Who wrote the article that was the basis for the 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham?
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Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" was the title of a 1976 "New York Magazine" article by British rock journalist Nik Cohn. It was the basis for the plot and characters in the movie "Saturday Night Fever".
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Saturday Night Fever Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American musical drama film directed by John Badham. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a working-class young man who spends his weekends dancing and drinking at a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Gorney as Stephanie Mangano, his dance partner and eventual confidante; and Donna Pescow as Annette, Tony's former dance partner and would-be girlfriend. While in the disco, Tony is the champion dancer. His circle of friends and weekend dancing help him to cope with the harsh realities of his life: a dead-end job, clashes with his unsupportive and squabbling parents, racial tensions in the local community, and his general restlessness.
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Gladys Hall Gladys Hall (born April 26, 1891, New York - d. Huntington, Long Island, September 18, 1977) was an American journalist. She wrote a syndicated column, "The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan," in the 1920s, and interviewed movie stars for such fan magazines as "Photoplay, Modern Screen," and "Screenland. ""The public,” she once said, “don't want their stars torn down, they want to believe in them, like Santa Claus.”
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David De Silva David De Silva (born August 14, 1936) is an American film writer and producer, best known for the 1980 MGM movie "Fame". De Silva retained the stage rights to the film, and, conceived and developed "Fame - The Musical", which has since been produced in many countries around the world, leading De Silva to be known as "Father Fame", and launching a foundation called the Father Fame Foundation to promote theatre arts.
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The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 biographical film which tells the life story of rock musician Buddy Holly. It features an Academy Award-winning musical score, adapted by Joe Renzetti and Oscar-nominated lead performance by Gary Busey.
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Nine (musical) Nine is a musical, initially created and written by Maury Yeston as a class-project in Lehman Engel's BMI Music Theatre Workshop in 1973. It was later developed with a book by Mario Fratti, and then again with a book by Arthur Kopit, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. The story is based also on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film "8½". It focuses on film director Guido Contini, who is dreading his imminent 40th birthday and facing a midlife crisis, which is blocking his creative impulses and entangling him in a web of romantic difficulties in early-1960s Venice.
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One and One (musical) One & One is an American 1970s award-winning original off-Broadway musical comedy by Dianne Adams (music and lyrics), Fred Bennett (book), and Richard O'Donnell (book, music and lyrics).
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Radiant Baby Radiant Baby is a musical about Keith Haring, who was an artist and social activist in New York City. The music was composed by Debra Barsha, with lyrics by Ira Gasman, Stuart Ross, and Debra Barsha. It was suggested by "Keith Haring: the unauthorised biography" by John Gruen.
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September 30, 1955 September 30, 1955 (originally titled 9/30/55) is a 1977 drama film written and directed by James Bridges. Filming of this movie was delayed for a year after Richard Thomas broke his ankle. Thomas had never ridden a motorcycle before and was practicing when he had an accident resulting in the ankle injury. The original cast included some Arkansas actors, including the part of Eugene. Unfortunately, the delay in filming coincided with the young Arkansas actors' growth spurt and the part of Eugene had to be re-cast.
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film) Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1977 American drama film, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Judith Rossner, which was inspired by the 1973 murder of New York City schoolteacher Roseann Quinn. The film was written and directed by Richard Brooks. It stars Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, and Richard Gere.
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Freaky Friday (musical) Freaky Friday is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and a book by Bridget Carpenter. Based on the 1972 book of the same name, the musical is an adaptation of the 1976 and 2003 films. When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.
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Julia (1977 film) Julia is a 1977 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann, from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent. It is based on a chapter from Lillian Hellman's book "Pentimento" about the author's relationship with a lifelong friend, "Julia," who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to World War II. Hellman said the story was true, but critics have challenged its accuracy. The film in DeLuxe Color was produced by Richard Roth, with Julien Derode as executive producer and Tom Pevsner as associate producer.
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Maurine Dallas Watkins Maurine Dallas Watkins (July 27, 1896 – August 10, 1969) was an American journalist and playwright. In the 1920s she wrote the play, "Chicago" (1926). After her death, it was adapted by Bob Fosse and others as a successful musical for stage, running from 1975 to 1977 in New York, and a 2002 film version.
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Need Your Love So Bad "Need Your Love So Bad" sometimes known as "I Need Your Love So Bad", is a blues song first published in 1955 and written by Mertis John Jr.
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Justice and the Poor Justice and the Poor was an article on law and ethics first published in 1919, promoting the concept of free legal assistance for the poor. It was written by Reginald Heber Smith.
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The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia is a compendium of articles written by Michael Gray covering the life and work of Bob Dylan. It includes reviews of varying length for each album and numerous songs in Dylan's musical output, but is not just a work of music criticism. The topics for individual articles encompass Dylan's musical forebears, literary influences, personal acquaintances, key career events, musical associates, cultural context, forays into film and writing, and minutiae of all sorts.
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Mary Ellis Peltz Mary Ellis Peltz (4 May 1896 – 24 October 1981) was an American drama and music critic, magazine editor, poet and writer on music. Born Mary Ellis Opdycke, Peltz was educated at the Spence School and Barnard College (Phi Beta Kappa). At the age of 24 she joined the staff of "The New York Sun" as assistant music critic. She left the paper in 1924 at the time of her marriage to John DeWitt Peltz. She later worked for "The Junior League Magazine" as a drama critic and published both poetry and articles in a variety of publications; including "Harper's Magazine" and "Poetry". In 1936 she became the first chief editor of "Opera News", a position she held until 1957 when she founded the Metropolitan Opera's archives. She served as director of the Met's archives from 1957-1981.
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Your Own Thing Your Own Thing is a rock-styled musical comedy loosely based on "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. It premiered off-Broadway in early 1968. The music and lyrics are by Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar with the book adaptation by Donald Driver, who also directed the original production. The show was a success, running for 937 performances Off-Broadway and then touring and playing in London and Australia.
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The Bad Man (play) The Bad Man was a 1920 Broadway three-act comedy written by Porter Emerson Browne,
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Good Times (musical) Good Times was a popular 1920 Broadway musical extravaganza, with music by Raymond Hubbell and a book by R. H. Burnside. Produced by Charles Dillingham, it debuted on August 9, 1920 at the Hippodrome in New York City and ran for 456 performances, the longest run for the 1920-21 season. It was sixth of Dillingham's elaborate spectacles at the Hippodrome.
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The Goodbye Girl (musical) The Goodbye Girl is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon's original screenplay for the 1977 film of the same name.
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No Trifling with Love No Trifling with Love (French: On ne badine pas avec l'amour ) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Caroline Huppert. It is based on the theatrical work of Alfred de Musset of the same name.