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Saturday Night Fever

Play trailer 1:17 Poster for Saturday Night Fever R Released Dec 16, 1977 1h 59m Drama Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tony Manero (John Travolta) doesn't have much going for him during the weekdays. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood. But he lives for the weekends, when he and his friends go to the local disco and dance the night away. When a big dance competition is announced, he wrangles the beautiful and talented Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) to be his partner. As the two train for the big night, they start to fall for each other as well.
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Boasting a smart, poignant story, a classic soundtrack, and a starmaking performance from John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever ranks among the finest dramas of the 1970s.

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Pauline Kael New Yorker At its best, though, Saturday Night Fever gets at something deeply romantic: the need to move, to dance, and the need to be who you'd like to be. Nirvana is the dance; when the music stops, you return to being ordinary. Sep 18, 2023 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune Saturday Night Fever makes good moviemaking seem easy. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 8, 2018 Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post Saturday Night Fever assaults you with a flagrantly foul-mouthed script and coarse viewpoint. Dec 21, 2015 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Travolta’s signature dancing and the Bee Gee’s soundtrack epitomized the public’s general impression of the 1977 film, leaving its seedier elements either forgotten, suppressed, or conveniently ignored. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Stephen Silver Tilt Magazine Offers one of the best soundtracks in the history of movies, and a star-making performance by Travolta. But it's dark as hell- darker than you probably remember (45th anniversary) Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 27, 2022 Full Review Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Every so often a film comes around that seems to have its finger on the pulse of society and it makes such an impact that it changes pop culture. Saturday Night Fever was that film in the late 1970s. Rated: 3/5 Nov 13, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott Great to have seen it again. Saw it in 1977. Awesome. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/07/21 Full Review Knoe F An absolute classic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review CESAR JAVIER F Para mí una película con una trama incomprensible, ahorre al llegar a la mitad ya la apagas, lo único sanbale de ahí es la banda sonora porque de ahí ni Jhon Travolta y su baile lo salva Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Leaburn O Not really sure what the point of this film is but Travolta pulls some brilliant shapes on the dance floor. Bought on DVD. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Orion B I really hope this is sequel Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/23 Full Review caTones S One of my all time favorites. I love this movie because it is filmed in the middle of the disco generation and as a result, is partially a documentary. John Travolta's character is beautifully flawed and the romantic chemistry he has with Karen Lynn Gorney who pretty much phased out of the acting scene after this. The music is perfect. The footage of Bay Ridge in the 70s priceless. And the supporting cast was powerful. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Slipping Away Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Slipping Away 2:10 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Disco Dancing Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Disco Dancing 2:12 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Settling the Score Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Settling the Score 1:53 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Don't Worry 'Bout Nothin' Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Don't Worry 'Bout Nothin' 1:45 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Nothing Personal Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Nothing Personal 2:12 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Brother Frankie Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Brother Frankie 2:11 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Watch the Hair Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Watch the Hair 1:55 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Tony Gets a Raise Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Tony Gets a Raise 1:38 Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Rejected By Stephanie Saturday Night Fever: Official Clip - Rejected By Stephanie 1:13 View more videos
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Synopsis Tony Manero (John Travolta) doesn't have much going for him during the weekdays. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood. But he lives for the weekends, when he and his friends go to the local disco and dance the night away. When a big dance competition is announced, he wrangles the beautiful and talented Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) to be his partner. As the two train for the big night, they start to fall for each other as well.
Director
John Badham
Producer
Robert Stigwood
Screenwriter
Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 16, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2014
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Surround
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