Staying Alive (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Actors: Steve Bickford, Julie Bovasso, Patrick Brady, Norma Donaldson, Jesse Doran
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 29811
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD013024D
ISBN: 0792180186
UPC: 973601302494
EAN: 9780792180180
ASIN: B00006CXH5
Theatrical Release Date: July 15, 1983
Release Date: October 8, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The dancing hero of "Saturday Night Fever" is six years older, beyond disco, ready for broadway.
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Highly recommended--for Saturday Night Fever completists and connoisseurs of bad movies. This notable dud updates the story of Tony Manero (John Travolta), the disco prince from Fever, as he heads across the river to Manhattan and tries to make it as a dancer on Broadway. Someone had the bright idea of handing Staying Alive to Sylvester Stallone, who directed and cowrote the screenplay (and pops up in a shameless two-second cameo). Stallone gives the picture the pumped-up Rocky treatment, and completely misses the dance-floor excitement of Saturday Night Fever. Travolta tries to recapture his signature role, but this is one of the movies that put his career into its pre-Pulp Fiction deep freeze. The action culminates in a laughable Broadway opening night that really should be seen to be disbelieved. --Robert Horton
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LadyJean (Columbia, MO)
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 Not as timeless as "Saturday Night Fever" but definitely worth a look! January 15, 2009
M. Gironda (Woodbridge, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's not Saturday Night Fever; it's not a timepiece and it doesn't have a storyline that is quite as intense. And the music, although catchy and even well written at points, cannot match the brilliance of SNF's.
That said, this movie is an excellent follow-up that takes Tony Manero in a new direction, where he gets "his" and grows as a result. I always thought this movie was a great companion to SNF and, if taken on its own, holds up decently well. In addition, there is some incredible dancing that is just plain fun to watch.
Give it an open-minded look and you will not be disappointed.
Loved it October 29, 2008
Reza Ganjavi
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Of course the end song is fantastic "staying alive", Bee Gees' best song.
The movie has a simple yet realistic story. It flows easily. It's a lot of fun. I don't agree with the values it exposes but they may not be unrealistic. I recommend it if you like a fun, light, and uninsalting-to-your-intelligence-by-having-a-dumb-story movie. Travolta was made for the role and his acting was great.
 This is simply a Rocky movie from the 1980s October 14, 2008
Sal Nudo (Champaign, Illinois)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Directed, co-written and produced by Sylvester Stallone, "Staying Alive" is simply a 1980s Rocky movie about dancing instead of boxing. Unlike the grittier but superior Saturday Night Fever from 1977, "Staying Alive," the sequel to "Fever," is a glitzy, overwrought and predictable saga that was an early embarrassment in John Travolta's budding acting career, and proof positive that Stallone is pretty much a one-trick pony. Even back in 1983, when this flick was made, you could likely see the components of a Stallone movie from three miles away: 1) buff leading actor and submissive, adoring heroine -- check; 2) bizarre-talking Italian who is self-centered, down on his luck and striving to "make something of himself in the world" -- check; 3) constant stream of cheesy `80s-era songs combined with introspective moments and training montages to boot -- check; 4) a halfway point when the protagonist visits his reckless past to carry on with his uncertain future -- check; 5) an ending moment of glory when the protagonist finally conquers the world with his physical acts of heroics -- checkmate!
Though the female love interests of Tony Manero (Travolta's character) keep this movie mildly interesting, they're not enough to save what is ultimately a dull storyline. I guess the dancing in "Staying Alive" is in-your-face and impressive, though to me, a little goes a long way. By the end of the movie, when Travolta finally gets his big Broadway chance, the stage show is so completely over the top, neon-lighted and busy, you feel like you're watching an early-`80s Motley Crue or Def Leppard video set to the most synthetic music imaginable.
To sum up, you're better off catching Rocky III or even Rocky IV than this ill-advised sequel, which was inexplicably handed over to Stallone's whims.
WOW!!! July 31, 2008
Bubbles (Maryland)
First off, John Travolta looks stunning in this movie. He is very fit and trim. Finola Hughes is gorgeous and very elegant. Cynthia Rhodes is a knockout and portrays her character, Jackie, with so much emotion. I think this is a fantastic movie. Since I was too young to see Sat Night Fever when it first came out, I didn't really understand all the ins/outs of Tony Manero. Having seen SNF as an adult, I really didn't like it and I thought that Staying Alive could have stood on its own. The plot was good, the dancing was fantastic, as was the music, and the actors were all really good. I think this is an all around excellent movie and it is absolutely one of my favorites. I actually watch this one quite a bit.
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