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John Travolta: Saturday Night Fever
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John Travolta reprises his powerhouse role of "Saturday Night Fever's" Tony Manero. Now he's trying out for a big Broadway musical, testing all his dazzling dancing skills. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. With Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes; music by The Bee Gees. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
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John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer. He established his career as a leading Hollywood actor with films such as Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Travolta enjoyed a career revival in the 1990s, stemming from his role in Pulp Fiction.
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Toronto Sun Big, bad John :"John Travolta's been discoed in Saturday Night Fever. And he's been Grease-ed, Pulp Fiction-ed and even Face/Off-ed. Now he's Psychlo-ed in L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi adventure Battlefield Earth. " "Too bad his labour of love turned out to be so laboured.
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Travolta claims now that he deliberately took it very easy during these next few years, indeed he says he finally did take that sabbatical - four year's worth. Holding percentages of both Grease and Saturday Night Fever, he certainly had no need to work. He did challenge himself by appearing in Robert Altman's Pinter productions, The Room and The Dumb Waiter, but his work up until 1994 -Perfect, Twist Of Fate, Shout, Chains Of Gold, Eyes Of An Angel, and The Experts - could be used by MI6 to make master-spies spill the beans. Best not to dwell on his appearance in Prince Edward's Grand Knockout Tournament. Content or otherwise, Travolta was not getting the best parts. Not even the success of the Look Who's Talking trilogy (where, in cabbie James Ubriacco he found the character he believes to be most like himself) changed that.
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It was in 1977 that Travolta permanently etched himself into film history when he took the role of Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever. His swagger and his dancing was the biggest reason the film became a huge hit and Travolta earned an Oscar nomination for his work. The rollercoaster dipped... when he made Moment By Moment with Lily Tomlin. The negative reviews were as loud as the box office was quiet.
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Travolta has twice been nominated in the Leading Actor category, for “Saturday Night Fever” in 1977 and “Pulp Fiction” in 1994. He will be seen next in “Wild Hogs” and “Hairspray.” Travolta’s other film credits include “Be Cool,” “Ladder 49,” “A Love Song for Bobby Long,” “Basic,” “A Civil Action,” “Face/Off” and “Phenomenon.”
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