Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is an over-stressed, over-sexed and drug-addled choreographer who, at the same time, is directing a Broadway musical and editing a movie, all the while dealing with issues of family and lovers. The movie is a wonderful mixture of musical, drama and dark comedy, with great performances all around and a good look to it. In a countdown that the AFI did a few years back, this was declared to be one of the 25 Greatest Musicals Of All Time.