David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean (1984)
20m
Running Time
September 1, 1984Release Date
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean (1984)
20m
Running Time
September 1, 1984Release Date
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Plot.
Jazzin' for Blue Jean is a 20-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple. It was created to promote Bowie's single "Blue Jean" in 1984 and released as a video single. The film depicts the adventures of the socially incompetent Vic (played by Bowie) as he tries to win the affections of a beautiful girl by claiming to personally know her favorite rock star, Screaming Lord Byron (also played by Bowie).
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Cast & Crew.
David Bowie
Self / Screamin' Lord Byron / Vic
Eve Ferret
Receptionist
Louise Scott
Dream
Chris Sullivan
Boyfriend
Graham Rogers
Spencer
Julien Temple
Director
Kenny Andrews
Doorman
Mark Long
Ticket Tout
Terry Johnson
Writer
Paul Spencer
Producer
Oliver Stapleton
Cinematographer
Richard Bedford
Editor
John Beard
ProductionDesigner
Peter Kohn
Assistant Director
John Ebden
Art Direction
Roger Burton
Costume Design
David Toguri
Choreographer
Polly Claden
Costume Design
Harvey Smallman
Assistant Editor
Daryl Humphries
Paul Ridgeley
Richard Fairbrass
Details.
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Wiki.
Jazzin' for Blue Jean is a 21-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple. It was created to promote Bowie's single "Blue Jean" in 1984 and released as a video single.
The film won the 1985 Grammy Award for "Best Video, Short Form" (later renamed "Best Music Video"), which proved to be Bowie's only competitive Grammy Award during his lifetime.