The Jazz Singer
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality as his old-fashioned family bristles at his pursuit of a career as a jazz singer.
Director(s)
Richard Fleischer
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Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks) to pursue a recording contract. He does not return home and instead quickly takes up with his agent, Molly, who he moves in with after telling his wife that he no longer wants a life as a canter. He shows no emotion toward her or anything that is meaningful to her. After his father discovers that Jess is living with another woman and is divorcing his wife, his father disowns him. Jess cannot seem to connect with anyone in his life. He expects everyone to accept his choices, joyfully, thinking nothing of how he is destroying the lives of those who love him. Molly discovers that she is pregnant with their child while Jess is abusing everyone around him as he struggles with the rejection of his father. He storms out of the studio and simply disappears for year with no explanation to anyone. A family friend tries to reunite Jess with his father but he appears very reluctant. His father finds forgiveness for Jess when Jess shows him a photograph of his baby boy. He reunites with Molly as if he never abandoned her. She is joined by his father is for Jess's big moment on stage at the end of the film. Very unrealistic story with an unrealistic ending about a typical narcissist who only sees things in terms of how they affect him.
The Jazz Singer FAQs
Richard Fleischer is the director of The Jazz Singer.
The cast of The Jazz Singer includes John Witherspoon as M.C. Cinderella Club, James Karen as Barney Callahan, Paul Nicholas as Keith Lennox, Ernie Hudson as Heckler, Billie Perkins as Waitress, Brion James as Man in Bar, Seymour Cassel as Unnamed, David Coburn as Bar Mitzvah Boy, Laurence Olivier as Cantor Rabinovitch, Lucie Arnaz as Molly Bell, Steve Dash as Policeman, Rod Gist as Timmy, and more.
The duration of The Jazz Singer is 1h 55 mins.
The Jazz Singer was released on 17 Dec 1980.
The Jazz Singer is listed under Drama, Music, and Romance on Fanbiz.
The Jazz Singer has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 0.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Very disappointing. The main character, Jess Robin, is a self-centered and apathetic individual who walks out on his wife (telling her that he would only be gone for two weeks)..."
