John Travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with Saturday Night Fever. Travolta plays Tony Manero, a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another (.. Read more
| Starring | John Travolta, Karen Gorney, Barry Miller, Paul Pape |
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| Director | John Badham |
| Genres | Drama |
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John Travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with Saturday Night Fever. Travolta plays Tony Manero, a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another (including Stayin' Alive), we watch white-suited Tony strut his stuff amidst flashing lights and sweaty, undulating bodies. Tony's class aspirations are mirrored in his relationship with his dance partner, Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney), a secretary eager to move into the glamorous world of Manhattan. Saturday Night Fever's huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack; during the first half of 1978, when the movie's disco songs saturated the singles charts up to four at a time, it was no longer clear whether the hit movie was feeding the hit songs or the hit songs were feeding the hit movie. This crossover between music and movies set the pace for many movies to come, as it also marked the rise and fall of 1970s disco culture. Two versions of this film exist: the original R-rated version and a PG version, edited down to more family-friendly fare and fed to the public with the tagline, Because we want everyone to see John Travolta's performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | John Travolta, Karen Gorney, Barry Miller, Paul Pape, Bruce Ornstein, Joseph Cali |
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| Director | John Badham |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, French, German, Danish, English, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1978 To Rent: DVD: 07 Oct 2002 Blu-ray: 11 May 2009 |
Foul-mouthed, fast-paced slice of life which plays like an updated version of Marty except that all the characters seem to have crawled from under stones. The slick direction, fast editing and exciting dance numbers do something to take away the so
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cool,classy and some of the best music from the 70's
I have got the 12 inch LP album of this film. The score is brilliant : night fever, staying alive, how deep is your love, and of course, disco inferno (burn, ... read more »
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Night Fever
Well done... Just watched it. It's amazing.
Don't watch the trailer though, or read the summary it always ruins the film.
Watch it... read more »
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Don't bother, the idea is better than the real thing
I was really dissapointed with this film, I thought it was a classic, but it was really slow and it didn't really get into any of the story lines. The ... read more »
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epic dancing
great dancing from john story line is a bit to be desired tho but i have to stay some of the most epic dancing i have ever seen love it
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Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has claimed he has never seen the film Saturday Night Fever in its entirety, despite being part of the band who composed the soundtrack. Gibb and brothers Barry and Maurice wrote the seminal soundtrack to the John Travolta movie, which has gone on to become a timeless disco classic. "It's not that I can't watch it. It's just that I'm restless," he told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme, He added that he did not even see the entire movie at the US premiere in Read more
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