Saturday night fever the musical north shore music theatre 2015 youtube. Saturday night fever producer and writer robert stigwood and norman wexler started planning a sequel soon after the original film came out in 1977, due to the films success. When a big dance competition is announced, he wrangles the beautiful and talented stephanie karen lynn gorney to be his partner. Night fever is a song written and performed by the bee gees. This sequel to the gutsy, electric saturday night fever is a slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of selfcontained songanddance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on mtv which is probably what will happen. As the two train for the big night, they start to fall for each other as well. It stars john travolta as tony manero, a workingclass young man who.
Saturday night fever bobby c falls to his death below. He dances brilliantly and overshadows all the others there. Ending spoiler for saturday night fever 1977, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Saturday night fever is a total overachiever as it could have fallen to exploitation tactics of the 1970s, but becomes one of those iconic films that still stands the test of time. The musical on stage saturday night fever is a musical with a book by nan knighton in collaboration with arlene phillips, paul nicholas, and robert stigwood and music and lyrics by the bee gees. In the scene with the second girl, whom he stands in front of while attempting to make a pass at, the heavyset female extra behind this girl, who is wearing a white.
John travolta stars as a local disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity. Saturday night fever 40th anniversary synopsis fandango. Dec 04, 2017 john travoltas breakout hit was americas best dance party its been 40 years since saturday night fevera gritty film powered by music, machismo and masterful footworkbecame a. In the beginning sequence of the movie, as john travolta is walking down the street, he looks at two girls whom he apparently thinks are cute.
Sabrina cognata takes a look at the movie that made john travolta a star and its darker, cultural impact. Disco came into the world so that producer robert stigwood and director john badham could create saturday night fever, one of the dozen or so best movies of all time. One minute into saturday night fever you know this picture is onto something, that it knows what its talking about. Harvard film archive reminds us that saturday night fever. For a detailed synopsis of the plot from saturday night fever 1977, visit kristins own site frocktalk. In the scene with the second girl, whom he stands in front of while attempting to make a pass at, the heavyset female extra behind this girl, who is wearing a white shirt and carrying a bag with a tomato on it, first is walking. Song more than a woman from saturday night fever soundtrack. The film that made john travolta a household name is set in brooklyn to the popular dance music of the bee gees. When blaine, brittany, and mike perform a disco song from saturday night fever, will asks what brought on the performance to which they respond that the nationals theme is vintage. They came up with the title staying alive, and wexler wrote a script. The story turned out to be completely made up by kohnbut it. When saturday night fever premiered on hbo in 1980, hbo aired both versions of the film. Released december 23rd, 1992, saturday night fever stars john travolta, karen lynn gorney, barry miller, joseph cali the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of 77. In john badhams saturday night fever, we meet tony manero.
In 1953, saturday night was to mark the broadway debut of a young, new writer named stephen sondheim. It was based on a true story that wasnt true and they werent. The next saturday morning, the five young men express their cynical views of the future, but tony learns fusco has given him a raise. The alluring darkness beneath saturday night fevers disco. Check out the sizzle reel from north shore music theatres production of saturday night fever. The characters take part in gang fights as well as racist and sexist. Saturday night fever made travolta a movie star, but he was already a teen. Staying alive is a 1983 american dance musical film starring john travolta as dancer tony manero, with cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, joyce hyser, julie bovasso, and dancers viktor manoel and kevyn morrow. One plot device in the story is the verrazanonarrows bridge, which connects from long island to staten island, on which the friends ritually stop to clown around, but is particularly symbolic to tony as an escape to a better life on the other side, in more suburban staten. The film was directed by sylvester stallone, who also coproduced and cowrote the film with the original saturday night fever producer and.
Feb 06, 20 saturday night fever s huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack. The harvard film archive screens the 70s film monday night. John travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with saturday night fever. The answer to the first of those questions will readily be given by any of us seventies survivors. In the midst of the tough social context of pinochets dictatorship, raul peralta, a man in his fifties, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating tony manero, john travoltas character in saturday night fever.
Saturday night fever synopsis broadway musical 19yearold tony was living in nys brooklyn with his parents. Saturday night fever 1977 by xiaofeng chen march 2, 2015 five plot point breakdowns. Behind the white suit and disco dance moves, saturday night fever is a mass of grim and gritty themes. John travolta and karen lynn gorney in saturday night fever 1977 john. Sabrina cognata takes a look at the movie that made john travolta a. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saturday night fever near you.
But those whove seen the film know it as a rich slice of italianamerican life in brooklyn, topped with postscorsese 70s grit and filled with a surprising amount of ugliness. Edited version 1977 tony manero john travolta doesnt have much going for him during the weekdays. That night, tonys abusive father dismisses the pay increase and tony angrily points out that the raise and the attention he gets for his dancing are the only positive acknowledgments he has ever received. Hes got a walk that makes women swoon, a perfectly blowdried head of hair, and a dead end job at a hardware store selling paint to old ladies. Saturday night fever is wonderfully honest and completely accurate when it comes to depicting that stagnant environment that keeps young people like. It first appeared on the soundtrack to saturday night fever on rso records. Boasting a smart, poignant story, a classic soundtrack, and a starmaking. Apr 09, 2009 h ow many actual laughs are there in tony manero, a chilean black comedy about one mans obsession with saturday night fever. Hes an uberarrogant 19yearold italian kid from brooklyn. These are movies that represent what i yearned for at one time in my life, and.
Parents need to know that saturday night fever is a more mature film than the catchy disco soundtrack would have you believe. Saturday night fever was gene siskels favorite movie, and he watched it at. Saturday night fever is a working class tale but the movie s power is enhanced by the excellent acting and timeless music that together with a compelling story make this movie something special, not just another commercial product but a work of art, a true classic. As cohn wouldnt reveal this fact for nearly 20 years, saturday night fever ironically became the blueprint for reallife nightlife in many u. John travolta and karen lynn gorney in saturday night fever, 1977. Bobby c barry miller goofs off on the verrazano narrows bridge and falls to his death below. Saturday night fever has endured for two decades because its narrative is as supple as the 23yearold john travolta was. Saturday night fever is fully available for licensing throughout the usa and canada. Critic gene siskels favorite movie of all time, its influence has been felt directly and indirectly across many later films, especially in terms of the posters iconic fingerintheair pose. Saturday night fever is a 1977 american dance drama film directed by john badham. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. They share a warm embrace as the film comes to an end. Saturday night fever 1977 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The film saturday night fever was released 40 years ago this week, and. The young man worked in a shop for the sale of paint and had no prospects for further career advancement. But every saturday night tony becomes a king of the disco scene. Saturday night fever 1977 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Producer robert stigwood wanted to call the film saturday night, but singer robin gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Capturing both an iconic cultural moment and youths swagger and repugnance, john badhams saturday night fever is a sweatbeaded, polyesterclad drama about the search for identity.
But now its here, brimming with all of the charm and youthful vitality of a talent blossoming into greatness. Saturday night fever 1977 john badham, randal kleiser. Probably not that many unless one counts the scene in which our hero. Todays deals your gift cards help whole foods registry sell disability customer support. Nik cohn story tribal rites of the new saturday night, norman wexler. Tony manero is a brooklyn paintstore clerk whod give anything to break out of his deadend existence. Whether you like the movie or not, there is no doubt that saturday night fever is an iconic movie and i find it hard to believe that it would have had the status that it has today with anyone else. Tony manero john travolta doesnt have much going for him during the weekdays. Saturday night fever 49 movie clip brother frankie 1977 hd. Saturday night fevers huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack.
Plucked from the cast of the ensemble highschool sitcom, welcome back kotter for his firststarring film role, this is the movie that made john travolta a movie star. Saturday night fever is nothing more than an updated 70s version of the sam katzman rock music cheapies of the 50s. The curse of the black pearl mistake picture grease plot more for saturday night fever. Though this movie helped put disco and star john travolta on the map, the original theatrical version is full of strong language, sex, and violence. For all other territories, please contact trw for more information. These are movies that represent what i yearned for at one time in my life, and to. Once a week, after six full days of work in a brooklyn paint store, tony travolta. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. Saturday night fever 1977 ending spoiler movie mistakes.
It is so dark, and at the time it was released, taped into the zeitgeist of a large, young part of our population. Saturday night fever 1977 official trailer, organic. In saturday night fever, a movie that was strategically timed to cash in on the current craze, tony develops a sudden urge to escape his lowermiddle class origins and, eventually, comes to the. The plot, an anemic conglomeration of directionless despair, is based on a 1976. Saturday night fever celebrated its 40th anniversary last month and while the film is considered iconic, its storyline may be much more problematic than viewers may recall. Saturday night fever 1977 is a dance drama, music movie starring john travolta and karen lynn gorney. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his brooklyn. Saturday night fever is wonderfully honest and completely accurate when it comes to depicting that stagnant environment that keeps young people like tony pinned down. But he lives for the weekends, when he and his friends go to the local disco and dance the night away. Saturday night fever is a film directed by john badham with john travolta, karen lynn gorney, barry miller, joseph cali, year. The movies plot involves his choice between annette donna. Nineteenyearold brooklyn native tony manero lives for saturday nights at the local disco, where hes. Saturday night fever theatrical rights worldwide online.
Saturday night fever was gene siskels favorite movie, and he watched it at least 17 times. Thus, saturday night fever remains a lateseventies period piece, such as it is. The plot, an anemic conglomeration of directionless despair, is based on a. May 07, 2017 celebrate the iconic film that captivated audiences the world over when saturday night fever 40th anniversary directors cut comes to select cinemas for a special twoday event. In this sequel to saturday night fever, set six years after the events in the previous film, former disco king anthony tony manero john travolta, now age 25, has left brooklyn and is now living in manhattan, staying in a flophouse hotel while he works as a dance instructor by day and as a waiter at a nightclub at night, looking for his big break in the modern dance productions. If you like saturday night fever you are looking for serious, sexy and sentimental movies about with disco, dance performance, romance, ambition, hopes, twentysomething life and contests and competitions themes of drama and music genre shot in usa. Saturday night fever is the story of a 19yearold italian american who. This was before switching to a 24houraday operation, while still under their old broadcast standards. The alluring darkness beneath saturday night fevers disco floor. Saturday night gleever is the sixteenth episode of glees third season and the sixtieth episode overall. May 02, 2017 1977s saturday night fever, the lowbudget ethnography about italian guys in some of brooklyns sketchier neighborhoods, wasnt just a movie about disco. Jan 12, 2018 saturday night fever celebrated its 40th anniversary last month and while the film is considered iconic, its storyline may be much more problematic than viewers may recall. Saturday night fever 1977 film summary and movie synopsis.
A refresher for those who havent seen the movie, or have forgotten. Travolta and his friends seem destined to go down a path of destruction though as a soap opera develops for all the key people found within. Owing to the death of the original producer, saturday nights new york opening was delayed some 47 years. Like flashdance, it isnt really a movie at all, but an endless series of musical interludes between dramatic. The event includes a look back at the legacy of saturday night fever with interviews from the director and cast. The image of john travolta in a white disco suit has so saturated popular culture that uninitiated filmgoers tend to think of saturday night fever as a goofy, dated disco cashin. Originally the producers had intended to use boz scaggs song lowdown in the film. Stigwood liked the title night fever but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. We all have movies like that, titles that transcend ordinary categories of good and bad, and penetrate straight to our hearts. Saturday night fever is the movie that defined a generation back in the 1970s and paramount is bringing it back with a directors cut on bluray may 2nd. Director john badham captures the connection between great dance music and. Saturday night fever 1992 stream and watch online moviefone.
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