Saturday Night Fever

1977
18
1h 58m

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6.8/10

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Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local... Read allAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

91K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,614

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total

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7/10

Clunky at times, but also iconic.

I first watched this as a teenager and I just thought Tony was a cool guy doing cool things, Annette was a stupid piece of ass and Stephanie was classy. I realized there were subplots like Frank and Bobby C's story but most of that went over my head.

As I've been rewatching this from time to time over the decades, I now see there is a lot more there. It's actually pretty nihilistic, the family drama is reasonably intricate, as is the love story. On top of that, it's an interesting view on 1970's NYC, perhaps not in the same league as Midnight Cowboy or Taxi Driver, but nevertheless sharing an origin. At times, it's as gritty and dark as these two films.

The music is stellar and the disco scenes are iconic. Not a masterpiece as it sometimes is cringeworthy and shallow, but on the whole it's a culturally important piece of film history.

j-m-d-b
Oct 5, 2022
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Trivia
John Travolta had worked hard on the "You Should Be Dancing" sequence and threatened to quit the film when the studio suggested it should be shot in close-up instead of full-body.

Goofs
When Tony is walking with Stephanie to get coffee, a girl's scream is heard. A group of girls was watching them film the scene and they would scream when they saw John Travolta.

Quotes
Tony Manero: Would ya just watch the hair. Ya know, I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair.

Crazy credits
When the title appears on screen, it is done in the style of a neon sign. The word "Fever" is blinking.

Alternate versions
In 2002, AMC (American Movie Classics) showed a new print of 'Fever' with scenes not in the theatrical release nor home version:
1) After Tony's first night at the disco, he and his buddies cruise the bridge, where the song 'Jive Talkin'' can be heard in the background. He gets out of the car, and begins to caress the bridge's structure with his fingertips.
2) After asking Doreen to dance, Tony and Doreen dance to 'Disco Duck'.
3) Tony takes Stephanie back to her Bay Ridge home, where they kiss in the car.
4) Tony signs for a telegram that tells his father has been asked to go back to work.
5) After getting out of the subway, Tony buzzes Stephanie's apartment building.

Connections
Featured in Les rendez-vous du dimanche: Episode dated 16 April 1978 (1978)

Soundtracks
How Deep Is Your Love
Courtesy of RSO Records, Inc., Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Inc.) BMI and Bros. Gibb, B.V.
Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees