Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local... Read allAnxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 14 nominations total
- Dan Fusco
- (as Sam J. Coppola)
- Paint Store Customer
- (as Robert Costanza)
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- TriviaJohn Travolta had worked hard on the "You Should Be Dancing" sequence and threatened to quit the film when the studio suggested it should be shot in close-up instead of full-body.
- GoofsWhen Tony is walking with Stephanie to get coffee you can hear a girl scream. This is because there was a group of girls watching them film the scene and they would scream when they saw John Travolta.
- Quotes
Connie: So tell me, are you as good in bed as you are on that dance floor?
Connie: [a few minutes later, after having danced together] So when is Connie going to get her answer?
Tony Manero: You know, Connie, if you're as good in bed as you are on the dance floor, I'll bet you're one lousy fuck.
Connie: Then how come they always send me flowers the next morning?
Tony Manero: 'Cause most guys don't know a lousy fuck when they've had one. Or I dunno. Maybe they thought you was dead.
- Crazy creditsWhen the title appears on screen, it is done in the style of a neon sign. The word "Fever" is blinking.
- Alternate versionsIn 2002, AMC (American Movie Classics) showed a new print of 'Fever' with scenes not in the theatrical release nor home version:
- 1) After Tony's first night at the disco, he and his buddies cruise the bridge, where the song 'Jive Talkin'' can be heard in the background. He gets out of the car, and begins to caress the bridge's structure with his fingertips.
- 2) After asking Doreen to dance, Tony and Doreen dance to 'Disco Duck'.
- 3) Tony takes Stephanie back to her Bay Ridge home, where they kiss in the car.
- 4) Tony signs for a telegram that tells his father has been asked to go back to work.
- 5) After getting out of the subway, Tony buzzes Stephanie's apartment building.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Les rendez-vous du dimanche: Episode dated 16 April 1978 (1978)
- SoundtracksHow Deep Is Your Love
Courtesy of RSO Records, Inc., Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Inc.) BMI and Bros. Gibb, B.V.
Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
The snag is that SNF was NOT a disco movie. Yes, it had dazzling dance sequences, yes, it had a pulsating soundtrack, and, yes, many of the scenes were shot in a disocteque, but I have always felt that the disco theme was peripheral to the real story; the alienation of youth and the acceptance and sanctuary they find in each other and their chosen surroundings. In fact, Nik Cohn's article on which the film was based (and which he later admitted was faked), "Tribal rites of the new Saturday night" would have been a more apposite title. John Travolta perfectly captures this. As Tony Manero he almost ritually prepares himself for his night out, preening himself in front of the mirror, donning his warrior's uniform, and then escaping the drudgery of his existence to his battleground, the local disco where he is the tribal chief.
Gritty, foulmouthed and somewhat downbeat, SNF starkly presented the darker underbelly of the disco subculture.
- hayden-8
- Apr 28, 2002
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- Also known as
- Night Fever
- Filming locations
- 86th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(opening sequence: Tony's Walk)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $94,213,184
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,878,099
- Dec 18, 1977
- Gross worldwide
- $237,113,184
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1