Saturday Night Fever | 
| Director: John Badham
Actors: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape
Studio: Warner Home Video
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Rating:  162 reviews
Sales Rank: 12298
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 3.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0792100085
UPC: 097360111330
EAN: 9780792100089
ASIN: 0792100085
Theatrical Release Date: December 16, 1977
Release Date: December 7, 1992
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Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie's release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the country. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. After dark, he becomes the polyester-clad stallion of the local nightclub; Tony's brother, a priest, observes that when Tony hits the dance floor, the crowd parts like the Red Sea before Moses. Director John Badham captures the electric connection between music and dance, and also the desperation that lies beneath Tony's ambitions to break out of his limited world. The soundtrack, which spawned a massively successful album, is dominated by the disco classics of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive" (Travolta's theme during the strutting opening) and "Night Fever." The Oscar-nominated Travolta, plucked from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter, for his first starring role, is incandescent and unbelievably confident, and his dancing is terrific. Oh, and the white suit rules. (Note: Saturday Night Fever was cut from its original R-rated version after its initial release in order to obtain a PG rating. The PG version is 11 minutes shorter and is missing parts of scenes and some street talk. Both versions are available on video.) --Robert Horton
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 Enough already!!! September 5, 2007
M. Rausseo (Planet Earth)
29 out of 35 found this review helpful
I love this movie, I think it's great. But, please, c'mon, how many more Special Editions/Special Collector's Edition/Director's Cut/Unrated Cut/Anniversary Edition, etcetera etcetera, we will have to endure for ANY DVD we already own? It's amazing the nerve of movie studios to continue laughing at our face with these so called "marketing strategies". Give me abreak! Enough already!!!!! Put the movie with all the special "stuff" in one DVD. I'm sure all movie fans will buy them and respect you a little more!
 A Period Piece September 15, 2001
Martin A Hogan (San Francisco, CA.)
28 out of 33 found this review helpful
"Saturday Night Fever" started out as a low budget film by legendary John Badham and ended up being an unforgettable period piece nominated for Oscars and selling more soundtrack albums in history. A tale of a paint shop guy who blows his money on the weekends to become a local legend on the disco floor, John Travolta nailed the role dead on. Although gritty with language and scenes that some might consider offensive, it is a true life tale of the mid seventies in New York City. Some call it the revival of the movie musical, but it's much more than that. Ultimately a story of one man's growth into adulthood through misled love and the confusion of youth, this freinds and family story rings true to the bone. Fueled with the dance beat of that generation and climaxed with the writing and singing skills of the Bee Gees, this movie is a classic representation of the times.
Hated This Film 25 Years Ago November 9, 2004
David Baldwin (Philadelphia,PA USA)
25 out of 34 found this review helpful
When "Saturday Night Fever" came out in 1977 I instinctively hated it. I was 14 years old and the tribal loyalties were drawn. My circle of friends were rockers and we had no time for this fodder for the blow-dried polyester wearing disco boys. Needless to say this film holds up infinitely better than "The Song Remains the Same" or "Pink Floyd at Pompeii". Now that I am free to view this film for what it is and my opinions are not determined by adolescent tribal loyalties I can say this is a real good film. Though this film was a phenomenon, it portrays a gritty working-class milieu not unlike a world portrayed in a Scorsese film. John Travolta is nothing less than dynamic as Tony Manero, the Brooklyn kid who wants to escape the stifling environment of his neighborhood. I am speaking of both his acting and his dancing which is an expression of his desire to break free. Good performances are also delivered by Karen Lynn Gorney as Stephanie, the receptionist who has already crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to the promised land of Manhattan. Donna Pescow is particularly good as Annette, the good girl who will turn bad just so she can obtain Tony's affections. On a note of trivia, Pescow starred in a short-lived sitcom,"Angie" with Robert Hays of "Airplane" fame about a waitress from Philly who marries a rich guy. Pescow kind of disappeared after that which is a shame. To the film's detriment, Tony's family is kind of a cliched Italian-American unit, not unlike an "R" rated "Marty" clan. And Tony's buddies are the worst kind of stupid. The soundtrack, predominated by original Bee Gees songs, is superb. Lastly, not unlike other Paramount DVD issues, this disc is pretty weak on the extras. The VH-1 "Behind the Music" segment included here is particularly uninformative.
Still Flaming Hot October 15, 2002
J. Michael Click (Fort Worth, Texas United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Unfairly dismissed by many viewers today as a relic of the disco era, "Saturday Night Fever" should more properly be remembered as the classic coming-of-age tale in which John Travolta exploded onto the big screen. The actor's character, Tony Manero, is a nineteen-year-old Italian-American still living with his family in Brooklyn who is stuck in a dead-end job and hanging around with a group of old friends who (like himself) have no real hopes or ambitions for the future. Manero's only true talent - and his escape from the world around him - is his prowess on the dance floor. It's a tricky role - the outwardly racist, sexist, homophobic, immature Manero is not the most sympathetic of characters - but Travolta imbues him with a aura of underlying decency and vulnerability that causes the audience to identify with him and ultimately, cheer for him. It's truly a knockout performance ... one that deservedly netted Travolta an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won him the top male acting award from the National Board of Review.The 25th Anniversary edition DVD offers home viewers a great video and sound transfer. A VH-1 "Behind the Music" documentary offers an interesting look at the troubled production history of the film, as well as some interesting insights into the movie's impact on popular culture. Regrettably, the disc does not include the Original Theatrical Trailer; I found myself curious to see how the distributor (Paramount) promoted this film to theatregoers. This one minor flaw aside, the DVD offers a solid presentation of this 1977 classic, and is a video worthy of repeated viewings. Enjoy!
Cool Disco classic August 1, 2000
Thomas Yan Ong (Azusa, CA)
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
Seeing John Travolta dance is quite a treat. It's almost hard to imagine now that John Travolta could do what he did during the late '70s. The music was cool too, being a fan of almost all kinds of music (including oldies/disco) the songs, especially the Bee Gees songs, really captures the fun of what music used to be. I also like this film because I also like to dance, so it stimulates my interest in that aspect. Although I like the film, I also would not show this to a younger audience because of the graphic scenes of sex, violence, and family dispute. The darker side of the film does exist, the reality of how hard life could be when living in poverty and the abuse and mistreatment of women sends out a strong message to the audience, but suprisingly even with this, it still has that tint of hope for a brighter future for John Travolta's character which makes you want to believe he can escape his bondage of his troubled life and start fresh to a new beginning. So this isn't your typical feel good dance movie. It is still a classic although it shows the darker side of American pop culture in the late '70s. The film sends out a lot of messages, both the positive and negative , but the parts I want to remember most about the film is the parts when John Travolta hits the dance floor, it's magic.
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