I took a girl to this movie back in my day, and afterwards I said to her, "John Travolta is obviously now going to be a huge star", and she said, "Oh god, I hate him! He is just all that creepy macho stuff" (!!) And I said to her, "Honey, it's all just acting. It's all made up!" I swear she imprinted all that acting as if it was real !!! I thought to myself, "Holy shit, Travolta has set women on fire with this movie!" He did. He set the whole country on fire with it. What a terrific movie in so many ways.
And he did this while his partner was dying of cancer. She insisted he not pass this up, and it made his career. But imagine what he was going through, and he still pulled this out. Incredible.
OMG I didn’t remember that crap about getting an Abortion?? Hell NO..!! That just destroyed the movie for me. All the kids watching that shit years ago ,,, ugh 😱
Yes it did....I was just a child 5 years old but remember going to the theater with my mother to see it... I would love to hear more about the effect the movie and John Travolta's dancing had on the world... And what it did for the culture... from someone who was older and could really embrace the times and influences during this time period... Please share... Thank you kindly....A true fan of the 70s
Apparently the film producer's wanted to cut this dance scene from the movie Saturday night fever but John insisted that it should remain in the movie ....true fact..... 😊👍😁
John Travolta must be the greatest actor who can legitimately dance on screen and make it look flawless. Saturday night fever, Grease & Pulp fiction. This guy is a legend.
I did this entire sequence for the school talent show when I was in grade 5!!! I remember studying this dance endlessly!! Honest to say the school went crazy when I performed!!! Still one of the proudest moments of my life!! Tony Manero Forever!!
Cuando Michael Jackson dijo que era mejor ser estilizado para que los pasos de bailes se vean increíbles,tenía mucha razón,veo a Travolta aquí con este cuerpo y WOW
If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 90's it was a golden era that will never be repeated with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!
90's was awesome to go out. Early 90's was a melting pot of the last 20 years so we had it all. Rock, disco, techno, house and electro even. Wasn't jealous of the 70's and definitely not the 80's, it's after 2001 that everything became boiled down to nothing.
I completely agree with you. It was a privilege to grow up back then. Sure, the clothes were pretty terrible, but the music (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, The Bee Gees, The Stones, Bowie, etc), the dancing and a sense of connection with other people that doesn’t exist now was fantastic.
@@Linerwood2000 Yes, you are right and I changed the post to the 90's because when you really look at it most of the 1900's were the explosion for everything, once we cross the year 2000 things start going down.
My girl took me to this hard core dance club in the city a few weeks ago, and at one point, the floor cleared back to form an open area where any body could just get out there solo, and dance. The crowd was so hype and my girl pushed me out there. It was clearly a hip hop/b boy dancing club, and I was no hip hop dancer. So I did this entire dance routine. It was exhilarating, and when I was done, everyone beat the shit out of me.
Times will never have this era innocence. What happened to society today? 😭 no more fun clubs. Music stinks. Girls artists are so hard and pornish, not soft and feminine anymore like Vanity, Jewel, Robert Palmer background dancers 🤩
Fun fact: Despite Travolta having intensely trained for months with the choreographer for this dance, the film’s director & editor had this scene showing only John’s face! 😮 When John saw that, he absolutely insisted that they redo the film to show the complete dance sequence in all its glory. So we have this iconic dance scene thanks to Travolta’s tough demand. 🎉😊
There was an interview with the director back in the 90’s, he said that no one thought Saturday Night Fever would have been a huge blockbuster movie back in 1977/ 1978. And Travolta did say when this movie came out, the disco fashion had already faded away, 2 years before the movie came out but once SNF came to the big screen & just blew up, so did the disco fashion & the disco techs being more popular than ever! Thanks to John Travolta & everyone else who took part & made this great movie part of our American culture! Keep on Dancing 🕺
Who knew the kid who played the dummy in Mr. Kotter’s class would eventually become one of film industry’s brightest and best. So many iconic moments thanks to John.
I love how when he’s finished, everyone hits the floor hard, as they had just witnessed something so inspirational they simply couldn’t restrain themselves any longer.
My jaw dropped when I first saw this scene. I first saw Travolta dance in Pulp Fiction and I’m amazed with his dance moves, until I saw this. Wow, John Travolta is a legend.
My mom was so cool when she took me to see this movie when it came out. I've been hooked on it ever since. Saturday Night Fever will always be a timeless classic.
My mom did too; except that she waited until they put out an edited version since she didn't want to uh, explain, certain scenes to us, especially to my brother ,who was 5 or 6 yrs old at the time ( I was 10 or 11) My mom also took me to to see "All That Jazz" & "The Blue Lagoon"- but w/o my brother though..!
@@ROBYNMARKOW I remember the pg version of Saturday Night Fever, I used to have it on VHS a long time ago. If that version ever gets released I might pick it up just to have it in my collection.
I remember when it was a big deal to get into R rated movies when underage. A friend of mine said he bought a ticket to "The Goodbye Girl" and hid in the restroom, sneaked in to see this one.
@@joyfulyes I don't blame your friend, I think I would've done the same thing. I considered myself lucky that my parents were cool enough and figured that I could handle the subject matter at that age.
@@joyfulyes My brother & I & our friends used to sneak into theaters at (the Cineplex ones that had/have about 10-20 screens)after the movie we paid for ended. Also, there was asking someone who looked older than 17 to buy u tickets( u gave them your own $$,of course) However, like I wrote before, my mom was pretty cool about us seeing R-rated movies once we were teenagers since she figured we'd find a way to see them anyway.! 😉👍
If you mean "professional" as in danced for a living, no. But he was actually a trained hoofer already. He came from a theatrical family and learned this stuff very young. I don't know that Swayze was "professional" but he was trained by his mother. So both were dancers well before they did their iconic movie roles.
George Michael wrote about how after seeing this film and this clip he would go to the school disco to act it out Later we saw him with Wham doing the dances on TOTP John inspired a whole generation
My first full-time job was file clerk in an engineering firm. It was 1978, and disco and clubbing ruled. One of the guys in sales styled himself after John Travolta in SNF; the polyester shirts and flared pants, the hair combed back like a mane, etc. He was HOT. 🔥When I first laid eyes on him at the copy machine he literally took my breath away. Unfortunately, he was also a Lothario, and there were a few young women at the office who were taken in. Funnily enough, he and I had a good rapport, I think because I always called him on his crap. He was impressed that I never fell for his pickup lines. I know a lot of people think disco is lightweight music, but man, it was fun to "boogie-oogie-oogie 'til you just can't boogie no more"! Pete P., wherever you are, I hope you're doing well.
The icing on the cake of this iconic movie is this scene he fought to keep in this movie as they were gonna cut it. This was my era & I can't imagine after watching it countless times I can't imagine this scene not being in it
kuddos to johnny boy this scene along with the amazing dance moves will stand the test of time the hours he invested is truthful in his dance nice work
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. When it came out on December 16th, 1977, I was 11 yrs old. My mom got me disco lessons. She bought me these pink hot pants and I wore them to the classes. It was so fun to learn some of these moves for me. I remember it was out in the boonies somewhere, not sure where, but it was in the evening when I went. Lol, I loved those pink pants. Wish I had kept them now. 😂 John Travolta has made many awesome movies in his career. Grease was another all time favorite too.
I am 71,big fan of rock and roll, when disco music came out people who were in to rock music did not so interested, but now when I look back I think DISCO music much better than what we have today's rap music ....
Same here. Remember my younger sister and I going to movies twice to see this. I was 25 at the time. I always say we had to be young and fit back in the day, in order to dance, because the records were so long 😂...miss those days!!
The last scene is gut wrenching and makes me cry even to this day just like it did when I saw it for the first time in theaters when it was released in ‘77. Several scenes throughout the movie are hard to watch due to their pin point accuracy, depicting how things were in real life then. Goes to show that movies nowadays don’t need the excessive violence, nudity and foul language to make a lasting impact on an audience!!!
My father would tell me this was exactly his life when he came back from Vietnam he was a disco dance instructor. I didn't believe him for the longest time until I saw him tear up the dance floor with my mother and his friends told me the exact same stories
I love disco! I don’t know why it gets such a bad rap. It is so much fun. I was 23 when this movie came out. On Friday nights I’d slip on my stilettos and my knit wrap dress and be on the dance floor until Donna Summer sang “Last Dance”.
Amazing. I was too young by several years to see the movie when it came out, but the soundtrack formed an indelible part of my adolescence. Just listening to the music brings me back to 5th/ 6th grade, like I'm in a time machine. Sounds, sights, smells, people's faces... it all comes back. Disco was the first popular music I ever really got "into," so it will always hold a very nostalgic place in my memory.
I was just old enough to see the film when it came out. It wasn't like today. We didn't have any picture before. But the music ! I was able to go with my older sisters (I needed parental permission). I remember the impact of that scene, on the moment in the cinema and ...on the rest of our lives. 🙄
A very well-stated, notable observation. I was in the military service at the time, stationed in MA, and also tie this film somewhat to that era in my life.
When that movie arrived.. it was a surreal event .. lasted months in the cinemas .. at least in France… legendary.. i still remember me going to the champs- Elysées with my friends just for Travolta !
1977 was one of the greatest years in movie history. We got so many films that became instant classics like Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall, Sorcerer, The Goodbye Girl, The Spy Who Loved Me, Network, Suspiria, The Hills Have Eyes, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, A Bridge Too Far, Smokey & the Bandit...just to name a few.
I agree. I was 19, and working at a radio station in San Diego. We kept hearing about John Travolta's new movie called "Saturday Night Fever," and the Bee Gees' music. Little did we know what huge hits the movie and soundtrack would be.
@2:28 we don’t see enough of that fellow man (as a person to person non celebrity basis) just praising another man’s skills or talent and not being a “hater” or hating on his skills at all all three just saying damm dudes got skills, “he’s the best” whether John travolta le character heard it or not that’s boosting up your fellow man
I was obsessed with John Travolta as a young kid. So much so, my parents took me to see Saturday Night Fever. I rewatched the movie as an adult and was horrified by it. We always think of it as a disco dance fluffy movie, but there were some very mature storylines in it.
Yes...in reality Tony and his friends were douche bag assholes who treated women like shit...he treated them that way because he knew they'd come back no matter what...until he met one who wouldn't put up with his bullshit...was obsessed with her...and then tries to rape her
Yes, it was actually very dark and depressing under the fun dancing. For that reason, we were always conflicted about it. And visually, the female paired with Travolta looked old enough to have been his mother.
@@mt.shasta6097 the movie reflected the angst of the 70's --- the music was really good but people still had stressful lives --- the high unemployment and inflation and gas prices were making people miserable --- plus, divorce rates were all time high and drugs and crime were running rampant in every city
Remember sneaking into see the movie (I was only 14). Went to see it several times and learned this solo dance. Did it many times in front of crowds of people. What a rush! Now 59, and can still do it, except the up/down on the knees LOL! My only regret; no recorded video back in those days unless you had very deep pockets. Would have loved to show my kids and grand kids.
@@macker0077 if you record that dance scene now, I promise I'll watch it. I'd love to see you in action. let me know if it ever goes up ok. Good chatting w/ you bud.
Can you imagine this being cut from the movie? Freaking amazing moment in movie/music/dance. I remember watching this when I was seven years old sitting my brothers in a movie theater in Douglasville Georgia.
There was a kid in our primary school who taught himself this whole routine. All the girls would follow him around & he was only 10. A budding superstar who burnt out young of an overdose. RIP Shaun, miss you mate
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BOY WAS HE GOOD.
The great Denny Terio taught Travolta the moves !
@@StayingBack7170s y 80s me hubiera gustado ser adolescente en cualquiera de esas épocas
As my mom would say, "He is gettin' it!" 😂😂😂😂
- No one
@@Vero-nica12Andrea 👍❤️
The scene that created a superstar.
I took a girl to this movie back in my day, and afterwards I said to her, "John Travolta is obviously now going to be a huge star", and she said, "Oh god, I hate him! He is just all that creepy macho stuff" (!!) And I said to her, "Honey, it's all just acting. It's all made up!" I swear she imprinted all that acting as if it was real !!! I thought to myself, "Holy shit, Travolta has set women on fire with this movie!" He did. He set the whole country on fire with it. What a terrific movie in so many ways.
the world needs more light up dancefloors
There were plenty in the '80's 😂
they comin back
definitely
Love to watch Travolta dancing.
The body, the hips, the moves, the face . . . damn, Travolta was a dime piece back in the day. Insane charisma, too.
yeah he was
Dude got so much vagine that he got over it and moved onto men.
And he did this while his partner was dying of cancer. She insisted he not pass this up, and it made his career. But imagine what he was going through, and he still pulled this out. Incredible.
He could dance and he was gorgeous!❤
@@PNWgal66 Agreed! I saw SNF many years ago when I was a kid, so I didn't remember much about it until I watched this clip. He was something!
John Travolta doesn’t get enough respect. Dude is an absolute legend.
Absolutely...totally the best EVER !!
Just bat shit crazy now
Hmmmmphh ....I got to go dance....Tony yeh!
OMG I didn’t remember that crap about getting an Abortion?? Hell NO..!! That just destroyed the movie for me. All the kids watching that shit years ago ,,, ugh 😱
The Man demands $20 Million every time he does a flick and you think he doesn't get enough respect?
When this movie came out it lit the world on fire
@@mariosorrenti482 Yea it did, but ....
Yes it did....I was just a child 5 years old but remember going to the theater with my mother to see it... I would love to hear more about the effect the movie and John Travolta's dancing had on the world... And what it did for the culture... from someone who was older and could really embrace the times and influences during this time period... Please share... Thank you kindly....A true fan of the 70s
I saw it 7 times. They used to have $1 movie nights. The music and the dancing were just incredible.
Danced on a floor like that in Selkirk Manitoba
@@santosdellior6917yo tenía 7 años cuando vi la película,la parte de los bailes o God me volví loca jajaja
Yeah, he was awesome. Dancing King.😍🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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One of the most iconic scenes in movie history.
This cat danced better than the brothers. John is really cooking in this clip.
Absolutely
The guy talking about his girlfriend liking communion waifers?
Like Jake Ryan at the church. Or Sandy and Danny on the Tilt A Whirl
Apparently the film producer's wanted to cut this dance scene from the movie Saturday night fever but John insisted that it should remain in the movie ....true fact..... 😊👍😁
John Travolta must be the greatest actor who can legitimately dance on screen and make it look flawless. Saturday night fever, Grease & Pulp fiction. This guy is a legend.
and even Urban Cowboy.
And Michael
No. Not.
Kevin Bacon.
Patrick Swayze could
Who does not love that for real
The moment John Travolta became a legend. ICONIC
John Travolta and the magical music of the Bee Gees!
Wasn't John dancing thou the waist down shots are if someone else
@Martin750hp name LOL 😆
@@joedimaggio3687 😄
@Martin750hp name Those great greats also, but that is Metal, not disco. duh! 😆
The Bee Gees like Olivia Newton John born in Britain & raised in Australia & had success in America.
I did this entire sequence for the school talent show when I was in grade 5!!! I remember studying this dance endlessly!! Honest to say the school went crazy when I performed!!! Still one of the proudest moments of my life!! Tony Manero Forever!!
Im sure that happened and everyone clapped LOL
Love to see someone do it now!
@@jaygrayson6230 It was the highlight of his life.
@@prettygirlus9008 Still better than your life all together
I used to try ,did not succeeded but kept trying still every night at the disco.
Watched this movie which my friend had a copy 23 yrs ago,while in my college. I have been a fan of Travolta ever since
I like the way he ends by just dancing off into the crowd!
This man was not acting, he was having the time of his life
Making film history.
some disco !!!! 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻
Sadly, the irony is that during the filming of this movie, his girlfriend was dying from cancer.😢
@UrvineSpiegel wrong film tag line lol! "Time of My Life" is from Dirty Dancing.....
He was actually doing this while his lady was dying of cancer, bro. It's acting.
What a classic. John Travolta sure had the moves. It never gets old watching this classic scene.
As awesome as John Travolta’s dancing is in Saturday Nighr Fever, I think his dancing was even better in Grease.
@@juliuscepeda9655 I never saw Grease. Unusual, but true.
Yes.
♥️ Saturday night ever 🎬 movies
He could sing too. Started off as a singer, he was border line a will smith of the 70s. Was a singer but turned out his acting was even better.
Eramos tan flaquitos!!!!!!!!!!!!GEnial los 70!!!!!!
Cuando Michael Jackson dijo que era mejor ser estilizado para que los pasos de bailes se vean increíbles,tenía mucha razón,veo a Travolta aquí con este cuerpo y WOW
Best scene in the movie. Travolta commanded that dance floor.👍
The whole movie!!
45 years later and it's still amazing.
@@MagicMikey1 oh really well let's see you perform this dance routine and give everyone a right 😁😁😁😁 on you tube 😃😃😃
You always get one stupid comment on you tube.👍👍👍👍
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It’s magnificent
And you’re a dip
Legendary....Iconic....Everything ❤❤❤❤
If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 90's it was a golden era that will never be repeated with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!
After 200 years from now people will still b talking about the 70's but not the time' after end of 1980
90's was awesome to go out. Early 90's was a melting pot of the last 20 years so we had it all. Rock, disco, techno, house and electro even. Wasn't jealous of the 70's and definitely not the 80's, it's after 2001 that everything became boiled down to nothing.
yes so very true ... Tony Moreno was an icon ... Opening credits Saturday Night Fever with Staying Alive was one of the best opening credits ever
I completely agree with you. It was a privilege to grow up back then. Sure, the clothes were pretty terrible, but the music (Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, The Bee Gees, The Stones, Bowie, etc), the dancing and a sense of connection with other people that doesn’t exist now was fantastic.
@@Linerwood2000 Yes, you are right and I changed the post to the 90's because when you really look at it most of the 1900's were the explosion for everything, once we cross the year 2000 things start going down.
This is why the 70’s were so cool!! Almost everyone was trim, had nice clothing, and dressed nice!!
probably the best 3.52 minutes on You tube
Sin dudas alguna, UA-cam me recomendó este video,hoy 2024,es imperdonable
My girl took me to this hard core dance club in the city a few weeks ago, and at one point, the floor cleared back to form an open area where any body could just get out there solo, and dance. The crowd was so hype and my girl pushed me out there. It was clearly a hip hop/b boy dancing club, and I was no hip hop dancer. So I did this entire dance routine. It was exhilarating, and when I was done, everyone beat the shit out of me.
I chuckled at the last part. But fuck those people.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@cienalmas316 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well at least there wasn't a shooting.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
These John Travolta dancing scenes will always be a classic...and never runs out of times... period
Verdade com toda certeza
Agree
A little FYI just in case you didn't know...that woman he was dancing with before he started his solo....Actress Fran Drescher !
@@jupitergrls As someone who has recently started viewing and enjoying The Nanny, I just learned that fact, love her Fran!
Travolta’s dancing is cool in all his movies, no matter what age he did it because He is Cool, and knows how to move 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It took nine months for Travolta to nail this dance. Incredible🕺.
WOW casi 1 año y un parto literal 🤣
And all that hard work to perfect it paid off for John Travolta.
This is era I grew up in..guys could really dance then..peacocking..lol..still love to dance..😎🌠🔥🔥
Times will never have this era innocence. What happened to society today? 😭 no more fun clubs. Music stinks. Girls artists are so hard and pornish, not soft and feminine anymore like Vanity, Jewel, Robert Palmer background dancers 🤩
Rigjt everyone is too trashy and no class
Fun fact: Despite Travolta having intensely trained for months with the choreographer for this dance, the film’s director & editor had this scene showing only John’s face! 😮 When John saw that, he absolutely insisted that they redo the film to show the complete dance sequence in all its glory. So we have this iconic dance scene thanks to Travolta’s tough demand. 🎉😊
Ugh. If Patrick swayze or Hugh Jackman were to do this, travolta would look like Chris Farley next to them.
@@prism8289 Different styles. Patrick Swayze was classically trained.
@@joanneperlmutter2038 exactly. Training. It works.
@@prism8289 Crap
So
Imagine if you dance like this now
I would absolutely love to know how
You'd be cool.
Some clasic
Why imagine 😉🕺🏻
Would be useful in weddings
There was an interview with the director back in the 90’s, he said that no one thought Saturday Night Fever would have been a huge blockbuster movie back in 1977/ 1978. And Travolta did say when this movie came out, the disco fashion had already faded away, 2 years before the movie came out but once SNF came to the big screen & just blew up, so did the disco fashion & the disco techs being more popular than ever! Thanks to John Travolta & everyone else who took part & made this great movie part of our American culture! Keep on Dancing 🕺
Who knew the kid who played the dummy in Mr. Kotter’s class would eventually become one of film industry’s brightest and best. So many iconic moments thanks to John.
Every character on that show was kool.
Or his brief dancer would become the Flashy Girl from Flushing. 🤣
Laughing…like Horshach…
L. Ron Hubbard.
I am thinking of gru😂😂😂😂 hhhhhhhhhh
I love how when he’s finished, everyone hits the floor hard, as they had just witnessed something so inspirational they simply couldn’t restrain themselves any longer.
Dude uses up the whole song before everyone else can jump in ha
@@MrDogfish83that's the way it was on the dancefloor. Best dancer, ger out of my way.
They did....
It is near the end of 2023 and this iconic scene excites me just as it did in 1977.
Yes he can still dance like this at 70 yrs old! He was fantastic then and still is now! I love you John!
My jaw dropped when I first saw this scene. I first saw Travolta dance in Pulp Fiction and I’m amazed with his dance moves, until I saw this. Wow, John Travolta is a legend.
I'm sure MJ influenced his style. He's still got it. One of the best.
HE SURE IS
I taught him these moves.
@@Lori-lp6uc lol. You're high. No . This was made in the 70s.
Up your nose with a rubber hose
Nobody could ever forget this even though it was over 40 years ago
45 years ago
@@arijitsyam that’s over 40 years. Isn’t it?
Yeah big time Watched this movie first in 78 and it blew our socks off. JT absolutely sleighed it.
@@arijitsyam going on 46😎
Nowadays it would be 200 jump cuts and a song made 40 years ago.
My mom was so cool when she took me to see this movie when it came out. I've been hooked on it ever since. Saturday Night Fever will always be a timeless classic.
My mom did too; except that she waited until they put out an edited version since she didn't want to uh, explain, certain scenes to us, especially to my brother ,who was 5 or 6 yrs old at the time ( I was 10 or 11) My mom also took me to to see "All That Jazz" & "The Blue Lagoon"- but w/o my brother though..!
@@ROBYNMARKOW I remember the pg version of Saturday Night Fever, I used to have it on VHS a long time ago. If that version ever gets released I might pick it up just to have it in my collection.
I remember when it was a big deal to get into R rated movies when underage. A friend of mine said he bought a ticket to "The Goodbye Girl" and hid in the restroom, sneaked in to see this one.
@@joyfulyes I don't blame your friend, I think I would've done the same thing. I considered myself lucky that my parents were cool enough and figured that I could handle the subject matter at that age.
@@joyfulyes My brother & I & our friends used to sneak into theaters at (the Cineplex ones that had/have about 10-20 screens)after the movie we paid for ended. Also, there was asking someone who looked older than 17 to buy u tickets( u gave them your own $$,of course) However, like I wrote before, my mom was pretty cool about us seeing R-rated movies once we were teenagers since she figured we'd find a way to see them anyway.! 😉👍
One of the few Hollywood stars who was an actor AND dancer. Nothing phony about it; a natural.
When he does the spin move and then hits the clap is INSANE. LOVE IT
eu amo
Travolta remains an astonishing talent as an actor as well as a dancer. Very underrated.
Just underrated for people who are clueless
He's a meh actor at best as was his dancing. Way overrated. Half time just stands there looking like a goof.
Only John Travolta could make this look so cool.
They don’t make many movies with such classic and iconic scenes anymore.
Tom cruise disagrees
The Brothers Gibb, there will never be another.
And that's WHY I will love John Travolta, forever! ❤️❤️❤️🕺
No longer since he has become religious creep.
One of the most iconic scenes from movies, without considering john Travolta is not a professional dancer
John is a legend
No one does it better
If you mean "professional" as in danced for a living, no. But he was actually a trained hoofer already. He came from a theatrical family and learned this stuff very young. I don't know that Swayze was "professional" but he was trained by his mother. So both were dancers well before they did their iconic movie roles.
I miss Dance Clubs like this !! No Guns , No Fights, just Dancing. And I miss the " Bee Gees " !! 🙏
One of the most classic scenes in movie history. You knew this scene was going to be iconic the minute you saw it.
The energy is amazing. You sit in your seat feeling like him. Then the lights come on.
Not really. In fact it's overrated and can not be compared to the more complex and entertaining break dancing.
you have not a clue@@Flegpuppy-pi8yf
@@Flegpuppy-pi8yflike what other scene ???
@@beatrizlopez2600 When you ask a question, come up with one that makes sense.
I saw this in the movie theater back in the 70s. It changed the world.
no it didn't.
after watching this at the cinema back in d 70s i fell totally in love with jt🤣🤣🤣🤣
George Michael wrote about how after seeing this film and this clip he would go to the school disco to act it out
Later we saw him with Wham doing the dances on TOTP
John inspired a whole generation
Changed the world? I wouldn’t go that far.
My first full-time job was file clerk in an engineering firm. It was 1978, and disco and clubbing ruled. One of the guys in sales styled himself after John Travolta in SNF; the polyester shirts and flared pants, the hair combed back like a mane, etc. He was HOT. 🔥When I first laid eyes on him at the copy machine he literally took my breath away. Unfortunately, he was also a Lothario, and there were a few young women at the office who were taken in. Funnily enough, he and I had a good rapport, I think because I always called him on his crap. He was impressed that I never fell for his pickup lines. I know a lot of people think disco is lightweight music, but man, it was fun to "boogie-oogie-oogie 'til you just can't boogie no more"! Pete P., wherever you are, I hope you're doing well.
The MAN😂 great stuff😅
Iconic dance
EIN SUPPER TOLLES LIED, DAS ICH BIS HEUTE NOCH GERNE HÖRE!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Ja, einfach fantastisch. Grüße Sebastian😊
The best time just get up and dance and have fun
I freaking love this scene...wish clubs were still like this🎉
Travolta deserve to
Be a star forever just based off this performance
He is and he always will be
This is the role he is best remembered and also his breakthrough performance that made him a superstar and received his first Oscar nomination.
The 70's looked like so much fun
So fun. I was in my 20s. Kicked off in 1967 with The Summer of Love and just got better.
They were ❤
I remember dancing during the disco craze. Never saw anyone dance as great as John Travolta.
has to be the best dancer ever doesn't he . amazing .
Everybody wanted to dance like him
The icing on the cake of this iconic movie is this scene he fought to keep in this movie as they were gonna cut it. This was my era & I can't imagine after watching it countless times I can't imagine this scene not being in it
I don’t see the reason to cut a dance scene in a dance movie
Disco was just freaking fun, and this dance pretty much defined a generation.
kuddos to johnny boy this scene along with the amazing dance moves will stand the test of time the hours he invested is truthful in his dance nice work
Immortal! Thank you Bee Gees, John Travolta and all people who made this movie!
Realmente muito bom
This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
When it came out on December 16th, 1977, I was 11 yrs old. My mom got me disco lessons. She bought me these pink hot pants and I wore them to the classes. It was so fun to learn some of these moves for me. I remember it was out in the boonies somewhere, not sure where, but it was in the evening when I went. Lol, I loved those pink pants. Wish I had kept them now. 😂 John Travolta has made many awesome movies in his career. Grease was another all time favorite too.
🤣serian adorables esos pantalones jajaja qué hermoso que tengas esos recuerdos,yo también los tengo pero los de los 80s
Amazing movie, Amazing scene. John Travolta is the UNDENIABLE SYMBOL of the 70's Disco Music.
He was so extra and flamboyant
Man, unforgettable dancing style with Disco dominance in there! John Travolta and the Bee Gees made a vibrant team!!
No they did not made a team. In fact that piece of music did not exist when they filmed the movie. Its all post production.
Totally Iconic dance scene! I remember this like it was yesterday, I miss the 70s!
I am 71,big fan of rock and roll, when disco music came out people who were in to rock music did not so interested, but now when I look back I think DISCO music much better than what we have today's rap music ....
Me too 🤩
Me to
@@vanrajsindha9918 Rockers would say, “Disco is g@y.” Remember that?
Same here. Remember my younger sister and I going to movies twice to see this. I was 25 at the time. I always say we had to be young and fit back in the day, in order to dance, because the records were so long 😂...miss those days!!
This dance and movie made John Travolta famous worldwide!😊😊👍👍
Saw this movie when I was 9 and was in complete awe of Travolta.. Something about being able to strut one’s stuff which really strikes a chord..
The last scene is gut wrenching and makes me cry even to this day just like it did when I saw it for the first time in theaters when it was released in ‘77. Several scenes throughout the movie are hard to watch due to their pin point accuracy, depicting how things were in real life then. Goes to show that movies nowadays don’t need the excessive violence, nudity and foul language to make a lasting impact on an audience!!!
My father would tell me this was exactly his life when he came back from Vietnam he was a disco dance instructor. I didn't believe him for the longest time until I saw him tear up the dance floor with my mother and his friends told me the exact same stories
I love disco! I don’t know why it gets such a bad rap. It is so much fun. I was 23 when this movie came out. On Friday nights I’d slip on my stilettos and my knit wrap dress and be on the dance floor until Donna Summer sang “Last Dance”.
Brother, you should totally upload to YT one of your father's showtimes!!
Thats why we were all fit and in shape.Disco was the big thing them.The best fun and time.
Yeah. Sweating profusely in synthetic fiber and cigarettes instead of food was THE power diet.
and coke
I like how he said "Oh forget this" in his Brooklyn accent and danced all by himself. I love this scene, go John Travolta.
Anyone wishing these discos existed now?
I do. That was the era at my age! 🕺🕺🕺
Someone should bring them back; I danced @ discos back then & it was so much fun & great exercise! 🎉
Me!
Yes!
100 % !!!! Bring Them Back A.S.A.P.
"He's very good."
"He is da KING out dare, fada."
Amazing. I was too young by several years to see the movie when it came out, but the soundtrack formed an indelible part of my adolescence. Just listening to the music brings me back to 5th/ 6th grade, like I'm in a time machine. Sounds, sights, smells, people's faces... it all comes back. Disco was the first popular music I ever really got "into," so it will always hold a very nostalgic place in my memory.
Yep - it's just amazing how music can take you back in time.
I was just old enough to see the film when it came out. It wasn't like today. We didn't have any picture before. But the music !
I was able to go with my older sisters (I needed parental permission).
I remember the impact of that scene, on the moment in the cinema and ...on the rest of our lives.
🙄
A very well-stated, notable observation. I was in the military service at the time, stationed in MA, and also tie this film somewhat to that era in my life.
People did/do trash disco, but it’s really been a great soundtrack to some great movies. I love it!
@@dreamboatannie0816 Exactly !
When that movie arrived.. it was a surreal event .. lasted months in the cinemas .. at least in France… legendary.. i still remember me going to the champs- Elysées with my friends just for Travolta !
Scene that will be eternalized in which he lived at that time. Great Travolta 👏👏👏
The master of disco dancing
1977 was one of the greatest years in movie history. We got so many films that became instant classics like Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saturday Night Fever, Annie Hall, Sorcerer, The Goodbye Girl, The Spy Who Loved Me, Network, Suspiria, The Hills Have Eyes, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, A Bridge Too Far, Smokey & the Bandit...just to name a few.
I was born in 1977 too! Lol
The 70's and the 80's were the best.
"Airport '77" , "Orca" 🐋 ✈
I agree. I was 19, and working at a radio station in San Diego. We kept hearing about John Travolta's new movie called "Saturday Night Fever," and the Bee Gees' music. Little did we know what huge hits the movie and soundtrack would be.
Don't forget all the great music that came out that year --- like the "Rumours" album by Fleetwood Mac
What a great time it was back then. Great music, great clothes, and dancing till dawn.
Cocaine is one hell of a drug , ey fella
*When I saw this dance scene for the first time, I almost spit my drink laughing.*
@@newt9794 Actually, very overrated fella…
1977, I was 16 years old. I watched this movie and Grease of course and everybody had disco fever. Youth sentiment 🕺💃
I never get tired of watching this scene. John Travolta is a great actor.
😂
Straight up Magic!
His acting in SNF was on point.
Classic. I love that the woman he was dancing with in the beginning was Fran Drescher! The flashy girl from Flushing, the Nanny named Fran!
She was 16 in this movie
En serio OMG no me di cuenta
@@markthomas9687era un bebé jajaja volví a repetir la escena y es ella
That outfit, iconic 70s❤and that body! The best disco scenes and the movie now a classic.
Speaking of art bringing joy.
no green screen,no special effects,no caped superheroes.just great entertainment!
Debo decir, totalmente de acuerdo,ahora vemos Avengers pero cuando vengo a ver este baile,digo wtf esto es cine
@2:28 we don’t see enough of that fellow man (as a person to person non celebrity basis) just praising another man’s skills or talent and not being a “hater” or hating on his skills at all all three just saying damm dudes got skills, “he’s the best” whether John travolta le character heard it or not that’s boosting up your fellow man
Amen to that! Give praise where praise is due
One of the great dance move executed by John Travolta..
SNF was an excellent movie. Really captured a slice in time (late 70's disco era).
I was obsessed with John Travolta as a young kid. So much so, my parents took me to see Saturday Night Fever. I rewatched the movie as an adult and was horrified by it.
We always think of it as a disco dance fluffy movie, but there were some very mature storylines in it.
Yes...in reality Tony and his friends were douche bag assholes who treated women like shit...he treated them that way because he knew they'd come back no matter what...until he met one who wouldn't put up with his bullshit...was obsessed with her...and then tries to rape her
Yes, it was actually very dark and depressing under the fun dancing. For that reason, we were always conflicted about it. And visually, the female paired with Travolta looked old enough to have been his mother.
@@mt.shasta6097 Not just dark and depressing but today that movie would be deemed 'politically incorrect'.
@@mt.shasta6097 the movie reflected the angst of the 70's --- the music was really good but people still had stressful lives --- the high unemployment and inflation and gas prices were making people miserable --- plus, divorce rates were all time high and drugs and crime were running rampant in every city
@@mt.shasta6097 yeah, creepo, not a feminine face on her either
Remember sneaking into see the movie (I was only 14). Went to see it several times and learned this solo dance. Did it many times in front of crowds of people. What a rush! Now 59, and can still do it, except the up/down on the knees LOL! My only regret; no recorded video back in those days unless you had very deep pockets. Would have loved to show my kids and grand kids.
This story is so sweet! I'm 23 and most people my age would pass out trying to do this lol. Times have changed.
awesome story. but not sure if it’s true. those dance moves look extremely difficult to duplicate.
@@arayapriest1 It's true. And yes....not easy. Maybe I should record myself doing it now and post it up. 🙂
@@macker0077 if you record that dance scene now, I promise I'll watch it. I'd love to see you in action. let me know if it ever goes up ok. Good chatting w/ you bud.
This is fantastic... If you record it I am so here for that!
I can watch this movie over and over again!
Just got done watching it on tv. It’s one of my brother and I’d favorite movie he actually got me introduced to it since he’s 11 years older than me
♥️ Saturday night fever, urban cowboys & grease wasn't the same greatness
loved it!!!
Best part is, like Rbel Without a Cause, this movie is so much more than just a portrait of a generation.
OMg, brings back sooo many memories...... I miss the 70's so much and Travolta's incredible dancing.
Can you imagine this being cut from the movie? Freaking amazing moment in movie/music/dance. I remember watching this when I was seven years old sitting my brothers in a movie theater in Douglasville Georgia.
Say what you want...John Travolta killed that shit!!! 😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Absolutely fantastic, the dance,the music. Such a classic. Super talented - John Travolta.😍
There was a kid in our primary school who taught himself this whole routine. All the girls would follow him around & he was only 10. A budding superstar who burnt out young of an overdose. RIP Shaun, miss you mate
Damn, what a shame, God rest his soul.
Such a sad bittersweet story! Rest to his soul.
RIP