Jesus Christ Superstar Drinking Game Rules
Play this Jesus Christ Superstar drinking game to turn the 1973 rock opera into a full group watch. Norman Jewisonâs film never stops singing, so your drinks stay in motion too. You get big chorus hits, sharp power shifts, and a steady build from street level to state violence. The desert staging and modern touches keep it bold and easy to follow.
You watch the final six days through Judasâs doubt and the crowdâs hunger. The songs swing from intimate to huge in seconds. Keep your drink ready for repeated chants, rising vocal runs, and the scenes everyone remembers. Set a steady pace, use smaller sips for the frequent cues, and save the big finishes for the moments that hit hardest.
Jesus Christ Superstar Drinking Game Rules:
- Take a sip when the desert bus rolls in and the troupe sets up their props and costumes
- Take a sip when Judas warns that the movement is getting out of hand (any time he sings about danger, Rome, or crowds)
- Drink when the crowd chants or sings a repeated hook (like âHosannaâ or âSuperstarâ) for more than a few beats
- Take a sip when someone calls out âJesusâ by name in a big, stretched note
- Drink when Mary Magdalene steps in to calm things down, comfort Jesus, or steady the group
- Drink during âEverythingâs Alrightâ when the mood turns soft and the group settles, even for a moment
- Take a sip when a scene uses modern touches in the ancient setting (tanks, guns, spotlights, fencing, or other clearly modern gear)
- Drink when the temple turns chaotic and Jesus flips the energy hard (money changers, shouting, or the big cleanout)
- Drink when a disciple asks Jesus what to do next and he answers with sharp frustration
- Take a sip when the camera lingers on the sun, sky, or wide desert shots to punctuate a lyric
- Drink during âThe Last Supperâ each time the table energy spikes (accusations, raised voices, or the group turning on itself)
- Drink when Peter insists he will stay loyal, or when the song drives home his promise
- Finish your drink when Peterâs denial fully lands and the moment turns from fear to regret
- Drink when Pilate appears and the tone shifts to cold order and judgment
- Finish your drink when King Herod takes over the screen with his full performance and the scene turns into a show within the show
- Drink during âGethsemaneâ each time Jesus pushes into a louder, higher plea
- Finish your drink when the crucifixion begins and the film commits to the final march and the cross
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About the Movie
- Title
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Released
- 15 Aug 1973
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Plot
- Based on a concept album project written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the subsequent long-running Broadway performance, this film tells the story of the final 6 days in the life of Jesus Christ through the troubled eyes of Judas Iscariot. Too often mis-labeled a musical, this film is a "rock opera." There are no spoken lines, everything is sung.
- Language
- English
