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Saturday Night Fever [VHS] [1978]

VHS ~ John Travolta
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape
  • Directors: John Badham
  • Writers: Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler
  • Producers: Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
  • Language English, Italian
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 5 Oct 1998
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CJXD
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,058 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The years have endowed Saturday Night Fever with a powerful, elegiac quality since its explosive release in 1977. It was the must-see movie for a whole generation of adolescents, sparking controversy for rough language and clumsily realistic sex scenes which took teen cinema irrevocably into a new age. And of course, it revived the career of the Bee Gees to stratospheric heights, thanks to a justifiably legendary soundtrack which now embodies the disco age. But Saturday Night Fever was always more than a disco movie. Tony Manero is an Italian youth from Brooklyn straining at the leash to escape a life defined by his family, blue collar job and his gang. Disco provides the medium for him to break free.

It was the snake-hipped dance routines which made John Travolta an immediate sex symbol. But seen today, his performance as Tony is compelling: rough-hewn, certainly, but complex and true, anticipating the fine screen actor he would be recognised as 20 years later. Scenes of the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge, representing Tony's route to a bigger world, now have an added poignancy, adding to Saturday Night Fever's evocative power. It's a bittersweet classic.

On the DVD: Saturday Night Fever is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround soundtrack, both of which help to recapture the unique atmosphere of the late 1970s. The main extra is a director's commentary from John Badham, with detailed descriptions of casting and the improvisation behind many of the scenes, plus the unsavoury reality behind Travolta's iconic white disco suit. --Piers Ford



Synopsis

Disco dancing, excitement and romance fill the screen in this vivid display of the disco scene.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sex Drugs and Disco Dancing, 30 Dec 2003
This review is from: Saturday Night Fever [DVD] [1978] (DVD)
I normally wouldn't write a review on a movie but I feel so stongly about this one that I couldn't resist....

This movie was made during a risky time when Anti Disco campaign was sweeping the US and the disco movement went undergroud in Chicago and New York, this movie changed peoples perception on Disco and on John Travolta.

John Trovolta plays Tony Manero and troubled teen from Brooklyn, whos strong italian family influence troubles him when they don't know and understand his worth. He escapes his average everyday life at the local discotheque, where his is king of the dancefloor, grooving to the funky tunes.

It is a sad story with great music and a superb dance scene by Travolta, who looks and plays the part of Tony Manero to a T. A very true image of teenage life and the hardships one goes through to find ones true self. A great movie with a insight on a different time when platform shoes and polyester rule, one of the best lines in the movie is when the DJ announces "I love that polyester look" over the mike in the club. It tacky and sleazy and ideal to watch the dance scenes before a night out, it will really get you in the mood!

A movie that will travel through the ages and make you want to learn how to hussle!!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars He's a woman's man - no time to talk, 8 Mar 2000
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This 18-rated full version of Saturday Night Fever is an excellent film. While opinions may be divided over the quality of the music ('cheesy' vs. 'classic' - and I proudly count myself as a Bee Gees fan, so I like it), it's impossible to criticise the dramatic dimension of SNF. Tony Manero (Travolta) is a very sympathetic protagonist, a normal guy desperate to 'make it' via the unlikely route of disco stardom. And what hits you hardest about this film is its gritty realism - the language is often violent, and Manero's life is portrayed as bleak and hopeless (a vision diluted by the sequel, 'Staying Alive').
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still incredibly powerful, 22 Jun 2007
This review is from: Saturday Night Fever [DVD] [1978] (DVD)
Many, many years ago, my mother and older sister sneaked me into see this film at one of the plethora of wonderful old cinemas that used to exist in the heart of Birmingham city centre. I think I was 13 at the time and although I fancied myself as a punk rocker, I instantly fell in love with this film. And my love for it has never waivered

This is John Travolta's defining moment, and like so many talented actors, it's almost a shame he won this part so early in his career as quite honestly, it would be pretty well impossible for him ever to better this.

Nostalgic yet brutal, protraying the hope and dreams of early adulthood, yet pulling no punches about the harsh reality of growing up on the wrong side of a big city, this is quite simply film making at its best.

And that fantastic soundtrack - good enough to seduce even a teenage punk rocker...

Hollywood does get it right sometimes, and this is a very fine example of late 20th century film making and possibly one of the best films ever made.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bring back the 70s
Brilliant film for John Travolta fans. John (Tony) is charming and really makes this film with his naive manner and determination. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lauren

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic drama with terrific Travolta
John Travolta (Grease) stars as Tony Manero, a troubled 19 year old who's joy in life comes from the dance floor, and when Stephanie comes along, he finds a whole new world to be... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Stampy

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime script, great soundtrack
I love the sense of place in this film. It's rooted in Brooklyn, and it describes the tension with Manhattan on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge. Read more
Published 23 months ago by William Cohen

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic which captured an era and lives on
No matter what you think of 70's disco music, this is classic cinema. The acceptance of dance music in today's charts and airwaves owes much to the disco era of the 1970's... Read more
Published 23 months ago by LXIX

4.0 out of 5 stars An Iconic Film !!
The music in this film is amazing. Nearly 30 years later, it is still as good as ever.

Saturday Night Fever captures the 70's to perfection. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by G. Kyriacou

3.0 out of 5 stars I am a Disco Dancer
In short, it is a movie that has stood the test of time since its release in 1977. It made Travolta a star (he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar as was Gorney for best... Read more
Published on 10 May 2007 by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality
I may be ever so slightly biased about this film but I think it holds up brilliantly. And in fact I'd go so far as to say I think it is a seminal 70s movie - up there with Deer... Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by Mr. T. Mitchell

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't live up to the hype!
I have to say I was expecting better from this film. Although I think Travolta displays a good performance and shows he can play a far broader character than we have seen before I... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2005 by James Carter

3.0 out of 5 stars travolta and the music make it still worth a watch
john travolta is still magnetic in the lead of saturday night fever, and only he seems to ride the wave of comedy dancing without looking too ridiculous. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2002 by simon gurney

5.0 out of 5 stars THROBBING, PULSATING DISCO FEVER
SNF became the movie of the disco generation, propelling John Travolta to fame and giving the BeeGees a new incarnation. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2002 by Pieter

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