Staying Alive (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Jesse Doran, John Travolta, Norma Donaldson, Patrick Brady, Steve BickfordBrand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Staying Alive (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: The title says it all!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the story of Tony Manero nearly six years after what we saw him do in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Tony(John Travolta) now lives in Manhattan(he was true to his word in the last scene of the first film) where he now teaches at a dancing school called Fatima's Danceland. Cynthia Rhodes,the real-life Mrs. Richard Marx,is Jackie Cole,Tony's girlfriend. Finola Hughes is Laura Revell,a British beauty who is half-bitchy and another love interest of Tony's. Steve Inwood is Jesse,a choreographer. After seeing a broadway show starring Jackie and Laura,Tony comes to Laura's dressing rooms and compliments her performance. Laura tells Tony about Satan's Alley,an upcoming play which they and Jackie would appear in in the last scene of the film. Tony becomes so fed up with Laura that he loses interest in her and reconciles with Jackie,who's a band's lead singer. One of Jackie's bandmates is Carl(Frank Stallone),a rhythm guitarist who Tony suspected Jackie of having an affair with. This film was directed by Hollywood great Sylvester Stallone(he and Frank are brothers) who also co-wrote the screenplay and has a cameo during the opening credits. The soundtrack features 5 new songs written and recorded by the Bee Gees plus a recycling of STAYIN' ALIVE(only the film title carries the G). We hear Frank performing FAR FROM OVER,a hit from the soundtrack album,during the opening credits,MOODY GIRL and NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP,his duet with Rhodes. Rhodes recorded FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY solo. Memorable scenes from the film include Tony and Laura riding in a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park,Tony walking from Manhattan to his mother's Brooklyn home(in the process,he walked on the Brooklyn Bridge and past the 2001 Odyssey nightclub which was part of the set of the first film), and Tony at Laura's pre-Christmas party which Jesse was also a guest. Another memorable scene was the very last,where Tony happily struts through Times Square after the hit performance of Satan's Alley(Tony's mother was in the audience). That's where,when Tony's movement freezes,the end credits roll and the full 4 minute and 42 second version of STAYIN' ALIVE is heard. The Stallone brothers previously worked together in the 3 Rocky films made before this one. The only co-star of Travolta's from the first film to appear in the sequel is the late Julie Bovasso who played Florence Manero,Tony's mother. This was a handful of dancing films released in the early 80's,the others being FAME and FLASHDANCE. Inwood also appeared in FAME. This film was not as successful as its predecessor. Take note that Tony is no longer the chain-smoking trashmouth that he was in the first film. He even pumped himself up,probably inspired by the director,whose legendary character Rocky Balboa was pumped-up also.
Summary of Staying Alive (Widescreen Edition)
THE DANCING HERO OF "SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" IS SIX YEARS OLDER,BEYOND DISCO, READY FOR BROADWAY.Similar DVD Movies
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