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54

R

Released Aug 28, 1998

1h 32m

Drama

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In 1970s New York City, Studio 54 is the epicenter of sex, drugs and disco music. It's there that up-and-comer Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe) endeavors to make his big-city dreams come true. After catching the eye of the nightclub's owner, Steve Rubell (Mike Myers), Shane quickly rises from busboy to bartender. While coat-check girl Anita (Salma Hayek) tries to get her big break as a singer, Shane finds himself smitten with soap-opera starlet Julie Black (Neve Campbell).

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Critics Consensus

Robbed of its integral LGBTQ themes, 54 is a compromised and disjointed glance at the glory days of disco.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

The director's cut of 54 is a remarkable artefact that tells us as much about the 1990s as it does the 1970s.

Aug 25, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

A more critical and resonant Hollywood movie about the glorious disco culture screams to be made.

Jun 18, 2008

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

Time Out

Myers exploits every vicious, self-hating line that comes his way.

Jan 26, 2006

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

The studio that released the film Miramax, ordered 40 minutes removed from the film and 30 minutes worth of reshoots. The result not only sanitized the film, but fundamentally changed the characters.

Sep 15, 2019

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

A soapy, fictionalized chronicle of the fast times at 54.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 10, 2018

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Ray Pride

Newcity

The most affecting moments are shards of sexual behavior... that existed only on the samizdat VHS, the degraded quality suggesting ghostly remnants of film's scissoring [and] the long-dead behaviors on-screen, debauchery and gaucherie alike.

Jul 28, 2015

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Dani G

Bad script, bad directing, awful editing, terrible sound, absence of music, poor acting, lousy timing.... what else can I say? Maybe with a good sound and music reminiscent of the times, it would have been a viable watch

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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steve d

Nothing is going on here, even with this great cast.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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s r

I saw it a long time ago for my interest in the famous Club 54, but it was forgettable for the most part.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's not as bad as the ratings indicate. But, it is a mostly empty story about degenerate, selfish douchebags. That said, it's a good cast and the story moves along at a good pace. At least it isn't boring, but I still can't recommend it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/05/19

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Salma Hayek

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Neve Campbell

Julie Black

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Synopsis

In 1970s New York City, Studio 54 is the epicenter of sex, drugs and disco music. It's there that up-and-comer Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe) endeavors to make his big-city dreams come true. After catching the eye of the nightclub's owner, Steve Rubell (Mike Myers), Shane quickly rises from busboy to bartender. While coat-check girl Anita (Salma Hayek) tries to get her big break as a singer, Shane finds himself smitten with soap-opera starlet Julie Black (Neve Campbell).

Director: Mark Christopher
Producer: Dolly Hall, Richard N. Gladstein, Ira Deutchman
Screenwriter: Mark Christopher
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Redeemable Features
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.6M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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