Staying Alive

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Staying Alive

PG

1983

1h 36m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

As always Travolta is urban gorgeous and very charming. The rest of the film is neither.

Jul 24, 2014

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Variety Staff

Variety

The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, Saturday Night Fever.

Oct 24, 2008

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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

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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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Disco inferno, indeed.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 9, 2023

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Madge R

I don't care what people have said. I enjoyed the music and the dance scenes. What can I say? If you're into decent songs and reasonable dance sequences, you'll enjoy it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/25

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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

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Joseph B

I really hate it thank God it never has a sequel

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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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

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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

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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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