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David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean

First aired on Sep 1, 1984

Runtime: 20mins

70%

Genres: Music

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).

Featured Cast: click image to view more
David Bowie | Vic / Screaming Lord Byron
Louise Scott | The Dream
Eve Ferret | Receptionist
Chris Sullivan | Boyfriend
Graham Rogers | Spencer, the flatmate
Mark Long | Ticket Tout
Featured Crew
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Julien Temple | Director
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Polly Claden | Costume Design
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John Beard | Production Design
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David Toguri | Choreographer
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Terry Johnson | Writer
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David Bowie | Writer