Ep867: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1973)
Our Good Friday tradition continues as Ian and Pat look back on a half-century of Jesus Christ Superstar!
Norman Jewison's big-screen adaptation of the smash Broadway musical is a unique chronicle of Jesus's final days. Ostensibly a period piece filmed in Israel, the film's conceit is that a merry band of hippie performers sets up an elaborate production in the desert--marrying an age-old story with modern dress, music, and, in an astonishing nod to the times, weapons of war.
In this spoilerific exploration, the guys discuss who the movie is really about; why it might actually speak to people of different faiths (or even no faith); and how it remains relevant fifty years on.
Show Links:
Watch the Jesus Christ Superstar trailer.
Ian and Pat's review of Godspell, which came out the same year as Jesus Christ Superstar.
BONUS! Check out Pat's interview with Jesus Christ Superstar's Ted Neeley at HollywoodChicago.com.
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