EPISODE · Feb 17, 2021 · 57 MIN
Saturday Night Fever (1977 Bonus Episode)
from Awesome Movie Year
NOTE: This episode was originally a timed exclusive over on our producer David Rosen's Patreon. Sign up to one of the tiers for access to this bonus episode and more great content from us, Piecing It Together, All Rice No Beans and David Rosen. https://www.patreon.com/posts/43082909In this special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1977, we’re talking about the runner-up in our audience choice poll, disco classic Saturday Night Fever. Directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller and Donna Pescow, Saturday Night Fever was nominated for an Oscar for Travolta’s performance and launched one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/saturday-night-fever-1977), Janet Maslin in the New York Times (https://movies2.nytimes.com/books/97/04/13/reviews/disco-fever.html), and Pauline Kael in the New Yorker.Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for future episodes.
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In this special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1977, we’re talking about the runner-up in our audience choice poll, disco classic Saturday Night Fever. Directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller and Donna Pescow, Saturday Night Fever was nominated for an Oscar for Travolta’s performance and launched one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time.
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