AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Saturday Night Fever
Director: John Badham (Dir)
Release Date:   1977
Premiere Information:   Los Angeles and New York openings: 16 Dec 1977
Duration (in mins):   118
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Cast:   John Travolta (Tony Manero)  
    Karen Lynn Gorney (Stephanie)  
    Barry Miller (Bobby C)  
    Joseph Cali (Joey)  
    Paul Pape (Double J)  
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Distribution Company: Paramount Pictures Corp.  
Director: John Badham (Dir)
Producer: Robert Stigwood (Prod)
Writer: Norman Wexler (Scr)
Photography: Ralf D. Bode (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Charles Bailey (Prod des)
Film Editor: David Rawlins (Film ed)
Music: Barry Gibb (Mus)
  Robin Gibb (Mus)
  Maurice Gibb (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English
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Source Text: Based on the magazine article "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" by Nik Cohn in New York Magazine (7 Jun 1976).
Authors: Nik Cohn
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Genre: Drama
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Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   9 Dec 1977   p. 3, 46.
Los Angeles Times   11 Dec 1977   p. 74.
New York Times   16 Dec 1977   p. 10.
Variety   14 Dec 1977   p. 12.
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