Movie connections for
Saturday Night Fever (1977) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Staying Alive (1983)

References

Romeo and Juliet (1968/I)
 -  Stephanie discusses the movie
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Girl in Gold Boots (1968)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Serpico (1973)
 -  Poster on Tony's wall
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
 -  Tony imitates Al Pacino shouting "Attica! Attica!"
Rocky (1976)
 -  Poster on Tony's wall
Network (1976)

Referenced in

Eighteen and Anxious (1978)
 -  Photo of John Travolta from the film seen on bedroom wall.
L'insegnante balla... con tutta la classe (1978)
 -  Poster on Lino Banfi's wall
Terror (1978/I)
"Saturday Night Live: Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop (#3.13)" (1978)
 -  Gilda sings 'Staying Alive' during 'Looking for Mr. goodbar leepy time playset' ad
"The Incredible Hulk: Terror in Times Square (#1.6)" (1978)
 -  The Hulk runs past a cinema showing this film
"Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Sun Ra (#3.20)" (1978)
 -  Referenced during The Nerds go to the prom
Pari e dispari (1978)
 -  Bud talks about John Travolta, that disco dude.
Dizengoff 99 (1979)
 -  Poster
The Bitch (1979)
Tutti a squola (1979)
 -  During final musical number, Pipo Franco moves like and mentions John Travolta
"The Jeffersons: Every Night Fever (#5.21)" (1979)
 -  the title is a reference as George becomes a disco dancer
L'infermiera di notte (1979)
 -  referenced in several disco scenes
La luna (1979)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
 -  There is a close-up of a villager in the marketplace wearing a t-shirt featuring Tony Manero.
Spetters (1980)
 -  In the disco the dj says something about the Dutch John Travolta.
Pinball Summer (1980)
Times Square (1980)
 -  A small poster is visible in the radio station.
The Best of Sex and Violence (1981)
 -  The Saturday Night Fever album cover is visible in the Disco Godfather trailer.
"Danger Mouse: Rogue Robots (#1.1)" (1981)
 -  DM copies Travolta's dance moves to defeat Big Tom
Neighbors (1981)
 -  Staying alive plays on the soundtrack as Earl spruces up for his "date" with Ramona.
The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV)
Burden of Dreams (1982)
They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
 -  Johnny Yune walk down the street
Footloose (1984)
Night Patrol (1984)
 -  Tony Baroni impersonates John Travolta from this movie
That's Dancing! (1985)
Moving Violations (1985)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
 -  Title on New York theater marquee
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Day of the Tentacle (1993) (VG)
 -  A photo of John Travolta's character from that movie can be seen (and also the reference to the 'fever' when you look at it)
"Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge...: Travolta et moi (#1.6)" (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Santa Claus (#6.21)" (1993)
 -  Servo sings Staying Alive.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
 -  Opening shot
Reality Bites (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
 -  Mia: "Warm, warmer, Disco."
True Lies (1994)
"The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy Land (#6.4)" (1994)
 -  John Travolta behind bar, dressed the same
"The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino" (1994)
 -  Title is mentioned during interview.
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
A Goofy Movie (1995)
Bushwhacked (1995/I)
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
"Freakazoid!: The Chip: Part 2/Freakazoid Is History (#1.7)" (1995)
 -  A take from the movie is shown during the Quantum Freak montage opening.
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
"Beavis and Butt-Head: Gang of Two (#6.10)" (1996)
 -  B&B watch a Lordz of Brooklyn video with the same title
Daai laap mat taam 008 (1996)
Generation X (1996) (TV)
 -  Tresh poses in traditional John Travolta diso pose
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996)
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Short/No Doubt (#22.8)" (1996)
 -  Mentioned in Celebrity Jeopardy
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
 -  The disco dancing in the "Success" montage.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
"The Red Green Show: College Life (#8.5)" (1998)
 -  When Harold enters the Lodge wearing a tan sweater, Red remarks that he "look[s] like that guy from Saturday Night Favor."
"Dawson's Creek: Dance (#1.2)" (1998)
 -  Dawson mentions the film
"The Nanny: Not Without My Nanny (#5.14)" (1998)
 -  Fran strikes a Tony Manero dance pose and mentions the song "Stayin' Alive".
Jeanne et le garçon formidable (1998)
 -  A poster of this film can be seen
Forever Fever (1998)
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
Hand (1998)
"Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener (#3.1)" (1998)
 -  Sabrina suggests this for the dance theme.
Free Enterprise (1998)
 -  Mentioned by Mark trying to buy a movie ticket.
The Darwin Conspiracy (1999) (TV)
Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
 -  Funkytown disco has guy in white suit posed with a hand in the air like Travolta's famous dance move
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet (#11.9)" (1999)
 -  Servo: (singing) Night Fever, Night Fever, we know how to do it.
Mystery Men (1999)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
"Hope Island: Look One Way and Row Another (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  Kevin refers to Jake as John Travolta when he sees him dance.
"Action: Mr. Dragon Goes to Washington (#1.5)" (1999)
 -  David Hasselhoff mentions the film.
ABCD (1999)
 -  It's mentioned Raj liked to practice dancing after watching the movie.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)
The Wog Boy (2000)
 -  characters use John Travolta in film as a role model for a "wogboy".
"The 10th Kingdom" (2000)
An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) (V)
The King Is Alive (2000)
 -  spoken by cast along with other 2 references
Chicken Run (2000)
"Freaks and Geeks: Discos and Dragons (#1.18)" (2000)
 -  Ken tells Nick to call him when he gets over his Saturday Night Fever
2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
 -  the President mentions Travolta and briefly does his pointing dance move when talking about disco
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) (V)
Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
 -  The movie is mentioned by the character played by María Barranco
Mondscheintarif (2001)
Santa Maradona (2001)
"The Simpsons: A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love (#13.4)" (2001)
 -  Mr. Burns and Gloria go dancing and wear outfits exactly like those worn by the couple in Satruday Night Fever.
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) (V)
The Tuxedo (2002)
Comedian (2002)
"The Office: (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  Neil and Rachel copy a dance routine from this film
Treasure Planet (2002)
 -  B.E.N.'s Travolta-esque pose near the end.
"Gilmore Girls: They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? (#3.7)" (2002)
 -  Lane calls Jess a "Tony Manero wannabe."
Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003) (V)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
"Gilmore Girls: Dear Emily and Richard (#3.13)" (2003)
 -  It is among the DVDs that Lorelai buys for Emily.
Anger Management (2003)
"Gilmore Girls: Happy Birthday, Baby (#3.18)" (2003)
 -  Jess and Rory plan to rent the film the following night.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
"That's So Raven: Saturday Afternoon Fever (#1.15)" (2003)
 -  title reference
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
Xhale (2003)
 -  Dance steps in the animated dance sequence.
Friday Night Fever (2004)
 -  The title and the dance sequence both reference Saturday Night Fever.
Plan (2004)
 -  dialogue
Shouf shouf habibi! (2004)
 -  Ap posing in front of the mirror in his underwear
Remembering 'Battlestar Galactica' (2004) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Laurette Spang
20 30 40 (2004)
 -  Poster in the guitarist's studio
A Matter of Hair (2004)
 -  Paul's cool walk with his new hair
World of Warcraft (2004) (VG)
 -  Choose to play as Human Male, then type '/dance' at any time in the game
Glow Ropes: The Rise and Fall of a Bar Mitzvah Emcee (2005)
 -  poster seen
Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005) (TV)
 -  Goldberg references this in her show
Chicken Tikka Masala (2005)
 -  "We can dance the night away to 'Saturday Night Fever'."
"100 höjdare: Världens roligaste ögonblick 30-21 (#2.8)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by name
"The Last Detective: Towpaths of Glory (#3.2)" (2005)
 -  Travolta's choreography is duplicated to the sound of "Staying Alive."
Killer7 (2005) (VG)
 -  Dan Smith's 'Killer7 online' sprite is modeled after Tony Manero's famous pose.
FAQs (2005)
 -  cartoon image on fridge of Travolta dressed in white disco suit with finger pointed in the air
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced in The Nerds' Prom Night
"Favouritism: Zippy and George's Puppet Legends (#1.10)" (2005)
 -  Referenced by name
"Vecinos: Venta de garage (#1.17)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned by name by Silvia.
Chicken Little (2005)
 -  Runt starts singing "Staying Alive" and acting like John Travola
Movie Music Mania (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
The Foursome (2006)
 -  at 80s Reunion, there is a guy who dresses in a white suit like Travolta's character and dances like him
16 Blocks (2006)
 -  pinball machine in background of bar has Travolta in his famous pose with one hand pointing in the air
"That '70s Show: Spread Your Wings (#8.13)" (2006)
 -  Fez asks Hilary to bring the Fever back into the Saturday Night.
Da jeuk ying hung chun (2006)
 -  during the song, one of the guys does Travolta's famous dance move
Hard Luck (2006) (V)
 -  killer does Travolta's famous dance move
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV)
 -  Kipp says he was watching a John Travolta movie and someone incorrectly guesses this movie
Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
"Saturday Night Live: Justin Timberlake (#32.9)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned during The Barry Gibb Talk Show
"Ugly Betty: Sofia's Choice (#1.12)" (2007)
 -  Ignacio says he may have some Saturday Night Fever tickets lying around somewhere.
"Comedy Connections: Just Good Friends (#5.7)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by the female Nuni
I Am Zombie Man (2007)
 -  Zombie Man does the famous dance move in one scene.
"It Takes Two: (#2.5)" (2007)
 -  Grant Denyer mentions at the start of the show that he hopes we have been innoculated against Saturday Night Fever, and Daniel Kowalski and Kate Ceberano parody a scene from this movie in the package of their rehearsal, and sing the song If I Can't Have You from the movie.
"TV Land Confidential: Movies (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  still pictures
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007) (TV)
 -  the soundtrack album cover is shown
Back to Bay Ridge (2007) (V)
 -  Joseph Cali returns to the locations used for the filming of "Saturday Night Fever"
Making Soundtrack History (2007) (V)
 -  The composer and songwriters from the film discuss the music and the process its creation
Saturday Night Fever: A 30 Year Legacy (2007) (V)
 -  The cast and crew of Saturday Night Fever reflect on the making of and reaction to the film
"Heroes Unmasked: The Director's Cut (#1.20)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour (2008)
 -  girl does Travolta's famous dance move
Disco (2008)
 -  The lead character is hung up on John Travolta and the NYC disco scene depicted in Saturday Night Fever
Tony Manero (2008)
 -  The name of the film is the name of the character played by John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever". The protagonist is a big fan of the character, and the film is an integral part of the plot.
Wargames: The Dead Code (2008) (V)
 -  picture of guy dancing like Travolta
Lymelife (2008)
 -  Mentioned in dialogue by Adrianna.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
 -  still frame with dog posed like Travolta in white suit
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
 -  When the guys are dancing, they point their fingers up in the air like Travolta (one of them is even dressed like him)
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)
 -  Still photos shown.
Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008) (TV)
 -  While looking through CDs for holiday songs, Nick says that he is searching for "Silent Night Fever."
Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2009)
 -  title reference
"Damages: Hey! Mr. Pibb! (#2.4)" (2009)
 -  Michael and Phil his John Travola impression and mention the film during their conversation.
"Muchachada nui: (#3.4)" (2009)
 -  Referenced by title in segment "Celebreties".
"Saturday Night Live: Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson (#34.18)" (2009)
 -  Tracey Morgan poses as John Travolta in still coming back from commercial
"Muchachada nui: (#3.5)" (2009)
 -  Referenced by title in segment 'John Travolta y Tom Cruise Presentan Muchachada Nui'
"Glee: Showmance (#1.2)" (2009)
 -  Will instructs the glee club to use "John Travolta hands".
"Dancing with the Stars: Round Five (#9.10)" (2009/I)
 -  Joanna Krupa mentions the film while rehearsing the hustle

Featured in

That's Dancing! (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Short Circuit (1986)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
"100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll" (2000)
 -  clips shown throughout
"Evolution: The Evolutionary Arms Race (#1.4)" (2002)
 -  A clip is shown.
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV)
Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (2002) (TV)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s (2002) (TV)
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV)
 -  The song "Stayin' Alive" is #9 on the list.
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 68
When Disco Ruled the World (2005) (TV)
 -  discussed
Movie Music Mania (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
"20 to 1: Greatest Songs of All Time (#3.2)" (2006)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the song Stayin' Alive, which is part of this movie's soundtrack.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Dance Sequences (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  clips are shown to illustrate the best dance sequences in films
Saturday Night Fever: A 30 Year Legacy (2007) (V)
 -  Clips of the film are shown throughout the documentary
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-01)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this film were featured in 'The Great American Culture Quiz' segment.
"20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: Hottest Stars on the Planet (#8.7)" (2009)
 -  Clips shown in a segment on John Travolta.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (#3.12)" (1978)
 -  Samurai Night Fever sketch
Foul Play (1978)
John Travolto... da un insolito destino (1979)
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) (TV)
Fei yue de cai hong (1980)
 -  mention of John Travolta and iconic disco move
"The Goodies: Saturday Night Grease (#8.2)" (1980)
 -  Two scenes epitomising Saturday Night Fever are shown here with Tim spoofing Travolta, from the strutting down the footpath holding a tin of paint scene to the getting dressed in front of the mirror scene, all with a Goodies version of Bee Gees songs in the background.
Airplane! (1980)
 -  dancing scene in a club under "Stayin' Alive"
Wacko (1982)
Teen Wolf (1985)
Saturday Night Beaver (1986)
 -  The titles...
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
 -  The cover of Buddy Young Jr.'s "Disco Jew" album
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
"The Simpsons: Bart's Girlfriend (#6.7)" (1994)
 -  Bart struts down the street with the same camera angle and similar costume to Staying Alive by the Bee Gees.
Virtuosity (1995)
"Coogan's Run: Thursday Night Fever (#1.4)" (1995)
 -  Episode name "Thursday Night Fever" is a take on this.
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
"The Powerpuff Girls: Boogie Frights/Abracadaver (#1.5)" (1998)
 -  The way The Boogie Man and his gang act.
Baby Geniuses (1999)
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999) (TV)
Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V)
 -  "Hey Ladies" recreates many scenes
Shrek (2001)
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (VG)
Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002) (V)
 -  The Stella Guys strut down the street to the song "Stayin' Alive" by the BeeGees in the sketch called "Pizza".
Bugi Fiction (2003) (V)
 -  Dance scene.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIV (#15.1)" (2003)
 -  Frink's father struts down the road to Staying Alive just like in this film.
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
 -  The disco club scene and dance announcer.
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
 -  Churchill ("Hollywood" version) poses like Tony Manero when dancing.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (2005) (TV)
 -  Spoofed in Samurai Night Fever
Madagascar (2005)
 -  Marty is strutting down a NYC street to the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive"
The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V)
 -  dance moves
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) (V)
 -  guy dressed as the Fisherman does Travolta's famous dance move with his hook hand
Beerfest (2006)
 -  Spoofs the famous Travolta entrance scene
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
 -  Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) struts down the streets of NYC like John Travolta; the music is a send-up of "Stayin' Alive."
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) (TV)
 -  Lobot dances like Travolta's character to the Star Wars disco theme
Es bello vivir (2008) (TV)
 -  "Es bello vivir" contains a sketch about "Saturday night fever"
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
 -  Beasto dancing in his white leisure suit

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