| saturday night fever |
Release Year: 1977
Rating: R
Duration: 118 minutes
Director: John Badham
Producer: Robert Stigwood, Milt Felsen
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synopsis
Director John Badham's hit film propelled John Travolta to stardom, made white polyester suits an instant fashion craze, and garnered praise for its portrayal of blue-collar life. Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero (Travolta) lives for Saturday nights at the local disco, where he's king of the club, thanks to his stylish moves on the dance floor. But outside of the club, things don't look so rosy. At home, Tony fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his family's starry-eyed view of his older brother, a priest. Nor can he find satisfaction at his dead-end job at a paint store. However, things begin to change when he spies Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) in the disco and starts training with her for the club's dance competition. Stephanie dreams of the world beyond Brooklyn, and her plans to move to the big city just over the bridge soon change Tony's life forever. This portrait of young Brooklyn natives struggling to escape their sheltered lives for freedom and adventure in the big city of Manhattan defined a generation of disco dancers and 1970s youths rebelling against the more traditional expectations of their parents. Set to the popular dance music of the Bee Gees, this instant cinematic sensation revealed the fashions and aspirations of an underground culture to the world.
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cast
John Travolta as Tony Manero
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related links
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quote
Tony Manero: You make it with some of these chicks, they think you gotta dance with them.
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- Star Wars II
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Saturday Night Fever Posters (22 posters)
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John Travolta-Saturday Night Fever | 
Mr. Saturday Night | 
Disco Summer |
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Saturday Night Fever Pictures (1 pictures)
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Saturday Night Fever Reviews (4 reviews)
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| Source : rec.art.movies.reviews newsgroup | | Rating : 5
| Anyone who knows me knows that I adore this movie almost as much as I adore, say, "Pulp Fiction." Ever since I finally saw this, I could recite the movie, call the dances (I can't actually do them, 'cause I look like Ed Grimley when I do), and even do the cool walk in the beginning. But even though some might call this a "guilty pleasure," this is actually a very well-made film that could have been a shallow dance movie starring that guy from "Welcome Back, Kotter," but turns out to be a very intelligent character study that just happens to have some of the coolest dance scenes ever made. I know Gene Siskel will back me up on this one.
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