Catch the Fever.

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2016)

Saturday Night Fever (1977): Dir: John Badham / Cast: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Donna Pescow, Martin Shakar: Electrifying masterpiece set in Brooklyn, New York in the 1970's and centered around the rush and passion of talent and the freedom of escape. John Travolta stars as Tony Manero who works at a paint store, lives with his parents who still worship his brother the priest, but his escape is the 2001 dance club. His friends are a renegade group cruising for a gang fight after one of their own is attacked. Manero wishes to separate from it and Travolta is given grand opportunities to grace the dance floor to the delight of a crowd willing to part aside to observe his magic. Karen Lynn Gorney plays Stephanie Mangano, a dancer whom Manero wishes to enter the dance competition with. She plays off sophisticated with stories of actors visiting her work place while shielding her true feelings. Barry Miller plays Bobby C, one of Manero's friends who is insecure and dealing with the news of his pregnant girlfriend. Donna Pescow plays Annette, Manero's initial dance partner whose clingy nature drives him away. Martin Shakar plays Manero's brother Frank who quit the priesthood much to the distress of the family. Director John Badham blends humour and tragedy all surrounded by great New York galore and the spirit of the 2001 where the dance floor is at a fever high. Score: 10 / 10