In our new weekly series, we’re revisiting some of our favorite music movies—from artist docs and concert films to biopics and fictional fantasies—that are available to stream or rent digitally.
Spoilers ahead. Saturday Night Fever always manages to deceive the viewer. When the 1977 film begins—with John Travolta’s Tony Manero strutting down the street, flares swinging along to Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”—you can’t help but feel a pang of excitement.
Despite being sent out on an errand, Tony backtracks for an attractive woman who catches his eye, eats two slices of pizza stacked on top of each other, and continues to swagger through his native Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
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