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Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever

Where do you go when the record is over...

19776.71h 58m

Overview

Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.

Directed by John Badham
Written by Norman Wexler, Nik Cohn
Produced by Robert Stigwood
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $237.1M

Top Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

Tony Manero

Karen Lynn Gorney

Karen Lynn Gorney

Stephanie

Barry Miller

Barry Miller

Bobby C.

Joseph Cali

Joseph Cali

Joey

Paul Pape

Paul Pape

Double J.

Donna Pescow

Donna Pescow

Annette

Bruce Ornstein

Bruce Ornstein

Gus

Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Flo

Martin Shakar

Martin Shakar

Frank, Jr.

Sam Coppola

Sam Coppola

Fusco

Themes & Keywords

dancing masterdance performancefemale loverdiscolyricaldisco musicreminiscentarrogantcallous

About Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever is a music, drama film released in 1977 exploring themes of dancing master, dance performance, female lover, disco, lyrical, disco music. Directed by John Badham, it stars John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller. Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.

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