yes and i be lucky enough to see the long running original production of michael bennett hit musical . it be an amazing experience and i pay to see the movie when it hit theatre back in 1985. it be awful . almost everything fails . first off and attenborough ( a fine actor and a good director with the right material ) be a sorry choice almost as bad a when john huston be hire to mangle annie . the camera be always in the wrong place they chop up the song and the casting . they be awful the power of the play be these dancer these hungry and talented performer just want a chance to show what they could do and when they get their chance you couldn not take your eye off of them . but this cast just get by dance and do a nice job sing but none of them spark one bit . in fact and look up the cast on imdb none of them really go on to do anything much . ( ok and ok and janet jones marry gretzky sheesh ) . so this cinema trainwreck do not capture for one second the magic and the desperation and the passion of the stage musical . a total strike out . ( but even though they try to smother the music the great music still rise up at time and remind people how great the score be ) .