mirth to Power: Jesus is interpreted as doing this, teaching his message through humor and clowning. The others get in on the act, and he paints their faces to mark them as his followers. The script identifies them as clowns. | |
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Adaptation Expansion | |
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Adaptation Expansion: You get to see the cast members in their lives before being called. | |
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Please, Don't Leave Me | |
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Please, Don't Leave Me: "By My Side" is this for Katie and eventually the rest of the disciples. | |
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Call to Adventure | |
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Call to Adventure: John's horn and Prepare Ye drag the cast from their mundane lives to become Disciples. | |
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Wham Line | |
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Wham Line: "Then the man they called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests, and said "What will you give me to betray Him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver — and from that moment, he began to look out for an opportunity to betray Him." (Matthew 26:14-16, KJV) The line signifies the transition from John to Judas. The final line of the speech is accented with a percussive sound not unlike Dramatic Thunder. When Jesus says someone amongst them would betray him on that night, all of the Disciples jokingly ask, "Can you mean me?": | |
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Wham Shot | |
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Wham Shot: After the Disciples carry Jesus around a corner, New York springs to life again, with pedestrians and passersby suddenly appearing. | |
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BSoD Song | |
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BSoD Song: "Alas for You". Jesus is not a happy camper. | |
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Bookends | |
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Book Ends: The face painting and face paint removal, the full New York at the beginning and the end. | |
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Never Say That Again | |
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Never Say That Again: Upon hearing the teaching to turn the other cheek, Judas whines "Aw, Jesus Chr—" before another apostle shuts him up. It's enough to send Jesus (and several other apostles) into the vaudeville "Slowly I Turned" routine. | |
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Adaptation Distillation | |
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Adaptation Distillation: Learn Your Lessons Well and We Beseech Thee are cut as numbers, but remain in some form. The first song appears as a skiff act (with the cast yelling "Amen" after it's done), while the latter is featured briefly as a piano instrumental. | |
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Triumphant Reprise | |
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Triumphant Reprise: "Prepare Ye/Day by Day". | |
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The Lancer | |
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The Lancer: Judas. | |
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Covered in Gunge | |
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Covered in Gunge: Robin (as the Rich Man in "Lazarus and the Rich Man") is sent to Hades and tormented by demons who present her with scrummy-looking strawberry-and-cream pies — which they then drizzle ketchup on (during her speech, you can hear her voice change - as if saying, "Ewwwww" - as they pour the ketchup on.) And then pie her with. | |
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Unexplained Accent | |
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Unexplained Accent: Many, many, many. Perhaps the most offbeat is that Abraham speaks with a heavy Brooklyn accent — and it's written into the script. | |
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech | |
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"The Reason You Suck" Speech: "Alas For You". | |
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Dramatic Thunder | |
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"Then the man they called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests, and said "What will you give me to betray Him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver — and from that moment, he began to look out for an opportunity to betray Him." (Matthew 26:14-16, KJV) The line signifies the transition from John to Judas. The final line of the speech is accented with a percussive sound not unlike Dramatic Thunder. | |
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Rule of Symbolism | |
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Rule of Symbolism: Why else would a healthy young man die from being tied to an ordinary chain-link fence for 10 minutes? Fridge Brilliance: It's a passion play that the performers do ritually. Note that the "blood" is red streamers. | |
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Inspiring Sermon | |
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Inspiring Sermon: The film version of the play begins with "Prepare Ye", sung by the character most resembling John the Baptist. His sung sermon inspires modern people from many different backgrounds to become baptized and follow the musical's hippie version of Jesus. | |
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Award-Bait Song | |
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Award-Bait Song: "Beautiful City". It is now included in stage productions of Godspell, too. | |
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As Himself | |
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As Himself: All actors not playing Jesus and John/Judas are themselves. | |
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Low-Angle Empty World Shot | |
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Low-Angle Empty World Shot: Many of the shots in midtown Manhattan when they couldn't justify the expense of clearing the street are these. One notable one is when the troupe is carrying Jesus at the end down one of the streets. | |
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Fridge Brilliance | |
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Fridge Brilliance: It's a passion play that the performers do ritually. Note that the "blood" is red streamers. | |
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You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me! | |
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You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!: Uttered by the Pharisee when the tax collector is preferred by God. | |
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Big Applesauce | |
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Big Applesauce: The movie version is set there. It's a literal interpretation of the play script, which says that the play is meant to evoke "urban sprawl." | |
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Show Within a Show | |
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Show Within a Show: It's subtle, but the entire film depicts a passion play being performed by the group. | |
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Hope Spot | |
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Hope Spot: "Beautiful City" is a hopeful ballad following the dark "By My Side", promising everything will be alright. Unfortunately, only From a Certain Point of View do things get better. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: The story of the prodigal son takes place in a theater. It's Cherry Lane Theater, where the first production of Godspell opened. | |
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Writing Around Trademarks | |
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Writing Around Trademarks: Jesus can't wear a Superman insignia as he is supposed to in the theatrical productions, so he wears a shirt with a stylized "S" that suggests it instead. (Movies follow different rules than theater does.) Merrill got away wearing a Mickey Mouse tee, though. | |
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Sketch Comedy | |
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Sketch Comedy: The bulk of the film, apart from the musical numbers. | |
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Lyrical Dissonance | |
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Lyrical Dissonance: An arguably intentional example; the lyrics to the song 'Turn Back, O Man' are about how people ought to turn back on their sins ("forswear thy foolish ways") and open their way towards Godnote though, of course, it is actually sung to Jesus. However, the actual music makes it sounds like a sexy seduction song, and often the one singing it will go into the audience and sweet-talk its audience members — in fact, the written score for the number includes the notation "a la Mae West." | |
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Composite Character | |
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Composite Character: Judas/John | |
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Shoo Out the Clowns | |
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Shoo Out the Clowns: In this case, Jesus paints the faces of the cast with clown makeup when they decide to follow him, and they wear it for most of the film until he removes it during the "last supper" scene immediately preceding his death. | |
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Movie Bonus Song | |
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Movie Bonus Song: "Beautiful City" | |
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Shown Their Work | |
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Shown Their Work: Jesus speaks the Passover Seder prayer in Hebrew. Most Christians forget that Jesus was a rabbi and The Last Supper was a Passover Seder. | |
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The Song Before the Storm | |
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The Song Before the Storm: Subverted with "On the Willows". Light and sweet, before the heartbreak of the crucifixion. The production after All for the Best becomes increasingly more serious. Alas for You marks the end of all buffoonery in the production, and takes a markedly darker tone. | |
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