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Staying Alive

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Six years after his glittering triumph in the disco dance contest of "Saturday Night Fever," an older and wiser Tony Manero (John Travolta) works as a serious dance teacher in New York City and dreams of making it on Broadway. Manero gets his shot when his girlfriend, Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes), gets him an audition for a daring new show called "Satan's Alley." Manero lands a part as a backup dancer and falls back into old habits as he lusts after Broadway bad girl Laura (Finola Hughes).
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This sequel to Saturday Night Fever is shockingly embarrassing and unnecessary, trading the original's dramatic depth for a series of uninspired dance sequences.

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Owen Gleiberman Boston Phoenix Staying Alive isn't just a disappointment -- it's a disgrace. Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine As always Travolta is urban gorgeous and very charming. The rest of the film is neither. Jul 24, 2014 Full Review Variety Staff Variety The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, Saturday Night Fever. Oct 24, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …a completely different animal to Saturday Night Fever, a pumped-up, be-all-you-can-be slice of extravagant male narcissism on Broadway that plays in such an OTT way that it’s better seen as a comedy…a wonderfully awful, truly daft film, so bad it’s good… Rated: 3/5 Jul 29, 2025 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews By turning Tony’s story into an ‘80s fairy tale, the movie not only fails on its own merits but degrades its predecessor by association. Rated: 1.5/4 May 11, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Disco inferno, indeed. Rated: 1/4 Sep 9, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Emerson H. It has impressive dance sequences and some sweet moments, but Staying Alive’s rather poorly written script and occasionally bad acting make a movie that’s story is a bit hard to follow. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Joseph B I really hate it thank God it never has a sequel Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review David W A big dissapointment after the first movie and really only notable for the fact it was an early directorial effort from Stallone. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Paige F I actually liked the movie. The Broadway show part went too long at the end, but I liked both Finola Hughes and Cynthia Rhodes in their roles. "Everybody uses everybody". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review thiago s Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme é ruim, por que no primeiro filme tinha o drama da família do tony manero, tinha o drama dos amigos dele, o romance dele com a garota dele e também as danças, nesse filme só tinha romance e dança ruim, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sylvester Stallone

Director

John Travolta

Tony Manero

Cynthia Rhodes

Jackie

Finola Hughes

Laura

Steve Inwood

Jesse

Julie Bovasso

Mrs. Manero

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Synopsis Six years after his glittering triumph in the disco dance contest of "Saturday Night Fever," an older and wiser Tony Manero (John Travolta) works as a serious dance teacher in New York City and dreams of making it on Broadway. Manero gets his shot when his girlfriend, Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes), gets him an audition for a daring new show called "Satan's Alley." Manero lands a part as a backup dancer and falls back into old habits as he lusts after Broadway bad girl Laura (Finola Hughes).
Director
Sylvester Stallone
Producer
Robert Stigwood, Sylvester Stallone
Screenwriter
Sylvester Stallone, Norman Wexler
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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