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Robert Stigwood. "Staying Alive" is a big disappointment. This sequel to the gutsy, electric "Saturday Night Fever" is a slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of self-contained song-and-dance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on MTV -- which is probably what will happen. Like "Flashdance," it isn't really a movie at ...
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Ashley H Staying Alive is a disappointing film. It is about Tony Manero who works as a serious dance teacher in New York City.
- Sylvester Stallone
- Paramount Pictures
- John Travolta
Jun 10, 2023 · Director Sylvester Stallone’s “Staying Alive” (1983) is not quite the debacle Reagan-era movie reviews would have you believe, though it does offer a whopping dollop of camp. Until its third act, it’s a simple-minded but involving portrait of a creatively unsteady artist trying to establish himself as a force of nature beset by poor professional and personal decisions. Perhaps I’m ...
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Staying Alive (1983) ** (out of 4) Sylvester Stallone co-wrote and directed this sequel to Saturday NIGHT FEVER, which picks up five years after that film has Tony Manero (John Travolta) trying to make it as a chorus dancer on Broadway. His old time girlfriend Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes) puts up with his trouble but rich girl and star Laura (Finola ...
It is a movie caught in a time warp: a slick MTV video that celebrates Eisenhower-era morality. For the Staying Alive audience, the problem is staying awake. Full Review | Jul 24, 2014.
Recently viewed. Staying Alive: Directed by Sylvester Stallone. With John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood. Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet: succeeding as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Staying Alive was theatrically released on July 15, 1983, to universally negative critical reviews, and is the oldest film to hold a score of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite this, Staying Alive was successful at the box office, earning $127 million worldwide on a $22 million budget.
