Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Carl Anderson
Ted Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewison's screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice "rock opera," which was a smash on stage in the early '70s. Jewison (Other Peopl...( read more
)) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rice's dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of principal figures in the life of Christ, is the real hook. Yvonne Elliman sings the show's best-known song, "I Don't Know How to Love Him." --Tom Keogh
DVD Release Date: March 16, 1999
Stats: 1,812 reviews
Andrew Lloyd Webber?s musical is very dated and after just 15 minutes I turned it off (not something I do very often). I believe the musical has probably since been updated and is a much better show, but this version really did nothing for me.
As a child, I always mis-sang the lyrics as "Jesus Christ superstar, who in the hell do you think you are?"
one of my fav filmed theatrical movies, cause it surpasses the original concept. good singing too
Powerful songs and dancing. I loved it! There are so many good tunes in this thing; belted out by some of the best singers in the desert. It's a great drama of sacrifice, belief, betrayal, love and forgiveness; emotions are flowing in every scene. I liked the hippy bus opening to...( read more)
Brilliant. Not what I was expecting, but it turned the crusifixtion into a disco... I'm impressed.
I love this musical. It is very moving even if you are not Christian (like me). It is a wonderful movie with awesome acting and one of the best scores by ALW (Andrew Lloyde Webber) I love it
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