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- ( crowd cheering ) - ( pop music playing )
Announcer: IN CONCERT, HE HAS PLAYED TO SOLD-OUT CROWDS
WHEREVER HE HAS APPEARED.
ON RECORD, HE HAS SOLD MORE THAN 50 MILLION COPIES.
AS A COMPOSER, HE HAS WRITTEN SONGS
RECORDED BY VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR STAR.
AND NOW, HE BRINGS HIS UNIQUE TALENTS
TO THE MOTION PICTURE SCREEN.
IN HIS FIRST STARRING ROLE,
NEIL DIAMOND IS "THE JAZZ SINGER."
THE CLASSIC STORY OF A MAN TORN BETWEEN FAMILY...
POP, I HAVE THINGS INSIDE OF ME--
I HAVE TO EXPRESS THE. I HAVE MY MUSIC,
I HAVE MY LIFE, MY FEELINGS.
- ...AND FAME... - I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH LIFE THINKING
I COULD HAVE BEEN.
...BETWEEN WHAT HE IS EXPECTED TO DO...
YOU CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.
I LOVE MY FATHER. I'LL NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIM.
BUT I'M GOING TO L.A. WITH YOU OR WITHOUT YOU,
I AM GOING TO L.A.
...AND WHAT HE WAS BORN TO DO.
♪ LOVE ON THE ROCKS ♪
♪ IT AIN'T NO BIG SURPRISE ♪
THOSE ARE PALM TREES.
- ♪ JUST POUR ME A DRINK... ♪ - JESS, WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA.
♪ ...I'LL TELL YOU MY LIES ♪
♪ YESTERDAY'S GONE ♪
♪ AND NOW ALL I WANT ♪
♪ IS A SMILE... ♪
ALL RIGHT, ONE NUMBER, SCALE, ONE SONG.
- TWO AND A HALF MINUTES. - THREE.
TWO AND A HALF!
OH, ALL RIGHT, TWO AND A HALF.
- ALL RIGHT, THREE. - OH THANKS, EDDIE.
Emcee: A FINE NEW, YOUNG SINGING TALENT... JESS ROBIN!
♪♪ YEAH, MA CHERIE ♪
♪ IF I TAKE YOU HOME ♪
♪ WILL YOU MAKE ME PLEAD? ♪
JESS TELLS ME YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT HELP TO HIM.
EVERY TIME WE TALK, IT'S, "MOLLY DID THIS," AND "MOLLY DID THAT."
♪ WILL YOU CLOSE THE DOOR? ♪
- PLEASE FORGIVE ME, BUT... - ( music stops, crowd cheering )
3,000 MILES AWAY...
YOU BEGIN TO WONDER IF HE'S TELLING ME
EVERYTHING MOLLY DID.
I'M NOT YOUR PROBLEM, RIVKA.
Molly: THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
♪♪ HELLO ♪
♪ MY FRIEND, HELLO ♪
♪ IT'S GOOD TO NEED YOU SO... ♪
Announcer: "THE JAZZ SINGER..."
♪ IT'S GOOD ♪
♪ TO YOU LOVE YOU ♪
♪ LIKE I DO... ♪
...THE STORY OF A MAN BORN TO BE A STAR...
♪ WHEN I HEAR YOU SAY... ♪
AND THE WOMAN WHO WANTED TO SEE HIM MAKE IT.
♪ HELLO. ♪
A VERY SPECIAL HAPPENING THIS CHRISTMAS.
LAURENCE OLIVIER,
LUCIE ARNAZ,
AND NEIL DIAMOND.
"THE JAZZ SINGER..."
FROM A.F.D.