SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER [1977] A retro reveiw by: Richard Matich This film was not only made in the 1970s, it was the 1970s! Fresh from his stint as a high schooler in the tv sitcom "Welcome Back Kotter", John Travolta became both a household name and an idol to millions of adoring fans. Grease [1978] would rocket him into the stratisphere in the coming year. Long before
Travolta was in Pulp Fiction, he was getting his first Oscar nomination for this film. The story is based on a magazine article on the New York night lives of some working class young people. The film hasTravolta as a guy that is tough, street smart, and "oh so much" the womens favorite on [and off] the dance floor. The dance moves had all of America talking back then. People would get their hair cut the way Travolta had it done
for the movie. The clothes made the "disco look" out pace the "Annie Hall look" [women with neckties, vest and/or baggy chinos] of the same year. Discos became the hot destination for countless Americans [and even in other countries] all because of Saturday Night Fever. The soundtrack to the film won
Grammys and set records for albulm sales for years to come. At one time it seemed as though everyone had that soundtrack! The story works well enough and it remains a cultural benchmark. It made a lot of people plenty of money at a time when the U.S. economy needed "anything" to get it going. Travolta &
company helped the nation's finanial and emotional well being more so than did the Ford and Carter administrations combined! The power of film!!!
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