Glee,' 'Saturday Night Glee-ver' Songs: Season 3, Episode 16 Includes Tribute to the Bee Gees". AOL. April 17, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. DVD Premiere Awards 2002 Nominations & Winners". DVD Exclusive Magazine. Archived from the original on January 14, 2005. Bronson, Fred (2003). "Night Fever". The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p.480. ISBN 978-0823076772 . Retrieved September 26, 2023. In the United States, the album was certified 16× Platinum for shipments of at least 16 million units. [10] The album stayed atop the charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July 1978 and stayed on Billboard 's album charts for 120 weeks until March 1980. Three singles from the album contributed by the Bee Gees—" How Deep Is Your Love", " Stayin' Alive" and " Night Fever"—along with Yvonne Elliman's " If I Can't Have You", all reached No. 1 in the US. In the UK, the album spent 18 consecutive weeks at No. 1. The album epitomized the disco phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic and was an international sensation. [11] The album has been added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress in 2014 for being culturally significant. [12]

Saturday Night Fever version comparison (R and PG-rated)". movie-censorship.com . Retrieved September 18, 2023. John G. Avildsen was originally hired as the film's director, but was replaced one month before principal photography by John Badham over "conceptual disagreements." [1] [15] Badham was a lesser-known director who, like his star, had mostly worked in television. His sole prior film credit, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, was released while Saturday Night Fever was already well into production. [15]Tony and his friends ritually stop on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to clown around. The bridge has special significance for Tony as a symbol of escape to a better life. Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Seminal Classic Saturday Night Fever". Fathom Events. March 30, 2017 . Retrieved September 18, 2023. On May 5, 2009, Paramount released Saturday Night Fever on Blu-ray Disc in 1.78:1 aspect ratio. This release retains the R-rated version of the film, and included bonus features from the 2002 release as well as new extras. [32] Donna Pescow was considered almost "too pretty" by Paramount heads Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg for the role of Annette. She corrected this matter by putting on weight. She also had to relearn her native Brooklyn accent, which she had overcome while studying drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. [19] Filming [ edit ] Sullivan, James (January 14, 2003). "APPRECIATION / Contributor to a sound that went beyond disco". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved November 30, 2009.

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