staying alive was the sequel to saturday night fever.
what was the sequel to saturday night fever?
staying alive
"staying alive" was panned by film critics. roger ebert called the dance productions "laughably gauche", especially the final number, which he mocked for including "fire, ice, smoke, flashing lights and laser beams". ebert added that what the film most lacked was "the sense of reality in "saturday night fever"... there's no old neighborhood, no vulgar showdowns with his family (he apologizes to his mother for his "attitude"!) and no brooklyn eccentricity." in 2006, "entertainment weekly" dubbed "staying alive" the "worst sequel ever." many critics were unanimous in agreeing that the film did not contain the grittiness and realism that "saturday night fever" possessed. based on 24 reviews on rotten tomatoes it has a score of 0%, with a weighted average of 2.68/10. the site's consensus reads: "this sequel to "saturday night fever" is shockingly embarrassing and unnecessary, trading the original's dramatic depth for a series of uninspired dance sequences."
staying alive (1983 film)
"night fever" is a song written and performed by the bee gees. it first appeared on the soundtrack to "saturday night fever" on rso records. producer robert stigwood wanted to call the film "saturday night", but singer robin gibb expressed hesitation at the title. stigwood liked the title "night fever" but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. the song bounded up the billboard charts while the bee gees two previous hits from "saturday night fever" soundtrack ("how deep is your love" and "stayin' alive") were still in the top ten. the record debuted on the billboard magazine hot 100 chart at #76, then leaped up 44 positions to #32. it then moved: 32-17-8-5-2-1. it remained at #1 for eight weeks (the most for any single that year), and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. for the first five weeks that "night fever" was at #1, "stayin' alive" was at #2. also, for one week in march, bee gees related songs held five of the top positions on the hot 100 chart, and more impressively, four of the top five position, with "night fever" at the top of the list. the b-side of "night fever" was a live version of "down the road" taken from the bee gees 1977 album, "here at last... bee gees... live".
night fever