DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu-ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu-ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV

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Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie’s release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the U.S. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. After dark, he becomes the polyester-clad stallion of the local nightclub; Tony’s brother, a priest, observes that when Tony hits the dance floor, the crowd parts like the Red Sea before Moses. Director John Badham captures the electric connection between music and dance, and also the desperation that lies beneath Tony’s ambitions to break out of his limited world. The soundtrack, which spawned a massively successful album, is dominated by the disco classics of the Bee Gees, including “Staying Alive” (Travolta’s theme during the strutting opening) and “Night Fever.” The Oscar^®-nominated Travolta, plucked from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter, for his first starring role, is incandescent and unbelievably confident, and his dancing is terrific. Oh, and the white suit rules. –Robert Horton

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DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV 20095519312514077801

A Period Piece,

By Martin A Hogan “Marty From SF” DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV 20095519312532877801 (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) -
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This review is from: Saturday Night Fever [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Saturday Night Fever" started out as a low budget film by legendary John Badham and ended up being an unforgettable period piece nominated for Oscars and selling more soundtrack albums in history. A tale of a paint shop guy who blows his money on the weekends to become a local legend on the disco floor, John Travolta nailed the role dead on. Although gritty with language and scenes that some might consider offensive, it is a true life tale of the mid seventies in New York City. Some call it the revival of the movie musical, but it’s much more than that. Ultimately a story of one man’s growth into adulthood through misled love and the confusion of youth, this freinds and family story rings true to the bone. Fueled with the dance beat of that generation and climaxed with the writing and singing skills of the Bee Gees, this movie is a classic representation of the times.

Still Flaming Hot,

By J. Michael Click DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV 20095519312532877801 (Fort Worth, Texas United States) -

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Unfairly dismissed by many viewers today as a relic of the disco era, “Saturday Night Fever” should more properly be remembered as the classic coming-of-age tale in which John Travolta exploded onto the big screen. The actor’s character, Tony Manero, is a nineteen-year-old Italian-American still living with his family in Brooklyn who is stuck in a dead-end job and hanging around with a group of old friends who (like himself) have no real hopes or ambitions for the future. Manero’s only true talent - and his escape from the world around him - is his prowess on the dance floor. It’s a tricky role - the outwardly racist, sexist, homophobic, immature Manero is not the most sympathetic of characters - but Travolta imbues him with a aura of underlying decency and vulnerability that causes the audience to identify with him and ultimately, cheer for him. It’s truly a knockout performance … one that deservedly netted Travolta an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won him the top male acting award from the National Board of Review.

The 25th Anniversary edition DVD offers home viewers a great video and sound transfer. A VH-1 “Behind the Music” documentary offers an interesting look at the troubled production history of the film, as well as some interesting insights into the movie’s impact on popular culture. Regrettably, the disc does not include the Original Theatrical Trailer; I found myself curious to see how the distributor (Paramount) promoted this film to theatregoers. This one minor flaw aside, the DVD offers a solid presentation of this 1977 classic, and is a video worthy of repeated viewings. Enjoy!

Enough already!!!,

By M. Rausseo “Come to the dark side…we have c… DVD Review: Saturday Night Fever [Blu ray]: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Donna Pescow, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Martin Shakar, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Ralf D. Bode, John Badham, David Rawlins, Kevin McCormick, Milt Felsen, Robert Stigwood, Nik Cohn, Norman Wexler: Movies & TV 20095519312532877801 (Planet Earth) -

This review is from: Saturday Night Fever (30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition) (DVD)

I love this movie, I think it’s great. But, please, c’mon, how many more Special Editions/Special Collector’s Edition/Director’s Cut/Unrated Cut/Anniversary Edition, etcetera etcetera, we will have to endure for ANY DVD we already own? It’s amazing the nerve of movie studios to continue laughing at our face with these so called “marketing strategies”. Give me abreak! Enough already!!!!! Put the movie with all the special “stuff” in one DVD. I’m sure all movie fans will buy them and respect you a little more!
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