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Saturday Night Fever (1977)

R 118 min  -  Drama | Music  -   16 December 1977 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.7/10 from 30,653 users   Metascore: 77/100 
Reviews: 185 user | 74 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com

A Brooklyn youth feels his only chance to get somewhere is as the king of the disco floor.

Director:

John Badham

Writers:

Nik Cohn (magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night"), Norman Wexler (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta ...
Karen Lynn Gorney ...
Stephanie
Barry Miller Barry Miller ...
Bobby C.
Joseph Cali Joseph Cali ...
Joey
Paul Pape ...
Double J.
Donna Pescow ...
Annette
Bruce Ornstein Bruce Ornstein ...
Gus
Julie Bovasso Julie Bovasso ...
Flo
Martin Shakar Martin Shakar ...
Frank Jr.
Sam Coppola Sam Coppola ...
Dan Fusco (as Sam J. Coppola)
Nina Hansen Nina Hansen ...
Grandmother
Lisa Peluso Lisa Peluso ...
Linda
Denny Dillon ...
Doreen
Bert Michaels Bert Michaels ...
Pete
Robert Costanzo ...
Paint Store Customer (as Robert Costanza)
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Storyline

Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero 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 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. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Disco | Dance | Moving | Teenager | Bridge  | See more »

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Genres:

Drama | Music

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, sexuality/nudity and some drug content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Fiebre de sábado por la noche See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,878,099 (USA) (18 December 1977) (504 Screens)

Gross:

$237,113,184 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (PG version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, director John Badham filmed the dance rehearsal sequence with Tony and Annette's characters playing music in the background at the same time with the action and dialogue; a form of production conduct not usually done. The song was "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs. However, after filming the scene, John Badham got word from Scaggs' people they did not want the song in the picture, and so the sequence was dubbed, with John Travolta and Donna Pescow recording their lines in a vocal booth, and in the end composer David Shire orchestrated an instrumental piece for the sequence; ultimately the song (the title still unknown to this day) was picked up by the National Football Leagues, and used to open and close the Monday Night Football program for over 20 years. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The required (white square) NYS safety-inspection sticker appears and then disappears and then reappears from the lower driver's corner of the windshield of the 1964 Chevrolet Impala that the boys drive. See more »

Quotes

Tony Manero: Why are you such a cock-tease?
Stephanie: Don't you call me no goddam cock-tease!
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Connections

Referenced in "Spin City: That's Entertainment (#3.20)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"More Than A Woman"
Courtesy of RSO Records, Inc., Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Inc.) BMI and Bros. Gibb,
B.V.
Written by Barry Gibb (as Barry), Robin Gibb (as Robin) and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees See more »