Word: manero
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sounded like a match made in show business heaven. John Travolta: instant superstar when he strode down a Brooklyn sidewalk, the white-suited knight in a grungy Camelot, as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever; consolidation of stardom in Grease and Urban Cowboy; a sensitive actor with a stud's lean physique. Sylvester Stallone: instant superstar when he laced up his gloves and socked it to the champ for the full 15 in Rocky; consolidation of stardom in Rockys II and III, which he directed as well as wrote, mixing sentimental bravura with slam-bang action sequences...
...budget 1977 sleeper that was based on a magazine article, Saturday Night Fever took in some $145 million at the box office. For his long-planned sequel, Producer Robert Stigwood, 48, persuaded John Travolta, 28, to repeat his role as Tony Manero in Staying Alive. The star agreed, but on the condition that he be allowed to map out the film's story line. Not missing a trick, Stigwood also hired Sylvester Stallone, 36, to direct the film. As Travolta and Stallone have planned it, Staying Alive will move Tony up six years and into Manhattan, where he lands...