Synopsis
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
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Cast
- John TravoltaTony Manero
- Karen Lynn GorneyStephanie Mangano
- Barry MillerBobby C.
- Joseph CaliJoey
- Julie BovassoFlo
- Sam CoppolaDan Fusco
- Denny DillonDoreen
- Robert CostanzoPaint Store Customer
- Fran DrescherConnie
- Donna PescowAnnette
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
One minute into Saturday Night Fever you know this picture is onto something, that it knows what it's talking about. [15 Oct 1999, Siskel Years, p.6] - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
It's also interesting to see how little screen time the final disco competition really has, considering how large it looms in our memories. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Travolta molds what could have been an equally obvious character into a substantial, tragic figure. - 80
Chicago Reader
A small, solid film, made with craft if not resonance. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
The story here is really secondary to character and milieu, as director John Badham and his actors create a convincing portrait of frustrated 1970s working-class youth and the escape offered by the swirling lights and pulsing rhythms of the disco. - 70
The New York Times
Fever beings to flag when, after an initial hour filled with high spirits and jubilant music, it settles down to tell its story; the effect is so deflating that it's almost as though another Monday has rolled around and it's time to get back to work. [16 Dec 1977] - 30
Variety
The clumsy story lurches forward through predictable travail and treacle, separated by phonograph records (or vice versa).
