Staying Alive
Five years on, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever still burns bright as he strides toward his ultimate challenge: breaking through as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
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Julie Pitkanen
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CinemaSerf
Well I suppose it has the song.... Otherwise, this is a really poor and tawdry sequel to "Saturday Night Fever" that took six years to come to fruition. Quite why anyone but the accountant thought this was a good idea is anyone's guess - but John Travolta reprises his role as "Tony", this time trying to make it onto the Broadway stage. He's a changed man - he holds off on the booze, speaks poshly - hell, he even swears less. To be fair to director Sylvester Stallone, he does try to be innovative with his dance coverage - and the famous Travolta strut has lost none of it's hip-swinging rhythm, but the dialogue is dreadful and the characterisations really hemmed in by some shockingly poor acting - not least from the wooden Finola Hughes as the stroppy and petulant "Laura" and Cynthia Rhodes fares no better as "Jackie". The title track from the Bee Gees is the only really memorable song on a card that is busy, and oddly enough does work ok with the pace of this film - it's all just, well, rotten. The first film was not great, this makes it look outstanding.
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Staying Alive FAQs
Julie Pitkanen is the director of Staying Alive.
The cast of Staying Alive includes John Travolta as Tony Manero, Kurtwood Smith as Choreographer, Helen Kelly as Girl at the Theater (uncredited), Sylvester Stallone as Man on Street (uncredited), Ross St. Phillip as Sound Man, Kevyn Morrow as Dancer, Tony Munafo as Doorman, Stan Rodarte as Bar Patron (uncredited), Danny Nero as Audience Member (uncredited), Frank Stallone Jr. as Carl, David Daniel as Dancer (uncredited), Norma Donaldson as Fatima, and more.
The duration of Staying Alive is 1h 36 mins.
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Staying Alive was released on 11 Jul 1983.
Staying Alive is listed under Drama, Music, and Romance on Fanbiz.
Staying Alive has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Well I suppose it has the song.... Otherwise, this is a really poor and tawdry sequel to "Saturday Night Fever" that took six years to come to fruition. Quite why anyone but the..."
