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Saturday Night Fever (1977) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Saturday Night Fever (1977) a score of 3.3592 out of 4

based on (12) reviews

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EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

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. ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

Ted Prigge

John Travolta, fresh off of "Kotter" and "Carrie," in the role that made him a superstar (and also spawned a stupid sequel I have yet to see), plays Tony Manero, a kind of dim Brooklynite who works in a paint store during the week, and on Saturday ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Ted Prigge

Dragan Antulov

Few films managed to capture the spirit of its times as thoroughly and successfully as SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER did. The film features reminders of many 1970s popular culture icons like the images of Bruce Lee, Al Pacino and Farrah Fawcett in Tony Manero's ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Dragan Antulov

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Each night I ask the stars up above:Why must I be a teen-ager in love? -- Dion and the Belmonts"Saturday Night Fever" is an especially hard-edged case and a very good movie. It's about a ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

DVDActive (Malcolm Campbell)

What we have here is a movie that is stuck in its own time bubble. Quite possibly the majority of the purchases will be from those that saw it in the cinema all those years ago. This is a shame, as even I was able to appreciate how good this movie ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at DVDActive (Malcolm Campbell)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

It's the movie that made John Travolta (Grease, Two of a Kind) a superstar, and a quintessential film of the 1970s. Unfairly maligned by some, possibly because of its association with one of the most reviled forms of popular music ever created, Disco, thi ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Time and the selectiveness of memory has recorded Saturday Night Fever as a fun romp about disco and little more. Check out the reviews online -- they talk about how great the Bee Gees music is, John Travolta's dance moves, his hairdo, and his Brooklyn ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)

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. ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)

DVD Talk (Todd Siechen)

Those magical feelings of dancing the night away amongst the swinging music, swirling lights, and polyester suits is captured for all time with this Icon of filmmaking lore. One of the greatest "Coming of Age" films of all time, "Saturday Night Fever" ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at DVD Talk (Todd Siechen)

Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)

Because of a complicated misunderstanding, Andrew Sterling (Jackson), a famous black rights leader is shot at by police in his new summer island home. Realizing that this is not going to be good publicity, the police chief, who is campaigning for ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

`Saturday Night Fever'' was Gene Siskel's favorite movie, and he watched it at least 17 times. We all have movies like that, titles that transcend ordinary categories of good and bad, and penetrate straight to our hearts. My own short list would include ` ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

MCA DiscoVision Library

The video transfer of Saturday Night Fever fell within the typical DiscoVision transfers. Some sections are too bright, others are too dark. The image is mostly dark and the night scenes contain almost no detail. Colors are a bit sharp and harsh. It's ...read the complete Saturday Night Fever movie review at MCA DiscoVision Library

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