Saturday night fever

United States, 1978

Film
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John Travolta and Karen Gorney star in the film that brought the “seventies generation” out of their homes and into the disco wearing gaberdine pants and platform shoes. After a week of work in a hardware store, Tony transforms himself into the local Disco King. His new dance partner Stephanie, and ex-priest brother, has Tony questioning the shallowness of his life. It is a fine piece of cinema, being not simply a disco dance, but a striking social commentary. The film is memorable for its great soundtrack; the original music being performed and written by the Bee Gees, for the excellence of the dancing and a fantastic performance from Travolta. A must for those who want to re-live a bygone era and connoisseurs of fashion.

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Credits

director

John Badham

producer

Robert Stigwood

production company

Paramount Pictures

Duration

01:48:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306308

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q47654

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