Sylvester Stallone recently sparked some nostalgia with a throwback photo of an iconic cinema moment from the ‘80s. The photo featured the Rocky actor, John Travolta, and the Bees Gees behind the scenes of Staying Alive in 1983. The film, which was a follow-up to Saturday Night Fever was directed and co-written by Stallone.
The picture featured a white and black shot of Stallone, Travolta, Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb having a conversation while gathering in a circle. Stallone seemed to be explaining something to the rest of the group, who had their eyes on him. “STAYING ALIVE FLASHBACK,” Stallone captioned the photo.
‘Staying Alive’ racked up a lot of criticism
Travolta reprised his role as Tony Manero in Staying Alive. His character as Tony from Saturday Night Fever, which got him an Oscar nod was now five years older and still a disco dancer in the sequel. In the continuation, “Tony” had made great progress as a dancer, landing a part in a Broadway musical titled Satan’s Alley.
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Although Staying Alive had a massive following, the film amassed some criticism from those who thought it was an unnecessary sequel to Saturday Night Fever. Regardless, the movie did over $120 million at the box office. Interestingly, Stallone decided not to act in the sequel, except for a cameo where he bumped into Tony.
Stallone thought ‘Staying Alive’ could have been more innocent
At the time of working on Staying Alive, Stallone was just making his name in Hollywood’s leagues of iconic actors. People were getting more familiar with the Rocky franchise, as he had released the first three films at the time.
Even though Staying Alive was a more family-friendly sequel to the original and got a PG rating, Stallone still wished he made it more innocent. “If I could do Staying Alive over, I would make it grittier, more hand-held, John’s clothes baggier, and ban all pastel tank tops,” Stallone remarked, according to Screen Rant.