Saturday night fever the original movie soundtrack bee. Five years later, tony maneros saturday night fever is still burning. Saturday night fever soundtrack from 1977, composed by various artists, walter murphy, david shire. Saturday night fever quizzes online, trivia, questions.
Now more than ever before, saturday night fever is the one film thatll make you. Travolta plays tony manero, a brooklyn paintstore clerk whod give anything to break out of his deadend existence. Saturday night fever trailer 1977 trailer for saturday night fever. Watch saturday night fever full movie video dailymotion.
As the soundtrack plays one bee gees hit after another including stayin alive, we watch whitesuited tony strut his stuff. This happened a few months after its initial release, giving saturday night fever a second life. Class, masculinity and the musical saturday night fever. Released by rhino records in 2007 containing music from saturday night fever 1977. Saturday night fever is getting a special anniversary directorscut release on bluray and dvd on may 2, and will slide back into over 620 theaters nationwide on may 7 and may 10, courtesy of. Dennis rodman on bulls dynasty, feud with karl malone and jordan. The shoes, the swagger, the bee gees soundtrack all part of the unforgettable opening. Saturday night fever the original movie soundtrack. The characters take part in gang fights as well as racist and sexist behavior, and theres a disturbing gang rape scene. Saturday night fevers protagonist tony manero is a 19yearold high school graduate who works in a hardware store as a paint salesman and lives with his parents. Cast recordings for musicals, broadway, west end, film, offbroadway, tours, concept recordings, regional productions, concerts and anything and everything else. A young latino man strikes a john travolta style pose at a roller skate rink. Edited version 1977 tony manero john travolta doesnt have much going for him during the weekdays. First and foremost, credit must be given to the marvellous soundtrack.
As such, saturday night fever suddenly sparked an interest for disco in many more a person. At home, he fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his familys starryeyed view of. After the movies release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blowdried member of a tvsitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the country. The collector the official web site of gene siskel. Saturday night fever 1977 john badham, randal kleiser. His carefree youth and weekend dancing help him to forget the reality of his bleak life. A song from the movie saturday night fever if i cant have you is a disco song written by barry, robin and maurice gibb in 1977. Undoubtedly, this was not only due to the appealing storyline. It is one of the bestselling albums in history, and remains the 2nd biggest selling soundtrack of all time selling over 40 million copies worldwide double disc album. The dynamic soundtrack generated hit after hit and quickly became the bestselling soundtrack album of. A dutch film, postsaturday night fever, which follows the lives of three young men who are amateur dirtbike motorcycle racers. These are movies that represent what i yearned for at one time in my life, and to. Thanks to its terrific attention to detail, great cinematography and a killer soundtrack filled with great disco hits, it succeeds as a strong musical. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his brooklyn.
Saturday night fever was chosen as the 1st greatest album of all time by the editors of rolling stone magazine in dec. Saturday night fever more than a woman tavares by frontera2032. A comprehensive database of saturday night fever quizzes online, test your knowledge with saturday night fever quiz questions. The extended remaster of the song stayin alive by the bee gees with footage from saturday night fever. Buy saturday night fever dvd, bluray online at best. Just a few years before saturday night fever hit the screens in 1977, the bee gees music had so fallen out of favour that atlantic, their record company, refused to release one of their albums. However, it is in the drama department where the film shines through as its characters are very strong and their issues are so well explored. Night fever dance saturday night fever by callmemal. Saturday night fever original london cast recording 1998. Subscribe a brooklyn teenager feels his only chance to succeed is as the king of the disco floor. Karen lynn gorney as stephanie mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante. Saturday night fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film saturday night fever starring john travolta. Barry gibb, robin gibb died 2012, and maurice gibb died 2003, have been successful for most of their 40plus years of recording music.
John travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with saturday night fever. This permitted people younger than 16 to go and watch the movie. With john travolta, karen lynn gorney, barry miller, joseph cali. It remains the second bestselling soundtrack of all time with over 45 million units sold, behind the bodyguard. Nineteenyearold brooklyn native tony manero lives for saturday nights at the local disco, where hes king of the club, thanks to his stylish moves on the dance floor. Our online saturday night fever trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top saturday night fever quizzes. Saturday night fever i just wanna say a big congratulations to director john badham for. Producer robert stigwood, hot off saturday night fever, cast peter frampton and the bee gees to play the inuniverse band of the title and concocted a halfbaked plot mixing americana.
Saturday night fever is a 1977 american dance drama film directed by john badham. Though this movie helped put disco and star john travolta on the map, the original theatrical version is full of strong language, sex, and violence. Catch it nineteenyearold tony manero lives for saturday nights at the local disco, where hes king of the dance floor. From john travoltas first strutting steps to the tune of the bee gees staying alive in saturday night fever, you know this is one of them. They had two distinct periods of exceptional success. With john travolta, cynthia rhodes, finola hughes, steve inwood. Where to stream the best, and the most ridiculous, of the. Saturday night fever subtitles english 19 subtitles. Saturday night fever stayin alive by jar nil on youtube.
Saturday night fever is wonderfully honest and completely accurate when it comes to depicting that stagnant environment that keeps young people like tony pinned down. Various saturday night fever the original movie sound. The collector in his heart, gene siskel had a soft spot for hollywood and professional sports, which would explain why over the course of his career he compiled an impressive array of film and sportsrelated memorabilia. Some movies come out of the can with the selfassuredness of knowing they were made for the time capsule. Tony manero john travolta doesnt have much going for him during the weekdays. At home, he fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his familys starryeyed. The problem may have been that saturday night fever made disco, reviled by 70s rock fans as much for its gay roots as its sound, unstoppable. Saturday night fever celebrates 40th anniversary with. Saturday night fever official authorized scrapbook from the film launched in 1977. A fifth of beethoven saturday night fever by theamigoamor. Saturday night fever was gene siskels favorite movie, and he watched it at least 17 times. The bee gees, originally made up of three brothers. Saturday night fever soundtrack full album youtube. The soundtrack to saturday night fever turned out to be a major contributing factor to the success of the film, and it instantly made the bee gees pop superstars.
Saturday night fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. Widescreen collection john travolta saturday night fever anniversary dvd edition contains over 212 hours of bonus featuresrated r 1977color188 minwidescreen. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of bee gees catalog. Download saturday night fever the original movie soundtrack by bee gees various artists at juno download. Because yes, the saturday night fever soundtrack might very well. Celebrate the film that catapulted john travolta to superstardom, garnered him an. Stayin alive 2007 remastered version saturday night fever. We all have movies like that, titles that transcend ordinary categories of good and bad, and penetrate straight to our hearts. But he lives for the weekends, when he and his friends go to the local disco and dance the night away. His collection included film scripts, original promotional posters, lobby cards, autographed promotional photos, clothing, books and laser discs. Saturday night fever if i cant have you by yikesarillious201. When a big dance competition is announced, he wrangles the beautiful and talented stephanie karen lynn gorney to be. Red carpet roundup scorecards subcult total recall video interviews.
John travolta saturday night fever stock photos and images alamy. Saturday night fever original london cast recording 1998 mega. Parents need to know that saturday night fever is a more mature film than the catchy disco soundtrack would have you believe. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his brooklyn, n. After the movies release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a. As the soundtrack plays one bee gees hit after another including. Read about the saturday night fever dvd and browse other dvd movies. Now hes strutting toward his biggest challenge yet.
The song initially appeared on the saturday night fever. Anxious about his future after high school, a 19yearold italianamerican from brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. The alluring darkness beneath saturday night fevers disco. In 1977, saturday night fever became a cultural touchstone like few movies before or since, and this may fans can catch the fever again when the influential classic returns to. 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. His parents follow a culture of traditional gender roles in which an ethos of economic individualism subverts the.
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