Pg 1h 33min drama, music, romance 15 july 1983 usa five years later, tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. Staying alive is the 1983 sequel to saturday night fever, starring john travolta as the main character, tony manero, with cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, joyce hyser, steve inwood and julie bovasso. Travolta rose to fame during the 1970s, appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever 1977 and grease 1978. From the iconic beat to john travoltas strut saturday night fever is the dancing movie that defined. John badham, director of saturday night fever, has noted the influence of this genderclass nexus on his work. Now hes strutting toward hig biggest challenge yet making it as a dancer on the. Staying alive 1983 tommy faragher we dance so close to the fire duration. Staying alive dvd 1983 saturday night fever sequel 2 dancing. Travolta first became well known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter 19751979 and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease.
Saturday night fever grease double feature 19771983 r1. Mamma mia, we will rock you, cats, grease, saturday night fever, hairspray, and more. Boasting a smart, poignant story, a classic soundtrack, and a starmaking performance from john travolta, saturday night fever ranks among the finest dramas. Saturday night fever night fever bee gees duration. Illconceived, pathetically realized followup to saturday night fever. Saturday night fever the original movie sound track. In 1983, stigwood coproduced a sequel to saturday night fever called.
Saturday night fever collection 19771983 the movie. Travolta collection grease, saturday night fever, staying. Saturday night fever was all about waking tony up to his directionless lifestyle but didnt get to show much after he comes to his senses. Five years later, tony maneros saturday night fever is still. Its not art by any means, but saturday night fever is a film very much of its time and one that holds up decades later. In this sequel to saturday night fever, set six years after the events in the previous film, former disco king anthony tony manero john travolta, now age 25, has left brooklyn and is now living in manhattan, staying in a flophouse hotel while he works as a dance instructor by day and as a waiter at a nightclub at night, looking for his big break in the modern dance productions. Jan 26, 2018 stayin alive bee gees is the opening scene soundtrack for saturday night fever john travolta. He stays in a cheap hotel and works as a dance instructor and as a danceclub waiter, trying to succeed as a professional broadway dancer. Sylvester stallone directed this illadvised sequel to saturday night fever with a newly ripped john travolta starring in the funniest broadway musical of all time. Kermit dresses as travolta, with miss piggy as olivia newtonjohn, in a spoof in the miss piggy calendar 1982, saturday night greaser.
The title is a spoof of two popular travolta films, grease and saturday night fever. Mccormick sent him the saturday night fever script and promptly flew him to. This sequel to the gutsy, electric saturday night fever is a slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of selfcontained songanddance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on mtv which is probably what will happen. Rupauls saturday night live hosting debut was definitely not a drag overview. Saturday night fever was considered in 1977 for liberal or funky people an icon movie such as rebel without a cause was. Here are a few of the films that were packing them in.
The ninth season of saturday night live, an american sketch comedy series, originally aired in the united states on nbc between october 8, 1983, and may 12, 1984. Saturday night gleever is the sixteenth episode of glees third season and the sixtieth episode overall. Free saturday night fever grease double feature 1977 1983 r1 custom ready to download and print. Saturday night fever if i cant have you by yikesarillious201. Saturday night shirt tales hannabarbera wiki fandom. Saturday night shirt tales is a segment of shirt tales during the sixth episode in the second season. Travolta plays tony manero, a brooklyn paintstore clerk whod give anyt. Wpc martella has some info about the deceased which prompts ds burn. Watch saturday night live highlight samurai night fever on nbc. She is known for her costarring roles as annette in the 1977 film saturday night fever, angie falco benson in the 1980s sitcom angie, donna garland in the sitcom out of this world, and eileen stevens in. This sequel to the gutsy, electric saturday night fever is a slick, commercial cinematic jukebox. The shirt tales gang was listening to classical music, but mr. The title comes from the bee gees song, stayin alive, which was used as the theme song to saturday night fever and is also played during the final.
Saturday night fever champions a consciousness 3 masculinity. Saturday night fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. John joseph travolta born february 18, 1954 is an american actor, singer and dancer. Heres a fun double feature of john travolta movies on dvd. An american actor, film producer, dancer, and singer. Discover the most awesome cruise ship musicals and shows. For your movie collection, you can buy a hd bluray 0r dvd copy of this movie on amazon. The ninth season started on october 8, 1983 and ended on may 12, 1984.
Stayingalive 1983 trailer 35mm travoltas film youtube. Aug 30, 2019 staying alive 1983 in this saturday night fever sequel, tony manero tries to make it on broadway while adding a very 80s accessory to his hair. Shortly after graduation, she was cast as annette in the iconic film saturday night fever that launched her career. It originated in the 1977 premiere on january 15 episode 35. Paramount previously released saturday night fever as a special edition dvd, and it was an ok set. On rotten tomatoes the film has an approval rating of. Dinkel suddenly changed to disco music, and is now practicing his dance moves in preparation for a night at a disco. Saturday night feverstaying alive dvd 19771983 john. We provide an interesting, novel, inspiring and visually stunning collection of high quality screenshots from some great movies for your viewing pleasure. Explore the cast, episodes and sketches from season 7 of saturday night live. John travolta saturday night fever bee gees you should be dancing duration. Saturday night live aired its ninth season during the 1983 1984 television season on nbc. This sequel to saturday night fever is shockingly embarrassing and unnecessary, trading the originals dramatic depth for a series of uninspired dance sequences. Abc commercial breaks september 20, 1983 saturday night fever.
In this sequel to saturday night fever, former disco king tony manero has left brooklyn and lives in manhattan. Staying alive shows how he struggles to improve, put his talent to good use, and make something of himself, which is. Watch sketches from the saturday night live episode, snl season 09 episode 04 betty thomas, the stray cats. Staying alive is a 1983 american dance musical film starring john travolta as dancer tony manero, with cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, joyce hyser, julie bovasso, and dancers viktor manoel and kevyn morrow. Born john joseph travolta on 18th february, 1954 in englewood, new jersey, usa, he is famous for saturday night fever, grease, pulp fiction in a career that spans 1972present. Staying alive is like its companion in this weeks episode of. Saturday night fever dances its way back onto bluray with a 50gb disc housed inside an ecofriendly elite keepcase with a slipcover that matches the cases artwork. Jul 14, 2019 heres a complete episode of dance fever from season 6, including commercial breaks.
Now hes strutting toward his biggest challenge yet. Joan rivers interviews sylvester stallone and john travolta staying alive part 2 duration. At this years grammy awards, which artist won record of the year, song of the year, album of the year and best new artist. These commercial breaks came from an old beta tape recording of saturday night fever when it aired on abc september 20th, 1983. Saturday night fever grease double feature 19771983. Who wrote and directed staying alive, the 1983 sequel to saturday night fever. This sequel to saturday night fever is set six years after tony manero john travolta blew the competition away during a local disco contest.
His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp fiction, and he has since starred in films. Saturday night fever is a working class tale but the movies power is enhanced by the excellent acting and timeless music that together with a compelling story make this movie something special, not just another commercial product but a work of art, a true classic. There was a good audio commentary with director john badham, some deleted scenes, and a retrospective special that originally aired on vh1 and included the participation of john travolta. Julie bovasso was born on august 1, 1930 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as julia anne bovasso. The 160th episode of saturday night live was hosted by brandon tartikoff with musical guest john cougar mellencamp. Quotes 2014 my films have an interesting continuous effect. Now hes strutting toward his biggest challenge yet succeeding as a dancer on the broadway stage. Staying alive dvd 1983 saturday night fever sequel 2. If this movie had spent just a little more effort getting to know the heroine of its story, and a little less time trying to rip off saturday night fever, it might have been a much better film. Six years after tony manero john travolta shed his dancin shoes and left brooklyn in the previous film, hes reemerged. Staying alive should have kept saturday night fevers dark. My work seems to have this idea of people looking to grow and improve themselves in one way or another, he told cineaste in 1978.
John travolta stars as a local disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity. The coneheads was a recurring sketch on saturday night live snl about a family of aliens with bald conical heads. Feb 25, 2017 night fever dance saturday night fever by callmemal. Travoltas career resurged in the 1990s, with his role in pulp fiction, and he has since continued starring in hollywood films, including faceoff, ladder 49 and wild. The eighth season of saturday night live, an american sketch comedy series, originally aired in the united states on nbc between september 25, 1982, and may 14, 1983. Full list of movies leaving hulu soon including saturday. Donna pescow is an american film and television actress and director. It was just like every other summer movie season actually. Saturday night fever among the movies leaving hulu feb. July 11, 1983 its five years later and tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. Pulp fiction, grease, look whos talking, faceoff, wild hogs, saturday night fever.
Saturday night fever soundtrack 1977 worldwide, there was a strong debate until the beginning of 1978 about which album was the bestselling ever. John travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with saturday night fever. Sound of music soundtrack, led zeppelin set iv, abbey road view more. Five years later, tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. Watch saturday night live episodes online season 8 1983. His acting career declined through the 1980s, but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in pulp fiction, and he has since starred in films such as faceoff, swordfish, wild hogs, and hairspray. Grease light saturday night video clip greaselight. Jun 21, 20 the summer of 1983 was full of classic comedies, terrible bombs and action misfires. May 01, 2017 out this week on bluray and dvd its already available on digital is 1977s saturday night fever, the classic film that made john travolta into a star, launched the bee gees to the pinnacle. She graduated from new yorks prestigious american academy of dramatic arts. He first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series welcome back, kotter and starring in the box office successes saturday night fever and grease. The tony manero of saturday night fever is and always will be a goodhearted. Saturday night fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film saturday night fever starring john travolta. The 1983 contest season saturday, june 4 bayonne, nj dce 1 garfield cadets 63.
Dec 16, 2017 saturday night fever chronicled the days and mostly nights of tony manero travolta, a streetwise but sensitive 19yearold frustrated by what he sees as his deadend life in brooklyn, working. Oxo is this weeks performing guest, with sandahl bergman, michael damian, and john moschitta jr. Who wrote and directed staying alive, the 1983 sequel to. Saturday night fever is a 1977 film which helped to popularize disco around the country with songs including stayin alive, and made its star, john travolta, a household name. Staying alive 1983 its five years later and tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. Catch it nineteenyearold tony manero lives for saturday nights at the local disco, where hes king of the dance floor. My work seems to have this idea of people looking to grow and improve themselves in. This 30th anniversary special collectors edition is, incredibly, only the second dvd release of saturday night fever, following a 2002 release that marked the films 25th anniversary.
It is one of the bestselling albums in history, and remains the biggest selling soundtrack of all time selling around 54 million copies worldwide double disc album. In the grip of a manic episode, he once bit a stewardess on the arm. Abc commercial breaks september 20, 1983 saturday night. Once a week, after six full days of work in a brooklyn paint store, tony travolta.
This episode paid tribute to the movie saturday night fever. You can help the saturday night live wiki by expanding it. Free saturday night fever grease double feature 19771983 r1 custom ready to download and print. Dick ebersol brought back the shows cold openings that ended with live from new york, its saturday night. The goodies season 8 episode 02 saturday night grease xvid.
At home, he fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his familys starryeyed view of. In saturday night fever, travolta makes tony oddly, uncomfortably sympathetic. The saturday night fever soundtrack turns 40 stereogum. John travolta most memorable onscreen hairdos and donts. Before the start of the season the entire cast returned for another season. The film has been spoofed a number of times with the muppets. A sole insert advertises the popular bee gees album on one side and other classic titles available from paramount on the other side. With john travolta, cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, steve inwood.
Staying alive should have kept saturday night fever s dark, sweaty, cokedup soul sylvester stallones 0%rated followup is a watereddown fantasy that tames john travoltas sexy, raging id, and its officially 35 years old. She is known for her work on saturday night fever 1977, moonstruck 1987 and the verdict 1982. When blaine, brittany, and mike perform a disco song from saturday night fever, will asks what. Grover spoofs john travoltas famous saturday night fever pose on the cover of the 1978 lp sesame street fever. Gender and class mobility in saturday night fever tripod.