David Haskell, Jerry Sroka, Joanne Jonas
Comparing Godspell to its near-contemporaries Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair is unavoidable, but Godspell has developed its own unique following. With their thrift-store-...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 4, 2000
Stats: 305 reviews
oh my goodness....i use to watch all the time....as a kid...lol....i think becuz of my babysitter....i thought it was some crazy hippy stuff at first....and than by the 5th time she made me watch it....i finally got it, lol....don't judge me...i was like 5 when i saw this!
Cool idea, to have a hippy version of Jesus running around the streets and landmarks of New York City with his co-ed disciples, but everybody acts like complete idiots, most of the songs (except for "Day By Day") are dreadful, and they tell boring stories. It's pantomime througho...( read more)
I can't give you one reason in the world why I watched this but I did. It's the Book of Matthew set in 70s Manhattan. I cursed Godspell for the first hour or so then I didn't mind and even liked some of the rest of it. The music got better and the thought of Jesus getting crucifi...( read more)
Cute, I loved how they explaiined some of the stories from the Bible but overall, well, this is just not my kind of a movie.
P.S. Gosh!! Still can't believe Victor Garber's hair looked like that :-O
im in this play right now..... the songs are really fun, but it is kinda boring.
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