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Title: A Camp Classic for the Ages
Review: John Travolta's Tony Manero struts from the Brooklyn disco to the Great White Way and becomes an opening-night sensation in this misbegotten sequel to "Saturday Night Fever." Written and directed by that paragon of dance cinema, Sylvester Stallone, "Staying Alive" (1983) exists in its own warped universe. You know things are wrong when the Bee Gees play second fiddle to Frank Stallone in the soundtrack department. Leaving no cliché unturned, Sly handles the backstage drama in predictable "Rocky" fashion. The climactic bump-and-grind production numbers look like MTV run amok. A well-lubricated Travolta gives it his best shot, but cannot overcome Stallone's ham-handed approach. Top acting honors belong to Steve Inwood as the dictatorial choreographer-director - in other words, a poor man's Bob Fosse. Come to think of it, you're better off watching "All That Jazz."
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