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The Last Days of Disco

Original title

54

Year

1998

Running time

93 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mark Christopher

Screenwriter

Mark Christopher

Cast

Music

Marco Beltrami, Various

Cinematography

Alexander Gruszynski

Producer

Miramax, Dollface, FilmColony, Redeemable Features

Genre

Drama | 1970s. 1980s. Music. Dancing

Synopsis

When Steve Rubell (Myers), the mastermind behind New York's infamous STUDIO 54 disco, plucks young Shane O'Shea (Phillippe) from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door ... but lands a coveted job behind the bar! By following Shane's rapid rise from naive busboy to the notorious nightspot's sexy main attraction, you're allowed an unforgettable look at the spectacular rise and fall of Steve Rubell's decadent empire! An entertaining hit that pulses with the best dance music of the era, 54 is not just your ticket inside this legendary place ... it places you at the very epicenter of the greatest party on Earth!

Awards: 1998: 2 Nominations for Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Phillipe) and Worst Supp. Actress (Dow)

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Critics' reviews

"54 is an entertaining and surprisingly serious look at the infamous New York discotheque, with a genuine nostalgia for the late '70s and early '80s, tempered by a healthy dose of jaundice"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
"Decadence has rarely looked so pathetic, lethargic and dispiriting as it does in this listless film."

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"The strongest element of '54' is its star Ryan Phillippe (...) The movie might have worked had it decided which story it wanted to tell"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Amusing and holds interest largely thanks to its re-creation of a glitzy, flamboyant era, not to mention its soundtrack of disco songs that sound a lot better today than 20 years ago"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Too often, the film is more like a soundtrack with visuals than a well constructed, fully developed motion picture."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"It's a noble effort, but aficionados and the mildly interested are recommended to seek out VH-1's excellent Studio 54 documentary in lieu of this shallow morality play."

Marc Savlov: Austin Chronicle
"It looks attractive, and is enlivened somewhat by the soundtrack's obligatory disco dinosaurs, but those expecting any real insight into the 70s club scene will come away hugely disappointed"

Caroline Westbrook: Empire
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54

1998

Mark Christopher

5.6

(6,568)