I have seen this movie so many times. It is one of my go to movies to enjoy dancing..music..and attractive people. Storyline is pretty good. I like the fact he's dancing on Broadway. I can't believe imdbs low score for this movie. I gave it at least a 6. Travolta looks good great dancing and music very entertaining. I love the actresses too Finola and the blonde. Both great dancers beautiful ladies. Frank Stallone is great in it love his songs and singing. Sylvester Stallone is a great director and writer he did a great job not getting enough props here. Seen the movie like 10 times now never gets boring. One of my favorite dance movies ever in my top 3 all time.

Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to Saturday Night Fever.Plot In A Paragraph: In this sequel to Saturday Night Fever, former disco king Tony Manero (John Travolta) has left Brooklyn and lives in Manhattan. He stays in a cheap hotel and works as a dance instructor by day and as a waiter at a dance club on a night, trying to succeed as a professional dancer on Broadway. The breakaway from his Brooklyn life, family and friends seems to have matured Tony and refined his personality, represented by his diminished accent and his avoidance of alcohol and swear words. However, certain things have not changed, as with his most recent girlfriend, who's a dancer and also the singer of a band. He feels free to pursue other women, but gets very jealous if someone looks at her too long. Stallone has Travolta looking the heat he ever looked, the movie movies at a good pace and is entertaining enough, while not getting close to the first movie. Despite a critical mauling, this was one of the 1983 top ten most successful films at the box-office.To date this is the only movie Sly has directed, that he didn't star in. Which I think is a shame, as he is a talented director.

First of all, the best way to most accurately judge this movie is to see it YEARS after having seen Saturday Night Fever. This movie stands alone VERY VERY WELL, the music (soundtrack) is FANTASTIC, the acting is great (seriously), and the humor (script) is SO under-appreciated!!! This is a SUPER great follow up story to Tony Manero's success in the Brooklyn dance clubs; it doesn't over-do his newfound "success" in Manhattan and it doesn't under-do it, either. It is SO REALISTIC. It is an honest to God SHAME that people talk so badly about this movie. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE. The only sad thing about Staying Alive is to see John Travolta looking so incredibly fit and handsome and to see what he has become after all these years.... I swear, the man was an absolute perfect physical specimen (!) Not that I'm much of a Travolta fan... but just watch the movie -- look at him in the movie, then look at him now.... Now THAT's SAD, but Staying Alive is a GREAT MOVIE and should be watch and appreciated with a new eye by the millions of us whose lives were so changed and so uplifted by the phenomenon that was Saturday Night Fever.

I recall seeing this movie as a teen and very much enjoyed it then - and after recently re-watching the film I realized just how much I missed watching this movie! Staying Alive is an extremely underrated film and a very good follow up to Saturday Night Fever. The first film left us wondering whatever happened to Tony Manero, did he fail at his dreams and end up at a 9 to 5 that he despised or was Tony able to make his dreams come true? This second film, Staying Alive, tells that story.Oddly enough, it is the music of the first film that most of us enjoyed - even if we do not listen to Disco at all! Seems most people did not like the music of this second film yet it has *some* good music in it too - including The Bee Gees! The best music in Staying Alive is reserved for the end of the film and rightfully so - once you see this movie you will know why. What's worse, the film is not about the music which is what most people seem to think for some strange reason. This film is about Tony Manero: his relationships, and (the main focus) his career in dancing! Yes this is a good movie despite what others may say! 10/10