John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes

Tony Manero tries to make it as a professional dancer on Broadway in this sequel to Saturday Night Fever. Stallone makes a cameo appearance.

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone

Release Date: July 15, 1983

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DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002

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  • September 28, 2009
    I actually liked this sequel. Seems like I?m the only one though! I had no idea Sylvester Stallone directed it though. I suppose it's quite similar to Rocky in many ways!
  • April 26, 2008
    Travolta's dance solo was definitely worth the previous hour of sheer boredom!
  • January 4, 2008
    I usually expect sequels to pale in comparison to the original. I have lowered expectations when watching such movies. For instance, one of my favorite movies of the 80s was Karate Kid. The Karate Kid part II, while not nearly as good, was a worthy sequel. Same thing with Rambo, ...( read more)First Blood Part 1 and II, Godfather part 1 and 2, etc...

    This sequel however was unwatchable. Quite frankly, there was no reason to ever make this movie. Tony Manero's life in the first one was not that interesting. What made the movie "cool" was it capitalized on the disco craze and had up and comer Vinnie Barbarino (ok John Travlota) as the lead. The success of the movie was more about the timing than anything else.

    So now its six years later and we have Tony Manero back on the big screen, dancing yet again. Problem is, dancing is no longer as cool as it was in the 70s. John Travolta is beginning a decade long downswing of his career, and quite frankly, nobody cares about the character Tony Manero. Nobody left the original Saturday Night Fever saying, "I wonder what happens to Tony Manero". Nobody cared, it was simply a movie about the music and dancing with a marginal plot squeezed in.

    The plot of Staying Alive is utterly ridiculous: Dance instructor trying to become a "dance pro", while managing dual love interests. All this culminates in a Broadway show that is unwatchable.

    It was simply a bad movie in the early 80s. Today, its almost comical to watch.

    I'll give Travlota credit though, many actors would have been exiled after such a catastrophe...he fought his way back to stardom. I have to believe when this comes on cable, he has the ability to laugh at himself.
  • August 3, 2007
    From the gritty electricity of "Saturday Night Fever" to sweaty Broadway dancing? It just doesn't carry over very well as a sequel. It felt a bit gay. I liked some of the music in it.
  • September 27, 2006
    "Don't mess with the hair" lol
  • October 5, 2009
    loved it!!! haven't had a chance to get it.....
  • September 29, 2009
    A solid sequel to Saturday Night Fever. John Travolta is back in the lead role. This time he is trying to take his dancing skills to broadway. A solid story, full of dance numbers and music. If you enjoyed the original then you should like this sequel.
  • September 7, 2009
    Great sequel to Saturday Night Fever. Another of John T's best.
  • August 22, 2009
    The dance is amazing. He is the KING!
  • August 13, 2009
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