What's the big deal about Saturday Night Fever?  

Well, depends on how old you are. Alot of people think of Saturday night fever as a type of swooning movie as dirty dancing was. (Dirty dancing was way better to me though!) John Travolta was a type of Patrick Swayze if you will. lol

I think that one has to view this movie through the eye of the viewers of that period.
I know that there are people who have different tastes, and maybe some younger viewers will not be able to relate to it, or appreciate it. This is a film that does what great films are supposed to do. The music score by The Bee Gees is one of the best eternally. And I am able to understand taste definitely differs.

TODAY, Saturday Night Fever would not be considered a big deal compared to the movies that are made today. But back then, Saturday Night Fever started a whole new dance revolution - disco. It's a totally different era and anyone born in the last 20 years probably wouldn't get it or appreciate it. This was the movie that MADE John Travolta. He became a star after that. It is also the movie that made the BeeGees I believe.

it was all about the disco era and anyone that lived thru it knows that disco was king.

ROFL!!! Well, congradulatins, you have just experienced one of the truly bad movies of the 70's. Now, you need to also see "Urban Cowboy", "Fame", and if you like bad horror..."the Car".

Oh god, I remember when that came out, about 1977 if I remember right
At the time it was a bit of a popular film, and if you didnt focus on the dancing and the music it all became quite clear, and millions upon millions of teens could relate to Tony and his need to escape from a boring humdrum life. Escapism is what its about, and the story line was quite well thought out
Its influence here in the UK was huge.
If it hadnt been for that film, I dont think I would have met my husband.
When we did nmeet, on a dancefloor in 96, Stayin Alive was playing, and I was dancing with another guy,
And Jim just walked over, took my arm and asked if I could Tango Hustle,
And I could, and we have been dancin ever sice

Our fave song to dance to from it is "You Should Be Dancing"

Its a classic, and rightly so

It's when the movie was made. It was made during the time that disco was so popular. And the movie came out just at the right time. I think most things become famous because of the timing. Saturday Night Fever came out just at the right time.

Hi maezee, I happened to see it when it was released in the seventies and I loved it.The reason why it becamne a success was because it was the first of its kind. The film had a very hep story line and the dances and the songs were a craze and the whole treatment was different and Travolta became one of the most sougt after stars after the release of the film...To day there are many such films , probably much more polished and sophisticated and technically superior..but for those times it was a vastly different film and the audience loved it..