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Saturday Night Fever

Year:
Duration:
118 min | USA:113 min (PG version)
Genres:
Drama | Music
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
John Badham
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1977-12-16
Filming Locations: 9324 3d Avenue, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Budget: $3,000,000
Opening Weekend: $3,878,099 (USA) (18 December 1977)
Gross: $121,060,575 (USA) (20 August 1978)
Cast
Actor
Character
John Travolta
Tony Manero
Karen Lynn Gorney
Stephanie
Barry Miller
Bobby C.
Joseph Cali
Joey
Paul Pape
Double J.
Donna Pescow
Annette
Bruce Ornstein
Gus
Julie Bovasso
Flo
Martin Shakar
Frank Jr.
Sam Coppola
Dan Fusco (as Sam J. Coppola)
Nina Hansen
Grandmother
Lisa Peluso
Linda
Denny Dillon
Doreen
Bert Michaels
Pete
Robert Costanzo
Paint Store Customer (as Robert Costanza)
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 Sr.
John Badham
Pedestrian #1 (uncredited)
Roy Cheverie
The Wrong Partner (uncredited)
Adrienne King
Dancer (uncredited)
Chere Mauldin
Dancer (uncredited)
M.J. Quinn
Dancer (uncredited)
Alberto Vazquez
Gang Member (uncredited)
Frankie Verroca
Dancer (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
John Travolta's sister Ann Travolta appears as the pizza lady, and his mother Helen Travolta appears as the woman for whom he gets the paint.
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One piece of music from the soundtrack, "Manhattan Skyline" by David Shire became very popular as background instrumental music. It has been played in movie trailers, promotional films and commercials. It's the piece that Stephanie is dancing to when Tony invites her to coffee.
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When Tony's dad hit him in the back of the head the third time during dinner, his retort of "Just watch the hair!" and then his complaint about being hit on the hair after he had worked on it for so long was John Travolta's own reaction and not scripted, but since it was so in character for Tony Manero to say, it was left in.
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Goofs
The sign on the roof of the 2001 Odyssey disco misspells the word "Odyssey" as "Oddyssey," although the vertical sign attached to the building wall spells the word correctly.
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The story that Tony tells Stephanie that a worker was buried in the Verrazano Bridge is false.
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Reflected in the mirror in the studio as Tony and Stephanie are practicing their "More Than a Woman" routine.
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Quotes
Doreen: Can I wipe your forehead?
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Joey: Hey Tony, Double J's been in the car twenty-five minutes with some chick!
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Tony Manero: You know, you and I got the same last initial.
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the PG Version and the Uncensored R-Rated Version?
A
Due to its big success in the USA, a much more defused version of the movie was produced there in order to reach a wider audience with a lower age rating. The R-rated original version was in the cinemas in 1977, just one year later the new PG-rated version was highly advertised for. Censored were - who would have thought so - scenes depicting violence and sex as well as a lot of dialogues which refer to one of these topics and which are full of all kinds of swearwords. For the rough language is always present during the whole movie, there had to be altered a lot, which resulted in over 100 changes due to censoring. A very detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
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