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There are several references, mainly by Pilate and Judas, to Christ having been beaten and bled since his arrest. However these references come before the flogging scene and Christ is never shown being beaten or bleeding prior to that. See more...

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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - 8 trivia entries

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Genres: Drama, History, Musical

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At Carl Anderson's (Judas) funeral Ted Neely (Jesus) performed the song "Gethsemane", which had been Anderson's favorite piece from the musical.

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Ted Neely met his wife Leyann on location. She can be seen during the "Simon Zealot" song, the brunette dressed in brown.

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When the apostles sit down to dine at the Last Supper they strike a pose imitating the famous painting by Leonardo DaVinci.

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The bus they drive in the beginning and end belongs to Ted Neely (Christ).

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Although all of the singing had been recorded before shooting began and the actors were lip-syncing, Carl Anderson (Judas) and Ted Neely (Jesus) sang with full intensity during the takes. The actors chose to do so because merely lip-syncing would not give the emotion and intensity their scenes required.

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Ted Neeley originally wanted to try out for the part of Judas but Noman Jewison told him to try out "for the other guy" and he did and has been playing Jesus ever since.

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Ian Gillan, the lead vocalist of Deep Purple, played Jesus on the original 1970 album record. He was offered the chance to play the role in the film, but after a financial disagreement, he decided to continue with Deep Purple on their scheduled tour.

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Ted Neely was performing in the musical "Tommy" while Norman Jewison was casting for the film. Since he was unable to go to an audition Neely called Jewison's agent and asked him if Jewison could attend a performance of "Tommy" and watch him perform. Jewison drove to Los Angeles from Palm Springs and attended the one performance which didn't include Ted Neely.

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