Talk:Godspell (film)

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[edit] Trivia

Some of the parables, such as the Prodigal Son, Lazarus and the rich man, and the Good Samaritan, appear in Luke, not Matthew, but the by-line of the movie says the show is based on the Gospel of Matthew. Nutster 17:24, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

This page should be expanded. The page about the play is okay, but this is too short. Perhaps trivia about the movie could be added.12.216.100.205 22:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Song "We beseech thee" was not included in the movie?

Quote from the article: "The song Beautiful City was written for and first included in the film, while the songs Learn Your Lessons Well and We Beseech Thee were left out." - Sure about that? At least "We beseech thee" can be found at youtube in a version that clearly has been taken from the movie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.101.244.117 (talk) 02:49, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if the YouTube video's description said this when you originally posted this, but now: "Song vid of the Godspell song "We Beseech Thee," which was cut out of the movie. Made with clips of the movie. Sung by Jeff Mylett." It's just clips of the movie with the song added from another source. "We Beseech Thee" is not in the actual movie. Flummery 22:47, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

O.K. now I've seen it. But it is amazing the pictures of the clip match so well the lyrics oft the song. ("Sick...", "Blind...", "Guilty..", etc.) For what reason was the sung cut out of the movie anyway?

According to a Stephen Schwartz fan site: "This song [Beautiful City] was written to replace the song 'We Beseech Thee' as David Greene, the film's director, felt that the latter song was 'too theatrical' to work effectively in the film." [1] Not everyone thinks Greene's decisions were best, though. Gilmer McCormick, who was in the movie, said in a letter to a fan that Greene "didn't know the first thing about American Street Theatre (which is what Godspell was) and just fumbled his way through"! [2] Flummery 20:47, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Godspellmoviep.jpg

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BetacommandBot 04:37, 28 September 2007 (UTC)