Saturday Night Fever irrevocably changed music films and pop culture.

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2010)

Italian roughnecks in Brooklyn live for their Saturday night disco dancing, and one of them (John Travolta) falls in love with a girl (Karen Lynn Gorney) who makes him realize there are better things in life.
Saturday Night Fever is a foul-mouthed, fast-paced slice of life which made a film star of Travolta, a terrific dancer. It capitalised on, and indeed reinforced the disco boom. It was a phenomenal box-office success that despite some of its flaws - its minor characters are not well sketched, and Tony Manero isn't exactly multi-dimensional - seemed entirely predictable. The film's soundtrack, featuring disco songs by the Bee Gees, is the second best selling soundtrack of all time.