Regizat de Sylvester Stallone. Report This. Staying Alives takes Saturday Night Fever's Tony Manero out of Brooklyn to Broadway. 447. [8][31][32] The movie shifted him back onto the A-list and he was inundated with offers. [35], Since 2010, Travolta has starred mostly in action films and thrillers. In fact, apart from "Oliver" and "The Sound Of Music", it's the only musical I can bear to watch. In the 80s, as evidenced by John Travolta’s character in the 1983 drama Staying Alive, it was all about flared pants, bold colours, three-piece suits, and wide lapels. In 1989, Travolta starred with Kirstie Alley in Look Who's Talking, which grossed $297 million, making it his most successful film since Grease. [54], After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, joining other celebrities in helping with the relief efforts, Travolta reportedly flew his Boeing 707 full of supplies, doctors, and Scientologist Volunteer Ministers into the disaster area. It was directed by Sylvester Stallone. Breaking away from his Brooklyn life, family, and friends has matured Tony and refined his personality, represented by his diminished accent and his avoidance of alcohol and profanity. STAYIN’ ALIVE with John Travolta. This song was featured in the film "Look Who's Talking" (1989) starring John Travolta. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. [25] His mother and his sister Ann appeared very briefly in Saturday Night Fever and his sister Ellen played a waitress in Grease. John Travolta ignites the screen as he recreates his legendary, Oscar®-nominated character. 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Full Review. Library. Both Travolta and The Bee Gees were victims of their earlier (massive) success. Watch fullscreen. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over. Share the best GIFs now >>> In 2000, Travolta starred in and co-produced the science fiction film Battlefield Earth, based on the novel of the same name by L. Ron Hubbard, in which he played the villainous leading role as a leader of a group of aliens that enslaves humanity on a bleak future Earth. [60], His estate in Ocala, Florida is situated at Jumbolair Airport with its own runway and taxiway right to his house, with two outbuildings for covered access to planes. The grit, the social commentary, the tension, dilemmas, the seedy backdrop, the fucking *music* man. (S2E2), in September 1972,[17] but his first significant movie role was as Billy Nolan, a bully who was goaded into playing a prank on Sissy Spacek's character in the horror film Carrie (1976). In 2007, Travolta played Edna Turnblad in the remake of Hairspray, his first musical since Grease. John Travolta’s White Suit in Staying Alive. He then moved to Los Angeles for professional reasons. Edit. After dropping out of school, Travolta moved across the Hudson River to New York City and landed a role in the touring company of the musical Grease and on Broadway in Over Here!, singing the Sherman Brothers' song "Dream Drummin'. A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans. But doctors soon realised that it was only a Saturday Night Fever and he will be Staying Alive. Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. Add the first question. 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