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Staying Alive (1983)

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Reviews Counted:20

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Rotten:20

Average Rating:2.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: John Travolta returns as a pumped-up Tony Manero in this sequel to the 1977 hit movie, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Tony is now a struggling dancer/instructor, looking for his big break in a Broadway... John Travolta returns as a pumped-up Tony Manero in this sequel to the 1977 hit movie, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Tony is now a struggling dancer/instructor, looking for his big break in a Broadway show. When he finally lands a small role, personal problems come to the fore as he finds himself torn between two women: Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes, DIRTY DANCING), his loyal girlfriend, and Laura (Finola Hughes), the musical's attractive and flirtatious star. Sylvester Stallone directed and co-wrote the screenplay. [More]

Starring: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood

Starring: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Sylvester Stallone

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Director: Sylvester Stallone

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Oct 8, 2002

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Tracking Travolta's adventures as he gets to perform on Broadway and falls in and out of love, director Stallone is in his mindless mode when it comes to characterization.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/25/09
Channel 4 Film

It all amounts to an embarrassing show of unrestrained, Hollywood-style egomania.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/25/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, Saturday Night Fever.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/24/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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If not quite one of the worst sequels ever made, it's near the top of the list of all-time most disappointing sequels. Writer-director Stallone stupidly attempts to turn Tony Manero into a dancing Rocky.

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10/25/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

All could be forgiven if it weren't for the soulless overall slickness.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett
Time Out

No review available.

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07/29/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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07/07/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of self-contained song-and-dance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on MTV -- which is probably what will happen.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Was this sequel really necessary? Nope.

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

A sequel with no understanding of what made its predecessor work.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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02/20/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Saturday Night Fever through the eyes of Stallone.

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11/13/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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09/27/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

No review available.

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08/21/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

So horrific are the musical sequences in this movie that you’ll swear you were having nightmares directed by Satan himself.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 1 Comment
08/16/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

1.5

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07/18/03
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Movie City News

More like staying dead...a monotonous and unnecessary sequel that has all the grace and flow of a greased hog on rollerskates

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05/27/03
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

The words 'directed by Sylvester Stallone' say it all.

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03/25/03
Oz
Oz
Hollywood Bitchslap

This film constantly falls flat on its face.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
Ali Barclay
Ali Barclay
BBC
 
 
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