Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

preppy-3 Tony Manero (John Travolta) is in his early 20s. He lives in Brooklyn with his parents (who treat him like dirt) and has a dead-end job. He blows off steam every Saturday by going to a disco with his immature buddies. He's also GREAT at dancing. One night there he meets Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) and falls in love. However she's ambitious and is moving forward. He isn't. Can their love survive.This was a HUGE hit in 1977. It made disco popular and made Travolta a star. There's tons of swearing (in the R rated version) but that's how guys that age talk. It moves quickly and has a compelling story. With the exception of Gorney all the acting is good. Travolta is superb! His acting is great and his dancing is beyond belief. Also the soundtrack (primarily by the Bee Gees) is wonderful. It's actually a pretty dark movie but the acting and soundtrack make you forget all that. A true must-see movie.

merelyaninnuendo Saturday Night FeverIt is no mere musical movie as it portrays an enormous amount of practicality and vulnerability especially in its final act considering its premise that is a clubbed youth drama.

Paul Allaer "Saturday Night Fever" was released in 1977, meaning that this year marks the 40th anniversary. My local art-house theater here in Cincinnati had the good sense to hold a one-off special screening to commemorate the event (more in that later). I can't recall when was the last time I had seen the film, and in fact I wouldn't be surprised if this was the first time I saw it again in its entirety since I saw it during its original release (in Belgium, where I grew up, the movie was released in Spring of 1978, if memory serves me right).Here some comments, in no particular order, having re-seen the film after all these years: 1. The music! Yes, the music! it remains the best feature of the film, and all of those Gibb Brothers-penned tunes are nothing short of a classic, every single one of them. 2. The dancing! John Travolta is as smooth as silk as he dances his way onto the dance floor and busts those disco moves. Love the scene when the entire floor dances along in unison to the Bee Gees' "Night Fever". And then there is Travolta's long solo during the Bee Gees' "You Shouls Be Dancing". Wow, just wow. 3. I had forgotten how many social commentaries and undercurrents there were in the film: tension within Tony's family, Tony's brother pulling a shocker, peer pressure among Tony's friends to 'fit in', even more pressure on the girls--if it all sounds contemporary, well, it is of course. They played out in society 40 years ago, and today--albeit not the exact same way of course. 4. The Travolta character gets a raise from his boss to $4/hr. Wonder how much that is in today's dollars? Almost $17! (Current federal minimum wage is $7.25.) 5. The age difference between Travolta and Gorney is much more noticeable to me now than it was for me as a kid (i was 17 watching it back then). 6. I was surprised at the number of F bombs throughout the movie (I don't know what version I saw in Belgium, the original R-rated version, or the subsequent revised PG version). 7. Seeing New York in 1977 like this, it feels like a bombed-out post-apocalyptic place, outright scary and depressing.Bottom line: SNF stands the test of time, 40 years later, and then some. The Sunday matinée one-off screening where I saw this at was attended very nicely, mostly people in my age group (I am 57). The event was co-sponsored by one of the city "oldies" radio station, and everyone had a great time, hooting and hollering in the beginning when Travolta was walking as the Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" was blasting from the screen. If you have a chance to re-visit this classic on the big screen, don't miss it!

Python Hyena Saturday Night Fever (1977): Dir: John Badham / Cast: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Donna Pescow, Martin Shakar: Electrifying masterpiece set in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970's and centered around the rush and passion of talent and the freedom of escape. John Travolta stars as Tony Manero who works at a paint store, lives with his parents who still worship his brother the priest, but his escape is the 2001 dance club. His friends are a renegade group cruising for a gang fight after one of their own is attacked. Manero wishes to separate from it and Travolta is given grand opportunities to grace the dance floor to the delight of a crowd willing to part aside to observe his magic. Karen Lynn Gorney plays Stephanie Mangano, a dancer whom Manero wishes to enter the dance competition with. She plays off sophisticated with stories of actors visiting her work place while shielding her true feelings. Barry Miller plays Bobby C, one of Manero's friends who is insecure and dealing with the news of his pregnant girlfriend. Donna Pescow plays Annette, Manero's initial dance partner whose clingy nature drives him away. Martin Shakar plays Manero's brother Frank who quit the priesthood much to the distress of the family. Director John Badham blends humour and tragedy all surrounded by great New York galore and the spirit of the 2001 where the dance floor is at a fever high. Score: 10 / 10