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Staying Alive

Tony Manero, an aspiring Italian-American dancer, it was moved from Brooklyn, where he was born in Manhattan in the hope of finally undertake a professional career on Broadway. He lives in a studio and makes his living doing the dance teacher and a waiter in a nightclub. E 'engaged to Jackie, with which it shares the same passion for dance and with which it presents to all the auditions in New York. The good opportunity presents itself when, for a sample of Jackie, she meets the English dancer Laura. Tony seduces her and the two spend the night together. Confident that the friendship with the influential dancer could get him an engagement, regardless of the reaction of Jackie, tries to woo her, even though Laura consider it an adventure for one night only. Between the two of them establishing a relationship between high and low, without ambition and mutual self-interest in which they are trying used each other to reach their goals.

Meanwhile Broadway auditions are the dancers for a new production, Satan's Alley. Jackie and Tony are chosen from among the dancers of the second row, while Laura gets the protagonist. Laura is Tony with snobbery and indifference, all taken from his vantage point, and the boy realizes what has been used by that woman and what has hurt his girlfriend with his behavior. In
Tony triggered something, a desire for revenge and redemption, and seeks in every way to get the part of the male protagonist of the show. But his style is still too crude and instinctive for those responsible for the ballet, then pray Jackie to teach him the technique of dance, practicing late into the night with her.
Tony gets the part and begin testing with Laura. The woman is disgusted by the fact of having to dance with him, completely unknown, but together create a formidable pair.

arrived on opening night. Tony is in seventh heaven: his dream is coming true.
Laura and Tony dance well together and in an unexpected boost from the ballet, Tony kisses her, but she does not approve and they scratch beneath one eye.
Despite the injury and the anger that's boiling inside, Tony continues ballet, improvisation and choreography to the best of itself with energy and vigor that overshadow the rest of the cast, until the end. It 'a success.
The lights go out, the wounds will heal and the world is there behind that door, ready for Tony Manero ...

THE FILM
Staying Alive released after six years Saturday Night Fever and the story focuses on the charismatic character of Tony Manero .
abandoned the neighborhood in Brooklyn, Manero evolves and seriously focus on dance, a lifelong passion. But the will alone is not enough: we need to work, technical and sweat. All the things that Tony top seems not to be considered, believing that his talent is enough instinctive and his cheek to make way. But experience shows the height Laura will make him understand that we must work to break a lot about yourself and lower your head, because it is only then that the great talents come to the top.
Sylvester Stallone manufactures one of his greatest successes as a director, producer and writer in this 1983 film. Light years away from Rambo and Rocky Balboa, Stallone takes the character of Tony Manero, the drifter from Brooklyn and all hard rocking, resize and bringing in a completely different environment, in which Tony is looking for a ransom and a staff professional maturity it can take up, which could save him from a state of mediocrity and discontent. The choice of
John Travolta was very good idea, thanks to his physique and his skills as a dancer as required by the character, and decreed the success as not happened since the days of Grease .

Staying Alive is not a real musical, Grease is not nor Chicago, but it summarizes the essence of the show business: ambition to sacrifice, from the frustration of failure intoxication the success achieved, but pointed out how hard and difficult road to get there, despite the "shortcuts". A world
treacherous and blinding but Stallone does not fail to fill the good feelings and sentimental trimmings.
There is not much philosophy, neither bite nor a 'deep analysis of the psychological aspect of the characters. The acting of the actors is not quite excellent, but to make the film runs and engages, through a fluid script and the actors in so far as you can not see a vintage John Travolta ...
A special mention must go to the original soundtrack, real engine of the film. Signed by the Bee Gees , pioneers of the disc at the turn of the '70s and '80s, the film takes its title from its single Staying Alive that can be heard during the end credits. A curiosity: Stallone reserves al'inizio almost a glimpse of the film, as a passerby bumped accidentally by Manero down the road. The Hitchcock cameo (?).


THE CAST The cast is not among the most popular, partly because Travolta aside, all other players have done great things after this film.

John Travolta is Tony Manero .
Travolta had already played Tony Manero in the film by Badham The Saturday Night Fever (Saturday Night Fever) in 1977. Then it was almost unknown, but in Staying Alive, released six years later, he managed to pull the film thanks to the success in previous Grease . This was followed by years of neglect, in which John was unable to have more a part that fit, up to the lucky with Tarantino in 1994 (Pulp Fiction). His
Tony Manero is the typical bully in the suburbs, crude and arrogant, but Staying Alive grows and evolves, taking advantage of his talent. Not his best test of an actor, but you must recognize a remarkable physical prowess and a ...

Other performers are: Cynthia Rhodes in the role of Jackie and Finola Hughes in those Laura . In a small Frank Stallone is also stated in part (singer, brother of Sylvester).

I like to revisit this film, although now influenced by the time I have seen and reviewed dozens of times and each time can get involved, although now I know it by heart. Do not expect anything special, nor on the artistic nor is the recitative, but it offers a spectacle of pure entertainment, without worries and without suspense, for a night without worry.

When I see this film , I'm thinking just to the Friends, the show's DeFilippo, not only for the column sound of the opening credits, that is precisely what has taken stands for Friends, but the meaning that this film (I hope) to have inspired the authors of the talent show.
A film of good feelings that transmits in its own way of principles, namely that nothing is given away, but that to reach the top must sweat, work hard and do not fall in the early hardships. All things that maybe today pays little attention to other less tangible values \u200b\u200bsuch as breasts, buttocks and silicone ...

I will not elaborate further on the performances of the actors, because in truth there's not much to say, but all in all, comparing with some recent Hollywood productions can now Travolta could also catch an Oscar ...
What are the strengths then? The "normal" characters: when people can recognize you, where you can find a part of you and your own ambition or the difficulties of everyday life. There are no heroes, there are misunderstood geniuses, but really want to do it, go out and make something of anonymity, because of your own strength and your talent. How not to get blinded by the physical statue of a semi-god like Travolta in action in the ballet Satan's Alley?
The choice is yours ...

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