I was 16 when that movie came out. I paid to see it 11 times! I was determined to learn those moves!! And I did. My first job was at a disco when I was 17 years old. Police would come in and my older co-workers would hide me till they were gone. It was a very exciting time in my life. I was born and raised in the New Orleans area. I'm 62 now, and still watching this movie and listening to the soundtrack. Gosh how things have changed over the years .. I miss those days. The clubs, the lights, the music. It was magical!!!
Now you can watch it in your Phone from your pocket? At that time, people taught that 2000 would be having other planets coming o the earth, remember? 2000 was just the beginning of communication..
In 1978, I was 13 years old. I couldn't see the film due to its rating, but loved the music that came out of it. Saturday Night Fever was the first album I bought with my own money. I wore it out! Great documentary, thanks for the memories.
I still have my album bought for me by my parents, Christmas 1977 I was only a kid, so I couldn't see the movie until they did an adult accompanied edit a few years later. However, the music dominated the airwaves, and I loved that music
My favorite movie of all time! I’m 49 and I think I was like 10 when I first saw this film I wanted to be travolta! The soundtrack is amazing, everything about this film is fantastic! When I was old enough to go clubbing I bought a white suit to hit up a disco club and that was fun I got to even skip the line 😆…I came to America from Vietnam in 1977 and this was my first American movie I ever watched and still watch it till this day ❤
no one on earth will ever duplicate the john travolta lightening in a bottle trifecta of saturday night fever, grease and urban cowboy or ever look as hot doing it, he was the real deal
There were 3 discotheques in Bay Ridge during the filming. The Upstairs lounge aka " disco Eddie's " 2001 Odyssey and Jasmines it was a great time to be and live in Bay Ridge Brookyn, NY. We saw a lot of the movie being filmed and quite a bit of animosity from the " rockers" in the neighborhood. I.e. bottle throwing at film crew on 86th & 5th and much of those scenes were ultimately filmed around 2to3 am. The 2001 dance floor made you dizzy after a drink or two and i heard it was sold in the early 2000s for 100k. Good times ! Iykyk
Loved the history behind some of my fave films,such as as Sat Nite Fever! I was also a teenager when the disco wave hit! Lasted a few yrs than gone. This is a very interesting compilation! Ta.😊😊🎉🎉
I was 15 when this masterpiece was released and snuck in to see it in a multiplex theatre outside of Toronto. I sat dumbfounded not believing what my eyes were seeing. It’s hilarious to hear of the stuffy bad reviews from nitwits who were clearly stuck in a different time.
Travolta was already a hot star on Welcome Back Kotter he was the standout but it was Saturday Night Fever that put him over the top superstar overnight
Man I cleaned up in the 90's buying racks of polyester thrift store disco shirts and 60's-70's clothing of all sorts determined to never degrade. I'd hit the trendy used clothing shops and make out big upselling a 90 cent shirt for 20 bucks. However I was in my late 20's and in my prime of decent looks, so I started wearing those clothes on and off stage ( I played guitar in a band and did my own solo stuff too). I never cared what anyone thought, the clothes were both nostalgic for me made me feel good because there was so much style. I actually did get compliments, especially from older women. lol After a year I tired of the look, but it was cool having a sense of style for a while. Something that didn't exist before or after that era. . It was like a time machine!
I saw the PG-release version as a pre-teenage kid in 1979 - it was like a dream come true getting to see it then. Since then I've seen the original R-rated version dozens of times. I disagree that the PG release ruined the film. Yes, some important stuff had to be edited out, but the overall story, look, sound and feel of the film was very much still there.
If anyone out there has not seen the original R-rated version then you should go watch it because it’s like a modern play of sorts and it contains fantastic depictions that are not seen in movies today. I won’t say anymore, but it is hard-core
The Bee Gees had a #1 hit in the US in 1975 and # 4 in the UK with "Jive Talkin'". Plus a #7 US hit with "Nights On Broadway". Also a #1 in the US and #5 in the UK in 1976 with "You Should Be Dancing". They had NOT dried up. They were cooking. Eventually having 14 US & UK # 1 hits collectively...
i was 17 when this came out, i remember even before the movie came out it was the talk of the town and when i saw the previews i thought, mh, this is something i don't want to miss, i knew it was going to be special, hope they don't ruin it whith a "REMAKE" DISNEY KEEP YOUR RAT HANDS OFF THIS ONE
Saturday night fever is a good movie but Bee Gees put this movie into another level. Those 3 songs actually very original, not a typical disco sound. The first modern dance music. No Nile Rodgers style, no KC & Sunshine.
pop culture film even had my lame father talking about how good the music was. THAT was extremely rare. I think he also was quite impressed with the dancing scene. it appeared on HBO shortly after the release
Completely forgot that Monti Rock (aka Disco Tex ) played the DJ. He had a hit song "Get Dancin'" back in the disco days as "Disco Tex (with the Sex-o-lettes)".
A star is born. Michael jackson thriller. Saterday night fever were all hit records star is born. Was in a class of its own. Evergreen song is what stuck with me nothing but pure class ❤
mine were PYT and STARTIN SOMETHING HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE and evergreen was nice. it was a nice era in my life. GREASE was another landmark soundtrack.
Saying the Bee Gees were washed up when SNF was in development is simply false. They released “Main Course,” their comeback album, in 1975. It contained three massive singles - “Nights On Broadway,” “Jive Talkin” and “Fanny Be Tender.” The Nik Cohn article that inspired SNF didn’t even come out till 1976.
John Travolta was the star of this film how that girl got cast is beyond me. She went on to do a few guest spots and TV - nothing more. I don’t know how she bieat out Jessica Lang and many other really good actresses. Wonder what’s the REAL story behind her casting.
@@nadagabri5783 Just delete one. It's not hard. Sorry, but it makes you appear desperate for responses. I thought the same thing. Why copy a post to a different comment thread?
Wished they spent more time taking about the family dynamics. Frank Sr is out work and feels humiliated, and then Frank Jr quits the priesthood. Key plot points.
Disco was both the entry to extreme rock and roll glam and absolutely hideous everything! It literally took 2010 or so to actually have people leave their homes in any sense of style or care about presenting themselves to the world
“A TV actor that no one thought would be a star”?? FALSE actually. Everybody knew on Welcome Back K” that John was gonna be big. Super star written all over him.
Barry, Robin and Maurice were born on the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea. They moved to Manchester on the mainland and then Australia and back to UK. Andy Gibb was born in Manchester.
All the good movies told it like is is this is why there so damn popular even today . Woke bs and I’m not going to offend anyone is not working ,The young people today have been catered to and taught bs
Le Palace de la rue du Faubourg Montmartre à Paris et jusqu'au Croco Club à Miami Beach le disco est le roi. Plongez dans l'univers de l'année 1979. The Book
John Travolta was the SUPER STAR of this film (& The Bee Gees) how that girl got cast is beyond me. She went on to do a few guest spots in TV series nothing more. I don’t know how she beat out Jessica Lange and the many other Uber talented actresses that were up for that role. Wonder what’s the REAL story behind her casting.
@@jenhasken I agree about the chemistry, but she did play the unattainable wealth, curious and artistically curious dream girl well and he had just never met anyone like that so was enamored with her because she was the one he couldn’t get, but obviously there was no chemistry and therefore they were never meant to be together as a beautiful love story the way that, say, Sandy and Danny are meant to be together in Grease
As much as this particular documentary does a somewhat respectable and semi-accurate job of describing the various difficulties and tumultuous complexities involved in the production (as well as the extraordinary socio-cultural aftermath) of "Saturday Night Fever", there are still some crucially important details that remain to this very day unknown to the general public. In December of 2027, the film's 50th anniversary will occur. Unbelievable as it may seem, there is still further information to be provided that will reveal the heretofore undisclosed literary, philosophical, and cinematic influences that were deliberately and consciously injected into the very marrow of the film's skeletal structure, resulting in its undiminished capacity to still affect an audience over half a century later, despite the incredibly obsolete and faded aspects of its ancient outer skin. Case in point: the eternally white-hot and timelier-than-ever core subplot of abortion, oppression, and the consequential dictates of The Catholic Church.
I was a teenager at the time, and frankly, I found the film uninteresting and even stupid... .its music/dancing boring , silly and even ugly...and the characters vulgar and irritating.... and guess what.... some 45 years later, I STILL DO!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Travolta wasn't a very good dancer before Saturday Night Fever he couldn't dance a step he had two left feet Deney Terrio from Dance Fever taught him most of the steps for the movie and he became a dancing dynamo
This movie broke record's due to timing. A myriad of topics, dance and the possibility of becoming a star. John Travolta's character has talent,and very gifted to rise from the ashes of his suburb. Until he meets his dream girl..,, 🎞️🎥🎞️🔹🎶🔹
This movie is so special and unique. So gritty, yet became known for the disco and the great Bee Gees songs. Truly a cultural landmark.
I was 16 when that movie came out. I paid to see it 11 times! I was determined to learn those moves!! And I did.
My first job was at a disco when I was 17 years old.
Police would come in and my older co-workers would hide me till they were gone.
It was a very exciting time in my life. I was born and raised in the New Orleans area.
I'm 62 now, and still watching this movie and listening to the soundtrack.
Gosh how things have changed over the years ..
I miss those days.
The clubs, the lights, the music.
It was magical!!!
Now you can watch it in your Phone from your pocket? At that time, people taught that 2000 would be having other planets coming o the earth, remember? 2000 was just the beginning of communication..
I was 14 when this movie came out. I've seen it many times over the decades; almost 50 years later, it's still relevant!!
In 1978, I was 13 years old. I couldn't see the film due to its rating, but loved the music that came out of it. Saturday Night Fever was the first album I bought with my own money. I wore it out! Great documentary, thanks for the memories.
I still have my album bought for me by my parents, Christmas 1977
I was only a kid, so I couldn't see the movie until they did an adult accompanied edit a few years later. However, the music dominated the airwaves, and I loved that music
Ages like fine wine..Travolta was king.
I am 84 y old and still enjoy it it reminds me my love for my husband....
"Saturday Night Fever" is truly an iconic movie-Thanks for posting!
Beegees are iconic still today
The Bee Gees are geniuses, my favourite band always ever and forever ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Saturday Night Fever Forever ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My favorite movie of all time! I’m 49 and I think I was like 10 when I first saw this film I wanted to be travolta! The soundtrack is amazing, everything about this film is fantastic! When I was old enough to go clubbing I bought a white suit to hit up a disco club and that was fun I got to even skip the line 😆…I came to America from Vietnam in 1977 and this was my first American movie I ever watched and still watch it till this day ❤
This documentary is NECESSARY❤ THANKS!!!
When I first heard Night Fever i was in love i couldn't get enough of the song couldn't wait for it to come on the radio
An enjoyable film. Fantastic disco music.
It''s a legendary movie.thank you for posting.
no one on earth will ever duplicate the john travolta lightening in a bottle trifecta of saturday night fever, grease and urban cowboy or ever look as hot doing it, he was the real deal
Don't forget 1981's "Blowout" with DePalma directing.
@michelle
You got that right!! 🩷😍
…until he did ‘Moment By Moment’ with Lily Tomlin in 1978…
Was the real deal..? Did he die.? 🤣🤦🏽♂️
all 3 movies made such a huge impact in pop culture when they were released.
There were 3 discotheques in Bay Ridge during the filming. The Upstairs lounge aka " disco Eddie's " 2001 Odyssey and Jasmines it was a great time to be and live in Bay Ridge Brookyn, NY. We saw a lot of the movie being filmed and quite a bit of animosity from the " rockers" in the neighborhood. I.e. bottle throwing at film crew on 86th & 5th and much of those scenes were ultimately filmed around 2to3 am. The 2001 dance floor made you dizzy after a drink or two and i heard it was sold in the early 2000s for 100k. Good times ! Iykyk
(4) discos " The Penthouse" on 88 btwn 4th&5the ave
Very engaging story. John did a terrific job. I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this film a winner !!
When the world thought he liked women 🤣😂🤣
@@glenndouglas8822 You bought into that stupid comment that referred to him as Gay. You must be a Trump voter too. You'll believe anything. Wake up !!
Uhhhh...mmmkay
Loved the history behind some of my fave films,such as as Sat Nite Fever! I was also a teenager when the disco wave hit! Lasted a few yrs than gone. This is a very interesting compilation! Ta.😊😊🎉🎉
I was 15 when this masterpiece was released and snuck in to see it in a multiplex theatre outside of Toronto. I sat dumbfounded not believing what my eyes were seeing. It’s hilarious to hear of the stuffy bad reviews from nitwits who were clearly stuck in a different time.
Travolta was already a hot star on Welcome Back Kotter he was the standout but it was Saturday Night Fever that put him over the top superstar overnight
Man I cleaned up in the 90's buying racks of polyester thrift store disco shirts and 60's-70's clothing of all sorts determined to never degrade. I'd hit the trendy used clothing shops and make out big upselling a 90 cent shirt for 20 bucks. However I was in my late 20's and in my prime of decent looks, so I started wearing those clothes on and off stage ( I played guitar in a band and did my own solo stuff too). I never cared what anyone thought, the clothes were both nostalgic for me made me feel good because there was so much style. I actually did get compliments, especially from older women. lol After a year I tired of the look, but it was cool having a sense of style for a while. Something that didn't exist before or after that era. . It was like a time machine!
I wore out two eight tracks of Saturday night fever ❤❤❤
Thank you for bringing back such good memories ❣️ I loved this movie❣️
An "Accidental Phenomena".
A perfect marriage of movie & soundtrack. One cannot live its best quality form without the other.
I saw the PG-release version as a pre-teenage kid in 1979 - it was like a dream come true getting to see it then. Since then I've seen the original R-rated version dozens of times. I disagree that the PG release ruined the film. Yes, some important stuff had to be edited out, but the overall story, look, sound and feel of the film was very much still there.
If anyone out there has not seen the original R-rated version then you should go watch it because it’s like a modern play of sorts and it contains fantastic depictions that are not seen in movies today. I won’t say anymore, but it is hard-core
Yes..I remember there was a more raunchy version
Oh nooo the little f... in the car? It's nothing 😅
The Bee Gees had a #1 hit in the US in 1975 and # 4 in the UK with "Jive Talkin'". Plus a #7 US hit with "Nights On Broadway". Also a #1 in the US and #5 in the UK in 1976 with "You Should Be Dancing". They had NOT dried up. They were cooking. Eventually having 14 US & UK # 1 hits collectively...
Yes, the Bee Gees were already having a renaissance when Fever came along...they weren't on skid row.
i was 17 when this came out, i remember even before the movie came out it was the talk of the town and when i saw the previews i thought, mh, this is something i don't want to miss, i knew it was going to be special, hope they don't ruin it whith a "REMAKE" DISNEY KEEP YOUR RAT HANDS OFF THIS ONE
I was only 12, but I'm so glad my older sister got me and a friend in to see it!!
❤ Nice, getting closer to the movies we grew up with.
Stigwood was GENUIS!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great music great dancing
Memories ❤
RSO Records was a very hot label at the time he had Eric Clapton,Andy Gibb and a new group called Player who had the hit song 'Baby Come Back'
Travolta was one of the first celebrities to have two hit movies in the same year
Lester Wilson was the choreographer who really taught John but Deney Terio got all the credit
Not surprising
Thanks For Sharing!
Cool stuff. Thank you for posting.
Friends from Scotland said they lived near the bowling alley that was converted to the disco for the movie.
@@DoreenMarasi There was no bowling alley "converted." 2001 Odyssey was a discotheque way before the movie ever came out.
Since my name is Stephanie, my favorite line is...."I can walk you, Stephanie!"
Saturday night fever is a good movie but Bee Gees put this movie into another level. Those 3 songs actually very original, not a typical disco sound. The first modern dance music. No Nile Rodgers style, no KC & Sunshine.
Disco hit its peak in 1978-1979.
pop culture film even had my lame father talking about how good the music was. THAT was extremely rare. I think he also was quite impressed with the dancing scene. it appeared on HBO shortly after the release
Awesome Movie
So hilarious that the mother from She's Out of This World was the reject in the Sun😂😂😂😂
Completely forgot that Monti Rock (aka Disco Tex ) played the DJ. He had a hit song "Get Dancin'" back in the disco days as "Disco Tex (with the Sex-o-lettes)".
Donna Pescow went on to be the star of the show Angie in 1978
Stigwood also had St Pepper Soundtrack on RSO as well oh yeah u can't forget 'Grease' soundtrack
back in the day everyone had spine today 😢you cry to your momma
I hated Disco for so long that I avoided this movie until I think I was in my 30s but man I really slept on it it was a good movie surprisingly deep
I remember the trailer Saturday Night Fever catch it! Rated R!
A star is born. Michael jackson thriller. Saterday night fever were all hit records star is born. Was in a class of its own. Evergreen song is what stuck with me nothing but pure class ❤
mine were PYT and STARTIN SOMETHING HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE and evergreen was nice. it was a nice era in my life. GREASE was another landmark soundtrack.
Saying the Bee Gees were washed up when SNF was in development is simply false. They released “Main Course,” their comeback album, in 1975. It contained three massive singles - “Nights On Broadway,” “Jive Talkin” and “Fanny Be Tender.” The Nik Cohn article that inspired SNF didn’t even come out till 1976.
John Travolta was the star of this film how that girl got cast is beyond me. She went on to do a few guest spots and TV - nothing more. I don’t know how she bieat out Jessica Lang and many other really good actresses. Wonder what’s the REAL story behind her casting.
You've already posted this comment already and it was petty and pointless the first time round.
@@Spangletiger wrong yt posted same comment twice I did not nor mean too
@@Spangletiger talk about pointless - take a look in the mirror
@@nadagabri5783 No need for you to be so immature.
@@nadagabri5783 Just delete one. It's not hard. Sorry, but it makes you appear desperate for responses. I thought the same thing. Why copy a post to a different comment thread?
Wished they spent more time taking about the family dynamics. Frank Sr is out work and feels humiliated, and then Frank Jr quits the priesthood. Key plot points.
Too many; it's not a soap opera; is it ?
I was a senior in high school in ‘77 and hated disco. SNF didn’t appeal to me at all, but I do respect the talent of The Bee Gees.
❤very 🙏😘💜John Travolta ut today Harry Styles videos are very aweome?
Hello guys. Well has there ever been a Broadway musical of classic movie?.
What track is playing @57:00?
The rock n roll and punk crowd was really hating on disco music ah they were just jealous
Come on! Where’s CC (closed captions) for people with low hearing level?? John Travolta is my top favorite man! CC????
Should work now ....
Disco was both the entry to extreme rock and roll glam and absolutely hideous everything! It literally took 2010 or so to actually have people leave their homes in any sense of style or care about presenting themselves to the world
The girl was mis cast
She dated the director- that is how I heard she got the job.
The movie didn't receive a lot of promotion like movies get today it was mostly word of mouth
He hot guy❤
“A TV actor that no one thought would be a star”?? FALSE actually. Everybody knew on Welcome Back K” that John was gonna be big. Super star written all over him.
John badham wanting to cut one of the best parts of the reason for the movie when they could have cut out that whole "blow job" line.😂😂😂😂😂
The Bee Gees were NOT 'part of the Bristish invasion'. They are an AUSTRALIAN BAND!
They are all ENGLISH born.
Barry, Robin and Maurice were born on the Isle of Man, a British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea. They moved to Manchester on the mainland and then Australia and back to UK. Andy Gibb was born in Manchester.
All the good movies told it like is is this is why there so damn popular even today . Woke bs and I’m not going to offend anyone is not working ,The young people today have been catered to and taught bs
Le Palace de la rue du Faubourg Montmartre à Paris et jusqu'au Croco Club à Miami Beach le disco est le roi. Plongez dans l'univers de l'année 1979. The Book
Why, disco was finished in 79, this film was 77.
I do remember funky town being the last disco song that was 1980
Stefanie was miscast she looked 35
Always thought the same thing
Madonna was still going to Discos in the 80s too. " The fun house" " The Tunnel" etc
John Travolta was the SUPER STAR of this film (& The Bee Gees) how that girl got cast is beyond me. She went on to do a few guest spots in TV series nothing more. I don’t know how she beat out Jessica Lange and the many other Uber talented actresses that were up for that role. Wonder what’s the REAL story behind her casting.
Totally agree. And they had no chemistry
@@jenhasken yep Zero
Donna Pescow?
@@jenhasken I agree about the chemistry, but she did play the unattainable wealth, curious and artistically curious dream girl well and he had just never met anyone like that so was enamored with her because she was the one he couldn’t get, but obviously there was no chemistry and therefore they were never meant to be together as a beautiful love story the way that, say, Sandy and Danny are meant to be together in Grease
"that girl"?
I never understood the draw, i loved the bee gees earlier music better. And disco was dead by 79 or 80, even where I lived in Arkansas
Even though John Travolta is not good looking but he got lucky!
When it came time for the rape scene they actors felt very uneasy very uncomfortable
As much as this particular documentary does a somewhat respectable and semi-accurate job of describing the various difficulties and tumultuous complexities involved in the production (as well as the extraordinary socio-cultural aftermath) of "Saturday Night Fever", there are still some crucially important details that remain to this very day unknown to the general public. In December of 2027, the film's 50th anniversary will occur. Unbelievable as it may seem, there is still further information to be provided that will reveal the heretofore undisclosed literary, philosophical, and cinematic influences that were deliberately and consciously injected into the very marrow of the film's skeletal structure, resulting in its undiminished capacity to still affect an audience over half a century later, despite the incredibly obsolete and faded aspects of its ancient outer skin. Case in point: the eternally white-hot and timelier-than-ever core subplot of abortion, oppression, and the consequential dictates of The Catholic Church.
NO ITALIANS SUBTITLES FOR ITALIAN'S TONY MANERO FANS??...ABSURD
I was a teenager at the time, and frankly, I found the film uninteresting and even stupid... .its music/dancing boring , silly and even ugly...and the characters vulgar and irritating.... and guess what.... some 45 years later, I STILL DO!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!
🤔
I must be only one on the planet that never seen this movie do I want too lol . Dancing movie is not my cup of tea.
John Travolta had that cheesy charisma but he’s no Channing Tatum.
But i noticed that this was an all white film.
So what🤪
Karen Gorney …was Allful…
Travolta wasn't a very good dancer before Saturday Night Fever he couldn't dance a step he had two left feet Deney Terrio from Dance Fever taught him most of the steps for the movie and he became a dancing dynamo
I love this movie but the older woman as his partner was the bad part of this movie.
......and all before anyone knew he was gay.
Loved the music, hated the movie
How old are you?
This movie broke record's due to timing. A myriad of topics, dance and the possibility of becoming a star. John Travolta's character has talent,and very gifted to rise from the ashes of his suburb. Until he meets his dream girl..,, 🎞️🎥🎞️🔹🎶🔹