Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American dance film directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as his dance partner and eventual friend; and Donna Pescow as Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend. While in the disco, Tony is the king. His care-free youth and weekend dancing help him to temporarily forget the ... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 14, 1977

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 58 min

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Also known as:

  • Saturday Night Fever,
  • Saturday Night,
  • Tribal Rites of Saturday Night

Film

Directed by

John Badham

John MacDonald Badham (born August 25, 1939) is an English film director, best known for films Saturday Night Fever (1977), Blue Thunder (1983), WarGames (1983), Short Circuit (1986), Stakeout (1987), Bird on a Wire (1990) and others. Badham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, the son...

Tagline:

  • Where do you go when the record is over...
  • Catch it.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Dec 16, 1977
  • 1978
  • Sep 18, 2007
  • Aug 10, 2002
  • Oct 8, 2002
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 58 min
  • 1 h 53 min
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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,604
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5
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