Modern day John Travolta movies simply cannot compare to the
classics he made in his younger days. While his newer works seem to be as far
away in character as possible from the disco classics and culturally iconic
movies of his yesteryears, it’s the older films that simply can’t be forgotten.
Even today new fans to these great movies appear every day. They love watching
Carrie, Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Staying Alive, among many other
cinematic greats starring Travolta.
Revisiting Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever is the prequel to Staying Alive and
it’s the movie that set the scene. Saturday Night Fever was a huge success and
continues to be so. It’s a must-see for anyone who hasn’t seen it yet.
Tony Manero, Travolta’s character, is 19-year old Italian
American who lives at home and manages to hold a dead-end job. Although his
life is pretty monotonous, Manero is a dance floor king every Saturday night at
a local disco club called 2001 Odyssey and that’s the place where all the drama
begins.
The ending of Saturday Night Fever, with Manero deciding to
change his life marks the beginning of Staying Alive, which opens six years
later after the end scene of Saturday Night Fever. Manero has kept to his
decision to change, but it proves not to be so easy. He’s set on a dancing
career; a pursuit that starts a whole new set of troubles.
Staying Alive: The Song of an Era
Staying Alive named after the Bee Gees song, ‘Stayin’ Alive’, which served as the theme song of Saturday Night
Fever and makes appearances in Staying Alive. There are many more people who
recognize this song as the theme song of the 70s than that have actually seen
the John Travolta movie, widely thanks to it being so frequently featured in
commercials. In 2004, it was placed at number 189 of Rolling Stone’s 500
Greatest Songs of All Time.
The disco days may be long gone, but you can still show your
appreciation for this great era simply by wearing your very own Tony Manero
Staying Alive leather jacket.
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