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Opens Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 Synopsis: John Travolta graduated from minor celebrity to superstar with Saturday Night Fever. Travolta plays Tony Manero, a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another (including "Stayin' Alive"), we watch white-suited Tony strut his stuff amidst flashing lights and sweaty, undulating bodies. Tony's class aspirations are mirrored in his relationship with his dance partner, Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney), a secretary eager to move into the glamorous world of Manhattan. Saturday Night Fever's huge success grew meteorically thanks to the towering popularity of its soundtrack; during the first half of 1978, when the movie's disco songs saturated the singles charts up to four at a time, it was no longer clear whether the hit movie was feeding the hit songs or the hit songs were feeding the hit movie. This crossover between music and movies set the pace for many movies to come, as it also marked the rise and fall of 1970s disco culture. Two versions of this film exist: the original R-rated version and a PG version, edited down to more "family-friendly" fare and fed to the public with the tagline, "Because we want everyone to see John Travolta's performance." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi Cast: John Travolta, Karen Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape Movie Details 
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...never really left the war, and Kitsch embodies that pent-up aspect of the character perfectly. Also very good are John Travolta as a corrupt DEA agent, and Benecio Del Toro, who is absolutely harrowing as a completely amoral enforcer for the...
...Critics love to make bold, grand statements about the films they go see. "Hairspray" takes the cake as the funniest John Travolta cross-dressing musical of the summer!" "Transformers" literally stomps the competition with a gargantuan box-office...
...he's a Scientologist which, though having really nothing to do with his work, is weird. I mean, Scientology+John Travolta gave us Battlefield Earth , so you just never know. But through it all, Cruise has never let me down (ok, Days...
...obvious that no one involved is even trying anymore. John Travolta, apparently figuring that since he'd already shaved...director just told him to "have fun with it!" Bad move. John Travolta is one of those good actors who only rises to the material...
...From Paris with Love" This is a bad action movie, there's no doubt. But sometimes I think studios look at John Travolta and say, "Hey! He's a big star. He can carry this. Just let him do what he wants!" No. He can't. Travolta...
...if you like musicals, you'll probably like this one. Except for one little problem. OK, maybe not so little. John Travolta, who I typically like, is a huge distraction in this film as Edna Turnblad, Tracy's mother. Perhaps I should...
...their performances, leaving Be Cool out in the cold. John Travolta is, as mentioned, Chili Palmer, a shylock turned...power, however minimal an effort those stars make. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Harvey Keitel are joined by Cedric...
...their performances, leaving Be Cool out in the cold. John Travolta is, as mentioned, Chili Palmer, a shylock turned...power, however minimal an effort those stars make. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Harvey Keitel are joined by Cedric...
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