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. Bode
Editing by	David Rawlins
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	December 14, 1977 1978 (PG rated version) (USA)
Running time	119 min. 112 min. (PG rated version)
Language	English
Followed by	Staying Alive
IMDb profile

Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 movie starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a Brooklyn discotheque. 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 dead-beat gang of friends. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (473x755, 104 KB) movie poster for the American theatrical release of the film Saturday Night Fever (1977) Source URL: http://www. ... John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. ... Robert Stigwood (born April 16, 1934 in Adelaide, Australia) is a British music producer, primarily for film and stage. ... Nik Cohn (also written Nick Cohn) is a British rock journalist. ... Norman Wexler (16 August 1926 - 23 August 1999) was a screenwriter whose work included such films as Saturday Night Fever and Serpico. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, singer and entertainer. ... Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945 in Beverly Hills, California) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television and film. ... Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE (born on September 1, 1946 in Douglas, Isle of Man) is a singer, songwriter and producer, hailing from England and Australia. ... Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE (22 December 1949–12 January 2003), was a musician and singer-songwriter. ... Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE (born December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter. ... Born in 1937, David Shire began scoring for television in the 60s and made the leap to scoring feature films in the early 70s. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Staying Alive is a 1983 film sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the same character, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, and dancers Viktor Manoel, Kate Ann Wright, Kevyn Morrow and Nanette Tarpey. ... // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor, singer and entertainer. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Discothèque redirects here. ...

The movie significantly helped to popularize disco music around the world, and made Travolta a household name. The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, featuring disco songs by the Bee Gees, became the best selling soundtrack ever. This article is becoming very long. ... Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track was 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 — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ...

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, and graceful choregraphy. As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ... Discothèque redirects here. ...

The story is based upon a 1976 New York magazine article by British writer Nik Cohn, Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night. In the late-1990s, Cohn acknowledged that the article had been fabricated. 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 characters who were to become Tony Manero and his friends sprang almost completely from his imagination. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Nik Cohn (also written Nick Cohn) is a British rock journalist. ... Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night was the title of a 1975 New York Magazine article by British rock journalist Nik Cohn. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

Story

The story of the film has Tony Manero connect with the aloof Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) one night at the disco. Despite her initial frosty and superior attitude toward Tony, she agrees to partner with him in the dance contest after much urging. Tony had previously agreed to dance with Annette, who had actively pursued Tony, despite his obvious disdain for her. Stephanie has a job in Manhattan and is poised to move there. This awakens in Tony the need to transcend his working-class roots of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. However, Stephanie herself ultimately reveals her own vulnerabilities. Karen Lynn Gorney (born January 28, 1945 in Beverly Hills, California) is an American actress, best known for her roles on television and film. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bay Ridge is located in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, New York. ... Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ...

Also examined through the film is Tony's relationship with his family, including an older brother who abandons a planned career in the priesthood, and his association with his friends.

Versions and sequel

movie poster of PG version of Satudary Night Fever

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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. It is 112 minutes, with profanity replaced by separately-filmed scenes that substituted milder language, 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. In addition, a network television version, based primarily on the PG version, contains several minutes of outtakes deleted from the theatrical releases. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Top view of VHS cassette with U.S. 25c coin for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... The inner box (green) is the format used in most pre-1952 movies and pre-widescreen television. ...

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

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The story was also done as a hit musical stage production in both London and on New York's Broadway. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...

Cast and roles include

• John Travolta - Tony Manero
• Karen Lynn Gorney - Stephanie Mangano
• Barry Miller - Bobby C.
• Joseph Cali - Joey
• Paul Pape - Double J.
• Donna Pescow - Annette, a former girlfriend of Tony, still in love with him
• Bruce Ornstein - Gus
• Julie Bovasso - Flo Manero, Tony's mother
• Martin Shakar - Frank Manero Jr., Tony's brother
• Sam Coppola - Dan Fusco, paint store owner, Tony's boss
• Nina Hansen - Grandmother
• Lisa Peluso - Linda Manero, Tony's sister
• Denny Dillon - Doreen
• Bert Michaels - Pete
• Robert Costanzo - Paint store customer
• Robert Weil - Becker
• Shelly Batt - Girl in disco
• Fran Drescher - Connie
• Donald Gantry - Jay Langhart
• Murray Moston - Haberdashery salesman
• William Andrews - Detective
• Ann Travolta - Pizza girl (Travolta's sister)
• Helen Travolta - Lady in paint store (Travolta's mother)
• Ellen March - Bartender
• Monti Rock III - The deejay
• Val Bisoglio - Frank Manero Sr., Tony's father
• Roy Cheverie - The wrong partner (uncredited)
• Adrienne King - Dancer (uncredited)
• Alberto Vasquez - Gang member (uncredited)

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Soundtrack

Main article: Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)

Track listing: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track was the soundtrack album from the blockbuster film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. ...

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

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The novelty song "Disco Duck" was played in the film, in a humorous scene, but was not included on the album.

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Filming locations include

• Verrazano Narrows Bridge
• 2001 Odyssey (later renamed Spectrum) night club -- 802 64th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. Demolished in 2005.

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Notes

• Saturday Night Fever was the favorite movie of the late film critic Gene Siskel, who claimed to have seen it 17 times. He liked the movie so much, he bought the famous white disco suit (worn by Travolta in the movie) at a charity auction.
• Madonna's video for her 2005 hit single "Hung Up" is an homage to a scene from Saturday Night Fever. It was the scene at the rehearsal studio where John Travolta's character Tony Manero first approaches Karen Lynn Gorney's character Stephanie Mangano. Stephanie is practicing her disco dancing moves to the David Shire song "Manhattan Skyline" when Tony tries to break the ice by saying, "Hello Stephanie Mangano. I'm Tony Manero. We both got the same last initials. How do you like that?" In the video, Madonna is wearing almost exactly the same leotard and tights set that Stephanie wears in the film, and there is wood paneling and a wooden barre much like in the rehearsal space Stephanie uses for this scene.
• Most people are familiar with the song "K-Jee" which was in the scene in the dance contest during the Hispanic couple that competed against Tony and Stephanie. Some VHS cassettes used a more traditional Latin-style song instead. The DVD restores the original recording.
• In some parts of Brazil, "Manero" is said as a compliment, when a person is cool, dances well, and attracts attention.
• Tony Manero was the name of a real American golfer.
• John Belushi parodied the film as "Samurai Night Fever", one of his "Samurai" sketches. O.J. Simpson appears in this sketch as the Samurai's brother.
• The 1980 film Airplane! contained a parody scene, with Robert Hays mocking the famous pose and the clothing shown on the poster and album cover, to the tune of "Stayin' Alive" slightly sped up (the actual song used for that scene in Saturday Night Fever was "You Should Be Dancing").
• The Goodies parodied the film in their Saturday Night Grease episode.
• The original title for this film was "The Tribal Rites Of Saturday Night"
• In Anurag Mathur's book The Inscrutable Americans, the protagonist Gopal is inspired by the way Travolta dances and refers to Saturday Night Fever as an 'educational' movie about America.
• John Travolta still has the pair of high-heeled shoes he wore during the opening and dance sequences of the film (as depicted in the poster). He says he sometimes takes them out of the closet, but claims he doesn't wear them.
• This film is banned in Malaysia.
• The Children's Television Workshop published a record album of music from Sesame Street under the title Sesame Street Fever, the cover of which featured a picture of muppet Grover wearing the white three-piece disco suit in the famous Travolta pose.
• The film was one of the inspirations for the short-lived sitcom Makin' It, whose main character was a devotee of the film.
• Tony was compared to Al Pacino
• Tony came out of his room shouting Attica! Attica! Attica! from the famous film of Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon

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Academy Awards

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West End Casts (1998-1999, 2004-2006)

Since opening in 1998 Saturday Night Fever casts have included Adam Garcia (Coyote Ugly, Riding In Cars With Boys, Wicked), Ben Richards (Footballers Wives, Strictly Dance Fever), Kym Marsh (Hear'say, Coronation Street), Shaun Williamson (Eastenders, Extras), Rebecca Dent (Musicality).

External links

• Saturday Night Fever at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/s/saturday-night-fever-script-transcript.html Saturday Night Fever film script
• http://www.beegees-world.com Bee Gees World