starring John Travolta, director John Badham’s SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977) earned its place amidst the American Film Institute’s acknowledgements of excellence in the art form with recognition for its iconic opening – set to the unforgettable sounds of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive.” Visit...
Travolta's army of fans had no desire to watch him playing such a role. To add to his misfortune, all of his mid-1980s films— Staying Alive (in which he reprises Tony Manero), Two of a Kind , and Perfect —were downright disasters. By the end of the decade, he was considered a...
Staying Alive in the 90s: (John) Travolta as Star and the Performance of MasculinityFEW MALE MOVIE STARS HAVE BEEN AS OVERTLY spectacularized as the young John Travolta...Zigelstein, JesseCineActionCineaction
Bolt. John Travolta has been asked many times in the past to do animated features, however, according to the actor himself, Bolt was the first character that intrigued him.
Bob Strauss Daily News Film Writer
"More Than a Woman": Music, Masculinity and Male Spectacle in Saturday Night Fever and Staying Alive Upon his examination, the author analyzes the representation of the hero of the films played by John Travolta and the extent to which these films test constructions of masculinity by presenting ...
Stallone remembers his surprise at learning that Travolta was going to make “Two of a Kind” with Olivia Newton-John, following the box office success of “Staying Alive.” “I felt he was on another level than she was. What he needed was a female star of equal stature. He needed to...
The article presents an interview with actor John Travolta. In the piece, Travolta discusses his most athletic achievement, which he states was his dancing in the motion pictures "Saturday Night Fever" and "Staying Alive," his friendship with baseball player Cal Ripken and his interest football ...
His films Two of a Kind (1983) and Perfect (1985) were commercial and critical failures, and although Staying Alive, the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, was a commercial success—it grossed over $65 million—critics were unimpressed. Despite these setbacks, Travolta made a triumphant ...
John Travolta's new film, 'Gotti,' a biopic about the late mobster John Gotti, has earned a rare distinction — it's gotten a zero percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.