IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive
RottenTomatoes.com
Register | Log In | What is RT?
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Trailers & Pictures The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Email to a Friend
  • Add to List
  • Bookmark and Share
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
97 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 29

Fresh: 28

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Director John Badham's hit film propelled John Travolta to stardom, made white polyester suits an instant fashion craze, and garnered praise for its portrayal of blue-collar life. Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero... Director John Badham's hit film propelled John Travolta to stardom, made white polyester suits an instant fashion craze, and garnered praise for its portrayal of blue-collar life. Nineteen-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero (Travolta) lives for Saturday nights at the local disco, where he's king of the club, thanks to his stylish moves on the dance floor. But outside of the club, things don't look so rosy. At home, Tony fights constantly with his father and has to compete with his family's starry-eyed view of his older brother, a priest. Nor can he find satisfaction at his dead-end job at a paint store. However, things begin to change when he spies Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) in the disco and starts training with her for the club's dance competition. Stephanie dreams of the world beyond Brooklyn, and her plans to move to the big city just over the bridge soon change Tony's life forever. This portrait of young Brooklyn natives struggling to escape their sheltered lives for freedom and adventure in the big city of Manhattan defined a generation of disco dancers and 1970s youths rebelling against the more traditional expectations of their parents. Set to the popular dance music of the Bee Gees, this instant cinematic sensation revealed the fashions and aspirations of an underground culture to the world. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Donna Pescow, Barry Miller

Starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Donna Pescow, Barry Miller, Bruce Ornstein, Julie Bovasso, Sam Coppola, Denny Dillon

Director: John Badham

Director: John Badham
Producer: Robert Stigwood
Screenwriter: Norman Wexler
Composer: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, David Shire

[See More Credits]

Get This Movie

  • Buy DVD
 
 
 
 
Release:

Oct 2, 2002

[DVD Details]
 
 

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. John Badham - Director
  • Highlights From VH1's BEHIND THE MUSIC
  • Deleted Scenes (3)

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Reviews for Saturday Night Fever

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
12/29/06
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
Ratings Image

John Badham's film (his best to date), a zeitgeist picture that captures the disco subculture of the 1970s like no other work, features a star-making performance from John Travolta who dominates every frame.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
11/29/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
09/29/06
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
11/21/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
07/29/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
07/25/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image

My "how to" book as a teenage.

comment Comment
04/29/05
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Ratings Image

strong and engaging

comment Comment
02/07/05
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
12/27/04
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
Ratings Image

One of the best films of all time

comment Comment
11/18/03
Clint Morris
Moviehole
Ratings Image

It holds up beautifully, mainly because it puts the characters and their flaws first and the disco nightlife second. Travolta remains an amazing, graceful presence on the dance floor.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
09/01/03
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
Ratings Image

No review available.

comment Comment
07/07/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Ratings Image

The very epitome of ‘outdated’, but oddly enough that’s what makes it such a (mini) classic.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/23/03
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Too bad the kids didn't really jump off that bridge...

comment Comment
04/06/03
Kevin A. Ranson
MovieCrypt.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 >> >|
all

Latest News for Saturday Night Fever

August 09, 2006: Critical Consensus: A Brave New "World," A "Step" Down, And No Screenings for "Pulse" and "Zoom"
This week at the movies, we've got Oliver Stone paying tribute to the heroes of 9/11 ("World Trade Center," starring Nicolas Cage); two youngsters trying to start a... More...

March 03, 2006: Travolta & Latifah to Share "Hairspray"
John Travolta and Queen Latifah have signed on to star in New Line Cinema’s upcoming feature film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical "Hairspray," it was announced... More...

See More Topics...

Related Forums for Saturday Night Fever

30th Anniversary!!!
by: Cre8 10/16/07
See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 1 93% Iron Man
FRESH: 2 85% Forgetting Sarah Marshall
ROTTEN: 3 50% Sex and the City - The…
ROTTEN: 4 52% Leatherheads
ROTTEN: 5 12% Made of Honor

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 77 77% Indiana Jones and the …
FRESH: 97 97% 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
FRESH: 88 88% Mongol
FRESH: 78 78% Standard Operating Procedure
ROTTEN: 30 30% War, Inc.

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Brad Pitt, Florist?

Brad Pitt, Florist?

De Niro, Tucci in What Just Happened

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Plan your costume with our Halloween Guide!

That's Hot

That's Hot

Paris Hilton picks her favorite films.

Toon vs. Toon

Toon vs. Toon

We rank the best animated films of all time!

More Info

RT To Go

Get this widget! Movie Reviews

Around The Network

  • Saturday Night Fever at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Saturday Night Fever at IGN
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive


By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.