Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever


Paramount, 1977, Color, 118 minutes, ***

Released December, 1977



Tony is an uneducated Brooklyn teenager. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dancefloor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony's attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things; she is moving across the river to Manhattan. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one another to start afresh.



Producer: Robert Stigwood

Associate Producer: Milt Felsen

Executive Producer: Kevin McCormick

Directed by: John Badham

Screenplay: Norman Wexler

Original Music by: Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb (Bee Gees)

Dance Numbers Designed and Staged by: Lester Wilson

Production Design by: Charles Bailey

Set Decoration by: George Detitta

Costume Design by: Patrizia Von Brandenstein

Makeup Artist: Henriquez

Hair Designer: Joe Tubens

Sound: John Caper Jr., Michael Colgan

Cinematography: Ralf D. Bode

Film Editing by: David Rawlins



Cast: John Travolta [Tony Manero], Karen Lynn Gorney [Stephanie Mangano], Barry Miller [Bobby C.], Joseph Cali [Joey], Paul Pape [Double J.], Donna Pescow [Annette], Bruce Ornstein [Gus], Julie Bovasso [Flo Manero], Martin Shakar [Frank Manero, Jr.], Sam J. Coppola [Dan Fusco], Nina Hansen [Grandmother], Lisa Peluso [Linda Manero], Denny Dillon [Doreen], Bert Michaels [Pete], Robert Costanza [Paint Store Customer], Robert Weil [Becker], Shelly Batt [Girl in Disco], Fran Drescher [Connie], Donald Gantry [Jay Langhart], Murray Moston [Haberdashery Salesman], William Andrews [Detective], Ann Travolta [Pizza Girl], Helen Travolta [Lady in Paint Store], Ellen March [Bartender], Monti Rock III [The Deejay], Val Bisoglio [Frank Manero, Sr.]



Musical Program: "Stayin' Alive" (performed by Bee Gees); "Night Fever" (performed by Bee Gees); "A Fifth of Beethoven" (adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) (Walter Murphy); "Disco Inferno" (performed by The Trammps); "Salsation" (performed by David Shire); "If I Can't Have You" (performed by Yvonne Elliman); "Boogie Shoes" (performed by KC and The Sunshine Band); "Manhattan Skyline" (performed by David Shire); "More Than a Woman" (performed by Tavares, later performed by Bee Gees); "You Should Be Dancing" (performed by Bee Gees); "Night on Disco Mountain" (based on "Night On Bald Mountain" written by Modest Mussorgsky, performed by David Shire); "Open Sesame" (performed by Kool and The Gang); "K-Jee" (performed by M. F. S. B.); "How Deep Is Your Love" (performed by Bee Gees); "Dr. Disco" (performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots); "Disco Duck" (performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots); "Barracuda Hangout" (performed by David Shire); "Calypso Breakdown" (performed by Ralph MacDonald); "Jive Talkin'" (performed by Bee Gees); "Lowdown" (performed by Toto)