The movie has one great moment. A victorious Tony says "I want to strut!" and struts acrossTimes Squarewhile the Bee Gees sing "Stayin' Alive." That could have been the first shot of a great movie. It's the last shot of this one....
"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 ...
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