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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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
Media tycoon Simon Cowell has a new project in the works - the American Idol boss reportedly plans to remake John Travolta's classic dance movie Saturday Night Fever. Cowell is already said to have drawn up a list of actors to replace Travolta - with High School Musical star Zac Efron the frontrunner for the role of disco king Tony Manero. And the music mogul reportedly wants to draft superproducer Timbaland to rework the 1977 film's hit soundtrack, which was originally written and recorded by Read more
Aaron Johnson took inspiration from John Travolta and Gene Kelly for his carefree dance moves in the latest R.E.M. music video. The Kick-Ass star can be seen flipping down an East London street and jumping off a post in the promo for the R.E.M. track Uberlin, which was directed by his partner Sam Taylor-Wood. R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe was delighted with Johnson's funky moves, which he reveals were inspired by scenes from two classic dance films. He tells The One Show, "I went to each... Read more
Kirstie Alley turned to her Look Who's Talking co-star John Travolta for tips ahead of her debut on U.S. reality show Dancing With The Stars. The actress showed off her fancy footwork onscreen for the first time earlier this week (begs21Mar11) and scored 23 points for her cha cha, landing her second place on the leader board. Alley insists Saturday Night Fever star Travolta's top tip helped her: "His main thing was just have fun. John just dances naturally... John just makes it look easy." And Read more
Hunky Channing Tatum is returning to his days as a stripper for a racy new film. The Eagle star has teamed up with moviemaker Steven Soderbergh to develop a new project about the sleazy world of male strip clubs. Channing was a stripper in Florida before his acting career took off. He says, "This was a wild and pivotal time in my life and I couldn't be more thrilled to go down the rabbit hole with Steven." Tatum will co-produce the project, which is tentatively titled Magic Mike. He'll play a... Read more
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