Product Details

• Actors: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape
• Directors: John Badham
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Italian
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: December 7, 1992
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (172 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792100085
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,539 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie's release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the country. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works in a humble paint store and lives with his family. After dark, he becomes the polyester-clad stallion of the local nightclub; Tony's brother, a priest, observes that when Tony hits the dance floor, the crowd parts like the Red Sea before Moses. Director John Badham captures the electric connection between music and dance, and also the desperation that lies beneath Tony's ambitions to break out of his limited world. The soundtrack, which spawned a massively successful album, is dominated by the disco classics of the Bee Gees, including "Staying Alive" (Travolta's theme during the strutting opening) and "Night Fever." The Oscar-nominated Travolta, plucked from the cast of Welcome Back, Kotter, for his first starring role, is incandescent and unbelievably confident, and his dancing is terrific. Oh, and the white suit rules. (Note: Saturday Night Fever was cut from its original R-rated version after its initial release in order to obtain a PG rating. The PG version is 11 minutes shorter and is missing parts of scenes and some street talk. Both versions are available on video.) --Robert Horton

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31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Period Piece, September 15, 2001

By	Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"Saturday Night Fever" started out as a low budget film by legendary John Badham and ended up being an unforgettable period piece nominated for Oscars and selling more soundtrack albums in history. A tale of a paint shop guy who blows his money on the weekends to become a local legend on the disco floor, John Travolta nailed the role dead on. Although gritty with language and scenes that some might consider offensive, it is a true life tale of the mid seventies in New York City. Some call it the revival of the movie musical, but it's much more than that. Ultimately a story of one man's growth into adulthood through misled love and the confusion of youth, this freinds and family story rings true to the bone. Fueled with the dance beat of that generation and climaxed with the writing and singing skills of the Bee Gees, this movie is a classic representation of the times.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Flaming Hot, October 15, 2002

By	J. Michael Click (Fort Worth, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Saturday Night Fever (DVD)

Unfairly dismissed by many viewers today as a relic of the disco era, "Saturday Night Fever" should more properly be remembered as the classic coming-of-age tale in which John Travolta exploded onto the big screen. The actor's character, Tony Manero, is a nineteen-year-old Italian-American still living with his family in Brooklyn who is stuck in a dead-end job and hanging around with a group of old friends who (like himself) have no real hopes or ambitions for the future. Manero's only true talent - and his escape from the world around him - is his prowess on the dance floor. It's a tricky role - the outwardly racist, sexist, homophobic, immature Manero is not the most sympathetic of characters - but Travolta imbues him with a aura of underlying decency and vulnerability that causes the audience to identify with him and ultimately, cheer for him. It's truly a knockout performance ... one that deservedly netted Travolta an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and won him the top male acting award from the National Board of Review.

The 25th Anniversary edition DVD offers home viewers a great video and sound transfer. A VH-1 "Behind the Music" documentary offers an interesting look at the troubled production history of the film, as well as some interesting insights into the movie's impact on popular culture. Regrettably, the disc does not include the Original Theatrical Trailer; I found myself curious to see how the distributor (Paramount) promoted this film to theatregoers. This one minor flaw aside, the DVD offers a solid presentation of this 1977 classic, and is a video worthy of repeated viewings. Enjoy!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not SO special edition...where's Waldo..er Travolta?, September 18, 2007

By	Richardson "Clarence" (Sunny California USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Saturday Night Fever (30th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition) (DVD)

This 30th anniversary special edition might have been re-thought when John Travolta decided NOT to be in the documentary. There have been MUCH better retrospectives on TV . The small section on the Music which DOES feature recent interviews with Barry and Robin Gibb...is okay but big time redundant...and the BEHIND THE MUSIC on VH1 which was put in excerpt in the 25th Anniversary Edition would have been MUCH better than all the useless junk on this edition. This was an important ( I know that is an overused word) movie for my generation ...with big themes of growing up , friendship, career , family,and moving out...among others..and the special features of this edition reduce it all down to clothes and dance steps...THOSE THINGS didn't make this movie important...they missed the boat entirely.

John Travolta is NOT in the bonus features? Oscar nominated for his performance....he's missing from this "special" edition..and for my money..if he's not participating ...WHY make it? and if I'd known he wasn't in this I would not have wasted my money...the 25th Anniversay Edition is frankly...much BETTER!
instead of the DELETED Scenes on the 25th Anniversary Edition we get dance lessons? YIIIKES this stuff stinks!
the 25th Anniversary Edition
commentary, a very very good half hour behind the music documentary with interesting interviews and Travolta plus never before seen rehearsal footage , deleted scenes
the 30th Anniversary Edition
commentary...no behind the music, no deleted scenes , no Travolta.
no way!!