Its also a great coming of age film with travolta excellent dancing in ridiculous clothing. Julie bovasso 19301991 julie bovasso was born on august 1, 1930 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as julia anne bovasso. Saturday night fever is rated r or pg, depending on whether the studio wanted to feel guilty about kids sneaking into the theater to see barbarino going disco. The young man worked in a shop for the sale of paint and had no prospects for further career advancement. Saturday night fever i just wanna say a big congratulations to director john badham for doing a brilliant job on restoring this late 1970 s classic dance flick,and also to paramount home entertainmentthe picture and sound on the bluray is amazing.
Arguably, saturday night fever is the movie that most radically altered. Saturday night fever synopsis broadway musical 19yearold tony was living in nys brooklyn with his parents. Our sell out sequin coat is back with a bang for winter season. The original stage adaptation of saturday night fever began in the west end in 1998 at the london palladium, where it played for two years, with a lengthy broadway season commencing in. Pop in an 8track tape for this quiz and see how much you know about the 1970s. Saturday night fevers huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack. Widescreen saturday night fever dvds for sale in stock ebay. Immaculate vintages latest, retro 70s inspired fashion lookbook last daze of disco. For her first collaboration with tommy hilfiger, zendaya turned the clock back to 1970 with a collection that celebrates the divas of disco saturday night fever lofficiel singapore menu. For better or worse saturday night fever best defines the groovy music and fashion era of the 70s. May 15, 2019 sydney audiences are loving the iconic hit saturday night fever at the sydney lyric theatre but the exclusive australian season only has three weeks left to run. Ive wanted to be an actor since i was eight years old and i did tv commercials when i was a kid. Saturday night fever has only three weeks left in sydney.
Saturday night fever was gene siskels favorite movie, and he watched it at least 17 times. This is a comedy show that your dad and possibly even. In 1978, the film was reissued as a 109 minute pgrated version with extensive edits. During the spring season show highlights include avenue q, ghost the musical, wise children, annie, and joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, followed in the.
Saturday night fever instead focuses on the societal and cultural blocks that stop any. Saturday night fever plays up the fun of the 70s riverside. On rotten tomatoes the film has an approval rating of. She is known for her work on saturday night fever 1977.
Directed and choreographed by anne beck musical directed by trevor fanning. The saturday night fever party continues under the tent for ticket holders to the saturday night performances on august 12, 19, 26 and september 2. May 02, 2017 1977s saturday night fever, the lowbudget ethnography about italian guys in some of brooklyns sketchier neighborhoods, wasnt just a movie about disco. I think saturday night fever does an excellent job of capturing what was probably a common attitude among young adults during the late 70s. Feb 03, 2019 the movie is credited with defining the 1970 s, while the soundtrack remains one of the bestselling soundtracks of all time with over 45 million copies sold. Widescreen saturday night fever dvds for sale in stock. Saturday night fever cast members announced stage whispers. A dance competition that capitalized on the disco craze that swept the u. Oct 22, 2015 bay city rollers saturday night toppop. It remains the bestselling soundtrack of all time with over 54 million units sold double disc album. Critics have praised the high energy production and. In 1977, gorney costarred in her third film, and biggest role to date, as stephanie mangano in saturday night fever, alongside john travolta.
In april 1970, congress passed a law banning the advertising of cigarettes on television and radio effective january 2, 1971. Now that we all agree on that lets talk about the audiovideo presentations of this 40th anniversary classic. Karen lynn gorney as stephanie mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante. Saturday night fever closes in three weeks news theatre. Saturday night fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film saturday night fever starring john travolta. The movie is credited with defining the 1970 s, while the soundtrack remains the bestselling soundtrack of all time with over 45 million copies sold. 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. Paramount previously released saturday night fever as a special edition dvd, and it was an ok set.
When i was eleven saturday night live came on and i thought, oh god, id love to do that. 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. Here is a list of the cast members who were in the cast from 1975 to 1979. John travolta stars as a local disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity.
The album was added to the national recording registry in the library of. Full cast of saturday night fever announced theatre people. Tony manero john travolta and stephanie karen lynn gorney fall in love as dance partners who attend the saturday night disco scene of the 70s. On april 17, 2012, fox aired series glees episode 16, saturday night gleever, which pays tribute to the. Saturday night fever destined to become a cult classic film of the same name was a reality in the 1970s, a beacon shining amidst the fetid despair of a struggling and claustrophobic town. Karen lynn gorney is the romantic star of saturday night fever 1977. The ultimate disco movie new documentary special u. Much of the shows big numbers will utilize original choreography from the broadway show since yap coordinator and this summers directorchoreographer anne beck was in the original broadway company. The movie is credited with defining the 1970 s, while the soundtrack remains one of the bestselling soundtracks of all time with over 45 million copies sold. 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.
This season would be the last one for the traditional 3. Festival season is every day according to your wardrobe. John travolta list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Julie bovasso was born on august 1, 1930 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as julia anne bovasso. Id love to have a character id created that becomes a series. The rrated version is 119 minutes, it had contained the offensive language, nudity, and sexual content. The movie is credited with defining the 1970 s, while the soundtrack remains the best selling soundtrack of all time with over 45 million copies sold. Get great deals on widescreen saturday night fever dvds. By the time saturday night fever was released in 1977, discotheque clubbers had defined the fashion of the disco era. Once a week, after six full days of work in a brooklyn paint store, tony travolta. John travolta full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Platinum for shipments of at least 16 million units. Petr has been teaching the saturday night fever class for close to 3 months.
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. The original stage adaptation of saturday night fever began in the west end in 1998 at the london palladium, where it played for two years, with a lengthy broadway season commencing in 1999. Video the following comments in regards to the video presentation here is based upon my viewing of the directors cut of saturday night fever on this bluray. Saturday night fever, 1977 tony manero john travolta and stephanie karen lynn gorney fall in. Your bohemian ways arent limited to style, you live the boho life, baby. These are movies that represent what i yearned for at one time in my life, and to. Saturday night fever the musical, the palladium, london. Reelz kicks off winter 2019 slate with a return to the. She is known for her work on saturday night fever 1977, moonstruck 1987 and the verdict 1982. Scifi fans will always remember 1977 for the birth star wars and disco fans will remember the same year for the provocative moves of john travolta in saturday night fever. Riverside center for the performing arts is looking to bring disco fever to audiences with its current production of saturday night fever. Its a story engaged with a new generation in the 70s, and it slowly unpacks the effect the decade had on its people culturally. His carefree youth and weekend dancing help him to forget the reality of his bleak life.
Disco thought saturday night fever was a great movie when it came out. Saturday night fever, fran drescher background left, john travolta, 1977 movies. Reelz kicks off winter 2019 slate with a return to the 1970s. Saturday night fevers lessons for millennials hollywood suite. Saturday night fever is a 1977 american drama film directed by john badham. Catch a saturday night fever every night with the australian bee gees show. The title was ultimately shortened to saturday night, as a direct reference to the fact that tony john travolta and his friends inhabited 2001 odyssey on saturday nights. Late 70s, saturday night fever style disco fashion, 70s outfits. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Like amber traps a dragonfly, saturday night fever catches, midflight, the moment of 70s zeitgeist that accommodated variousand. Yep thats rightall your but what the fuck do i wear. The stage adaptation of saturday night fever began in the west end in 1998 at the london palladium, where it played for two years, with a lengthy broadway season commencing in 1999. Saturday night live, nbcs emmy awardwinning latenight comedy showcase, enters its 45th season for another year of laughs, surprises and great performances. However, when the bee gees submitted the soundtrack, one of the songs, night fever, was thought to embody the films spirit better than the original.
Much of the shows big numbers will utilize original choreography from the broadway show since yap coordinator and this summers directorchoreographer anne beck was in. Subscribe a brooklyn teenager feels his only chance to succeed is as the king of the disco floor. It stars john travolta as tony manero, a workingclass young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local brooklyn discotheque. It wasnt long before the outrageousness and sexuality spread to the danceallnight heterosexual scene, on and disco and disco fashion went mainstream. The young man worked in a shop for the sale of paint and. Zendaya turned the clock back to 1970 with a collection that celebrates the divas of disco. First cast announced for saturday night fever australian.
Saturday night fever is a 1977 american dance drama film directed by john badham. Based on the hugely popular 1970 s feature film, saturday night fever, the theatrical experience features a repertoire of hit songs from the bee gees sure to inspire guests to dance the night. One of the most beloved dance stories of all time in a spectacular new production, saturday night fever is the coming of age tale of young tony manero who learns the value of life in 1970 s brooklyn. The 70s films that every fashion girl should watch. Can you believe that saturday night live has been on the air for 43 years. Based on the 1977 movie starring john travolta, this is the story of tony manero and his quest to break free from conformity and become king of the club. You will strut to saturday night fever in this blazing stage show that propels the cult classic to phenomenal new heights. The next year, she appeared as a celebrity panelist on hollywood squares. Saturday night fever s huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack. Welcome to the official saturday night live channel on youtube. I saw the pink panther movies and thought, god, id love to have a comedy series. This celebration of one of the most loved films and soundtracks of all time must close on sunday 2 june. Royal caribbean international to debut saturday night. We all have movies like that, titles that transcend ordinary categories of good and bad, and penetrate straight to our hearts.
Saturday night fever playbill covers on broadway information, cast, crew, synopsis and photos playbill vault saturday night fever i saw this twice when adam garcia was in it. Sydney audiences are loving the iconic hit saturday night fever at the sydney lyric theatre but the exclusive australian season only has three weeks left to run. Top 25 saturday night live quotes of 104 az quotes. Toppop was a weekly avro pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. Disco inferno nightclub and bar will be open under the tent so you can boogie to the hottest disco tracks til midnight. American actress, singer and dancer karen lynn gorney first came to the attention of public playing tara martin on the daytime soap opera all my children during 1970 1974 and the 19761977 season before eventually being fired from the role. Saturday night fever, 1977 tony manero john travolta and stephanie karen lynn gorney fall in love as dance. This celebration of one of the most loved films and soundtracks of all time must. Saturday night fever joins a whole host of musicals coming to storyhouse throughout 2019. Here you will find your favorite sketches, behind the scenes clips and web exclusives, featur. 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. Mar, 2015 the 70s films that every fashion girl should watch. His parents follow a culture of traditional gender roles in which an ethos of economic individualism subverts the communal values of the family dinner hour.
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