Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local... Read allAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
Sam Coppola
- Dan Fusco
- (as Sam J. Coppola)
Robert Costanzo
- Paint Store Customer
- (as Robert Costanza)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Travolta had worked hard on the "You Should Be Dancing" sequence and threatened to quit the film when the studio suggested it should be shot in close-up instead of full-body.
- GoofsWhen Tony is walking with Stephanie to get coffee, a girl's scream is heard. A group of girls was watching them film the scene and they would scream when they saw John Travolta.
- Quotes
Tony Manero: Would ya just watch the hair. Ya know, I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair.
- Crazy creditsWhen the title appears on screen, it is done in the style of a neon sign. The word "Fever" is blinking.
- Alternate versionsIn 2002, AMC (American Movie Classics) showed a new print of 'Fever' with scenes not in the theatrical release nor home version:
- 1) After Tony's first night at the disco, he and his buddies cruise the bridge, where the song 'Jive Talkin'' can be heard in the background. He gets out of the car, and begins to caress the bridge's structure with his fingertips.
- 2) After asking Doreen to dance, Tony and Doreen dance to 'Disco Duck'.
- 3) Tony takes Stephanie back to her Bay Ridge home, where they kiss in the car.
- 4) Tony signs for a telegram that tells his father has been asked to go back to work.
- 5) After getting out of the subway, Tony buzzes Stephanie's apartment building.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Les rendez-vous du dimanche: Episode dated 16 April 1978 (1978)
- SoundtracksHow Deep Is Your Love
Courtesy of RSO Records, Inc., Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Inc.) BMI and Bros. Gibb, B.V.
Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
Featured review
It has it's moments of absolute glory
Saturday Night Fever is thoughtful, engaging, and sometimes brilliant. While some might call it one of the greatest films ever, I must disagree. But along the lines of a groundbreaker, yes it is. The film does for disco what Suburbia did for punk. And the film gives John Travolta, the cool Italian guy from Engelwood, NJ a good break. He plays a paint guy who at nights (and sometimes days) has a love for dancing, which he is absolutely excellent at (those dance scenes are quite memorable). Not always on the money, but when it is, it delivers the goods. Bee Gees provide songs here that everybody likes (I would have to assume from Wayne Campbell's statement in Wayne's World). A-
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- Mar 17, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Night Fever
- Filming locations
- 86th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(opening sequence: Tony's Walk)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $94,213,184
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,878,099
- Dec 18, 1977
- Gross worldwide
- $237,113,184
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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