Staying Alive

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Staying Alive

PG

1983

1h 36m

Drama

Romance

Musical

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Six years after his glittering triumph in the disco dance contest of "Saturday Night Fever," an older and wiser Tony Manero (John Travolta) works as a serious dance teacher in New York City and dreams of making it on Broadway. Manero gets his shot when his girlfriend, Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes), gets him an audition for a daring new show called "Satan's Alley." Manero lands a part as a backup dancer and falls back into old habits as he lusts after Broadway bad girl Laura (Finola Hughes).

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Critics Consensus

This sequel to Saturday Night Fever is shockingly embarrassing and unnecessary, trading the original's dramatic depth for a series of uninspired dance sequences.

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Owen Gleiberman

Boston Phoenix

10/08/2021

Staying Alive isn't just a disappointment -- it's a disgrace.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

07/24/2014

As always Travolta is urban gorgeous and very charming. The rest of the film is neither.

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Variety Staff

Variety

10/24/2008

The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, Saturday Night Fever.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

07/29/2025

3/5

…a completely different animal to Saturday Night Fever, a pumped-up, be-all-you-can-be slice of extravagant male narcissism on Broadway that plays in such an OTT way that it’s better seen as a comedy…a wonderfully awful, truly daft film, so bad it’s good…

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

05/11/2024

1.5/4

By turning Tony’s story into an ‘80s fairy tale, the movie not only fails on its own merits but degrades its predecessor by association.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

09/09/2023

1/4

Disco inferno, indeed.

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Steve Y

@Cubby65 Jul 17

A musical descent into Hell if there ever was one.

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T M

@RT55749265 Jun 8

Monero is back! Still obnoxious, still has those puppy dog eyes and still cheating on a long suffering girlfriend. This is mainly an extended dance fest with a bit of romantic intrigue thrown in. Completely pointless as a sequel but if you like 80s American disco-rock and cheesy camp dancing, you can't go too wrong.

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Andrew P

@RT67220868 Mar 29

This movie is a fun and entertaining film in the same universe as Saturday night fever

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Madge R

@RT34987956 Oct 14

I don't care what people have said. I enjoyed the music and the dance scenes. What can I say? If you're into decent songs and reasonable dance sequences, you'll enjoy it!

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Emerson H.

@RTreviews7282 Sep 13

It has impressive dance sequences and some sweet moments, but Staying Alive’s rather poorly written script and occasionally bad acting make a movie that’s story is a bit hard to follow.

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Joseph B

@RT55722255 Sep 7

I really hate it thank God it never has a sequel

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Synopsis

Six years after his glittering triumph in the disco dance contest of "Saturday Night Fever," an older and wiser Tony Manero (John Travolta) works as a serious dance teacher in New York City and dreams of making it on Broadway. Manero gets his shot when his girlfriend, Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes), gets him an audition for a daring new show called "Satan's Alley." Manero lands a part as a backup dancer and falls back into old habits as he lusts after Broadway bad girl Laura (Finola Hughes).

Director: Sylvester Stallone
Producer: Robert Stigwood, Sylvester Stallone
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone, Norman Wexler
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Romance, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround