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Saturday Night Fever

US movie poster for Saturday Night Fever
Directed by John Badham
Produced by Robert Stigwood
Written by Nik Cohn (magazine article)
Norman Wexler
Starring John Travolta
Karen Lynn Gorney
Music by Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
David Shire
Cinematography Ralf D. John MacDonald Badham Badham was raised in the state of Alabama in the U Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian -born Impresario and entertainment entrepreneur See Nick Cohen for the New Statesman and The Observer contributor Nik Cohn (also written Nick Cohn is a Norman Wexler ( 6 August, 1926 – 23 August, 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945) is an American actress, known for her roles on television and film Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American Songwriter and the Composer of stage musicals and film and television Bode
Editing by David Rawlins
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) December 14, 1977
1978 (PG rated version)
Running time 119 min. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
113 min. (PG rated version)
Country United States
Language English
Followed by Staying Alive
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IMDb profile

Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a local discothèque. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Staying Alive is the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character Tony Manero Cynthia The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. A discothèque, diskoˈtɛk̚ compare the Spanish "discoteca" is an Entertainment venue or Club with recorded music played by "Discaires" While in the disco, Tony is the king, and the visits help him to temporarily forget the reality of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his associations with a gang of dead-beat friends.

A huge commercial success, the movie significantly helped to popularize disco music around the world and made Travolta a household name. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, featuring disco songs by the Bee Gees, became the best selling soundtrack ever. Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track is the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.

The film also showcased aspects of the music, the dancing, and the subculture surrounding the disco era: symphony-orchestrated melodies, haute-couture styles of clothing, sexual promiscuity, and graceful choreography. For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song.

The story is based upon a 1976 New York magazine article by British writer Nik Cohn, "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See Nick Cohen for the New Statesman and The Observer contributor Nik Cohn (also written Nick Cohn is a Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night was the title of a 1975 New York Magazine article by British rock journalist Nik Cohn " In the late-1990s, Cohn acknowledged that the article had been fabricated[1]. A newcomer to the United States and a stranger to the disco lifestyle, Cohn was unable to make any sense of the subculture he had been assigned to write about. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The characters who were to become Tony Manero and his friends sprang almost completely from his imagination.

The film is also notable for being one of the first instances of cross-media marketing, with the tie-in soundtrack's single being used to help promote the film before its release and the film popularizing the entire soundtrack after its release. Cross media marketing is a form of marketing where several products and/or properties are used to promoted each other in various ways through multiple media, such as Radio A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing such as a movie or Video / DVD, Computer game, Video game

Taglines: Original: Where do you go when the record is over? PG: It is now rated PG. . . Because we want everyone to see John Travolta's dance performance. . . Because we want everyone to hear the #1 group in the country, the Bee Gees. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. . . Because we want everyone to catch Saturday Night Fever.

Contents

Story

The film is about 19-year-old Tony Manero (John Travolta), a young man who works a dead-end job in a small hardware store by day, but rules the dance floor at night with his frequent appearances at 2001 Odyssey, a Brooklyn dance club.

While at 2001 Odyssey, Tony is seen in the company of his three close friends, Joey (Joseph Cali); Double J (Paul Pape); and the meek Bobby C. Joseph Cali (born March 30, 1950 in New York City) is an American Actor. (Barry Miller), still in high school. Barry Miller (born February 6, 1958) is an American Actor. He won Broadway's 1985 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured It's presumed Bobby C. , though younger, is part of the gang because he is the only one with a car (a run-down Chevrolet Impala). The Chevrolet Impala was through 1996 a Full-sized Automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division An informal member of their gang is Annette (Donna Pescow), a plain-looking girl who has more than friendship on her mind when it comes to Tony. Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and television actress.

Tony, knowing Annette has the right moves to win an upcoming dance competition, recruits her to participate with him in the contest, much to her delight. Her happiness is short-lived, however, when Tony abruptly terminates their partnership after seeing Stephanie Mangano at the dance club. Stephanie is an attractive, talented dancer with what Tony assumes is a more committed attitude.

Despite her initial frosty and superior attitude toward Tony, after much urging, Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) agrees to partner with him in the contest. Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945) is an American actress, known for her roles on television and film Stephanie works in Manhattan as a secretary for a magazine; she is poised to move there and has more opportunities to work her way up. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York This awakens in Tony the need to transcend his working-class roots of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of However, Stephanie ultimately reveals her own vulnerabilities to Tony.

Also examined in the film is Tony's relationship with his family, including Frank Jr. , Tony's older brother and clearly his parents' favorite, who abandons a planned career in the priesthood. Tony's mother dotes on Frank Jr. , who shatters his parents' dreams of what he refers to as "pious glory. " This may be partly because Frank Jr. no longer wishes to spend his life in celibacy, but mainly, as he tries to explain to Tony, because he has doubts about his faith and is disillusioned with the Church. Celibacy refers to the lack of participation in Sexual intercourse.

Bobby C. , who looks up to Tony because of his dance talent, asks him for advice for getting out of his relationship with his devoutly-Catholic girlfriend Pauline, who is pregnant with his child. Though Tony tells him to dump her, Bobby C. faces pressure from his family and others to marry her, which he clearly doesn't wish to do. After she refuses to get an abortion, Bobby asks Frank Jr. if Pope Paul VI would grant him dispensation for an abortion. In the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church, a dispensation is the suspension by competent authority of general rules of law in particular cases Bobby's feelings of despair deepen when Frank tells him dispensation would be highly unlikely.

Double-J and Joey are Tony's more like-minded friends, macho, foul-mouthed, bigoted, chauvinistic, and with hair-trigger tempers. They engage in wild behavior such as balancing themselves along the dangerous railing of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, often while in varying states of drunkenness. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked Suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New Another member of the gang is beaten up by some Latino youths and is put in a hospital. Tony, Double-J and Joey vow revenge and storm a Latino bar only finding out later that it is the wrong place.

Finally, it's the evening of the dance competition at 2001 Odyssey. Tony and Stephanie finish their dance to wild applause. The last couple to compete, however, is a Puerto Rican duo whom Tony realizes has blown him and Stephanie away after seeing their spectacular performance. Nevertheless, Tony and Stephanie take the top prize, which Tony immediately dismisses, claiming the contest was rigged in his favor (because of his popularity at 2001). He grabs the trophy and prize money from Stephanie and presents them to the Puerto Rican couple (who took second) instead, telling them they deserve it.

Angry, Tony tells off his friends as phonies who won't be honest with him, dragging Stephanie with him. He attempts to force himself on Stephanie in the car until she fights him off and escapes. He then sullenly takes off with the gang, along with a drunk and high Annette, whom Joey says is going to "give us all a piece. " Double-J and Joey both take turns with Annette, but Annette starts to cry after she realizes she actually does not want to have sex with them.

They pull the car off the bridge, but this time, Bobby C. , who normally stays in the car, joins them, and is attempting more dangerous stunts than Tony, Double-J, and Joey. Realizing that Bobby is acting recklessly, Tony tries to coax him off the railing. Upset at his lonely life, his situation with Pauline, and a broken promise from Tony earlier that he would call him, the needy Bobby rants at Tony's lack of care, and accidentally slips, falling to his death. The friends are shocked and grief-stricken. When a policeman called to investigate the incident asks Tony if he thinks Bobby C. committed suicide, Tony responds, "Sometimes you can kill yourself without killin' yourself. . . you know?"

A distraught Tony spends the rest of the night riding the subway. He finally shows up at Stephanie's apartment, apologizing and saying that he wanted to try and salvage their relationship by being friends first. . . and see what develops from there. Recognizing Tony's honest wish to change, Stephanie takes his hand in hers, and then him into her arms in this final scene.

Versions and sequel

Movie poster of PG version of Saturday Night Fever
Movie poster of PG version of Saturday Night Fever

There were two theatrically-released versions of the film: the "original" R version and the PG "edited version. " The R-rated version is 119 minutes. The PG-rated version was released in 1978 as an attempt to attract a more youthful audience. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) It is 113 minutes, with profanity replaced by separately-filmed scenes that substituted milder language that were initially filmed for the network television cut of the film (such as a scene where Tony's dad gets his old job back), and with several scenes shortened or cut. Both theatrical versions were released on VHS, but only the R-rated version was released on Laserdisc and later on DVD, and the DVD version is shown in widescreen only. The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical (However, some of the extra scenes from the PG version were included as "deleted scenes" for the DVD release. ) In addition, a network television version, based primarily on the PG version, contains several minutes of outtakes deleted from the theatrical releases. However starting in the late 1990s VH1 and Turner Network Television started showing the original R rated version with a TV-14 rating. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned (Some of the language and nudity had been edited out but including some of the innuendos from the original that had been cut out of the PG version. )

The R-rated version contains scenes of profanity, nudity, drug use and a date-rape scene which has been de-emphasised or completely removed from the PG version.

A sequel, Staying Alive, was released in 1983. Staying Alive is the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character Tony Manero Cynthia Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) It starred John Travolta and was directed by Sylvester Stallone. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter.

The story was also produced as a musical stage production in London, Sydney and on Broadway

Cast and roles include

Soundtrack

Main article: Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)

Track listing:

1970's bootleg "Saturday Night Fever" Various Artists 8-Track label 7097
1970's bootleg "Saturday Night Fever" Various Artists 8-Track label 7097
  1. "Stayin' Alive" performed by Bee Gees - 4:45
  2. "How Deep Is Your Love" performed by Bee Gees - 4:05
  3. "Night Fever" performed by Bee Gees - 3:33
  4. "More Than a Woman" performed by Bee Gees - 3:17
  5. "If I Can't Have You" performed by Yvonne Elliman - 3:00
  6. "A Fifth of Beethoven" performed by Walter Murphy - 3:03
  7. "More Than a Woman" performed by Tavares - 3:17
  8. "Manhattan Skyline" performed by David Shire - 4:44
  9. "Calypso Breakdown" performed by Ralph MacDonald - 7:50 (*)
  10. "Night on Disco Mountain" performed by David Shire - 5:12
  11. "Open Sesame" performed by Kool & the Gang - 4:01
  12. "Jive Talkin'" performed by Bee Gees - 3:43 (*)
  13. "You Should Be Dancing" performed by Bee Gees - 4:14
  14. "Boogie Shoes" performed by KC and the Sunshine Band - 2:17
  15. "Salsation" performed by David Shire - 3:50
  16. "K-Jee" performed by MFSB - 4:13
  17. "Disco Inferno" performed by Trammps - 10:51

(*) "Calypso Breakdown" and "Jive Talkin'" were not contained in the film. Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10 1940 is an American martial artist, action star and Television and Film Saturday Night Fever The Original Movie Sound Track is the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta This is an article about the 8-track cartridge For eight-track multitracking see Multitrack recording. " Stayin' Alive " is a song by the Bee Gees, released as a single in 1977 The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. " How Deep Is Your Love " is a song recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. " Night Fever " is a Disco song written and performed by The Bee Gees. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. "More Than a Woman" is a song written by the Bee Gees for the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. " If I Can't Have You " is a Disco song written by Barry Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951 in Honolulu Hawaii) is an American Singer and Actress. " A Fifth of Beethoven " is a Disco Instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Walter Anthony Murphy Jr (born December 19, 1952) is a pianist composer and arranger who had a massive hit with the instrumental " A Fifth of Beethoven Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is a successful American R&B, Disco, and Soul music band, composed of five David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American Songwriter and the Composer of stage musicals and film and television Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group " Jive Talkin' " is a song by the Bee Gees, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top-five on the UK singles chart The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. " You Should Be Dancing " was a single by the Bee Gees, from the Children of the World album in 1976. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. " Boogie Shoes " was a popular song released in 1975 on the self-titled album KC and the Sunshine Band by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group Founded in 1973 their style has included Funk, R&B, and Disco. MFSB (short for "Mother Father Sister Brother") was a pool of more than thirty resident Studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed " Disco Inferno " is a song by The Trammps from the album of the same name. The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, was one of the first Disco bands.

The novelty songs "Dr. Disco" and "Disco Duck", both performed by Rick Dees, were played in the film but not included on the album. " Disco Duck " was a satirical Disco Novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots.

Filming locations include

Trivia

Academy Awards

Award Person
Nominated:
Best Actor John Travolta

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Saturday Night Fever: The Life - New York Times
  2. ^ Banning Borat
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Events Polish-American mathematician Antoni Zygmund authors his major work Measure and Integral. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows.
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