John Travolta is back again as Tony Manero, but this time in a Santa Claus suit. The Saturday Night Fever actor showed off his moves from the 1977 film in a new ad for Capital One titled “Holiday Night Fever,” directed by Bryan Buckley.
The commercial starts with the Bees Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” as John shows up in his white beard and festive outfit to a cookie shop, a shoe store, and others, all showing his magical Capital One Mastercard. He then takes a glass of milk at the bar and busts his signature moves from the ‘70s classic.
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Although John was the main focus, other stars from Saturday Night Fever featured in the commercial. His dance partner, Donna Pescow, who stars as the shoe storekeeper, asks, “Where have you been?” and gets a wink from him. Donna landed her role as Annette in the film after auditioning four times and never saw the script till after.
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She also quit her job at Bloomingdale’s after she scored the part. “I really had no clue that the role was as big as it was, which was probably good. I might have tanked if I had known that,” she told Parade in 2017. In an interview with Scene Creek, Donna expressed how nice it was working with John, calling their time on set an “extraordinary” part of her life.
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After her breakthrough role, Donna appeared in productions like the short-lived ABC series Angie and Disney Channel’s Even Stevens, where she played young Shia LeBeouf’s mom. She received awards for her part as Dr. Lynn Carson in All My Children, which earned her several accolades and recognition as the first lesbian on Daytime TV.
John maintains his thriving Hollywood career, having starred in iconic movies before and after Saturday Night Fever. The Grease star, who is turning 70 next February, will feature in the upcoming musical romantic comedy Amore! alongside Katherine Heigl. “John and Katherine are fantastic together, and during rehearsals, they had so much chemistry,” director Nick Vallelonga told People magazine.