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''Staying Alive'' is the 1983 film sequel to ''Saturday Night Fever'', starring John Travolta as dancer Tony Manero, with Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Joyce Hyser, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, and dancers Viktor Manoel, Kate Ann Wright, Kevyn Morrow and Nanette Tarpey. It was directed and co-written by Sylvester Stallone. The title comes from the Bee Gees song "Stayin' Alive", which was used as the theme song to ''Saturday Night Fever'' and is also played during the final scene of ''Staying Alive''. It also goes hand-in-hand with Tony's new lifestyle, in which he is barely surviving as he pursues his dream of making dancing his career. This is the only film other than ''Homefront'' which Sylvester Stallone has written in which he does not star (although he does have a cameo). ==Plot== Set some six years after the events of ''Saturday Night Fever'', former disco king Anthony "Tony" Manero is now 25. He has left Brooklyn, and is now living in Manhattan, staying in a flophouse while he works as a dance instructor and as a waiter at a dance club, looking for his big break in the modern dance productions on Broadway. The breakaway he has from his Brooklyn life, family, and friends seems to have matured Tony and refined his personality, specifically represented by his diminished Brooklyn accent and his avoidance of alcohol and profanity. However, certain attitudes have not changed, as with his most recent girlfriend, the forgiving Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes). One attitude he holds consists of a double standard whereby he feels at liberty to see other women, but becomes vexed if he finds Jackie with other men. While watching a show in which Jackie is a dancer in the chorus, Tony focuses instead on the lead, a wealthy English dancer, Laura (Finola Hughes). While he seduces and spends the night with her, she only intended to be involved with him for one night, leaving Tony feeling used by her. Laura coldly dubs their relationship a mere one-night stand and justifies this by saying, "Everybody uses everybody," even implying that Tony used ''her'' in order to get a dance role in her latest show. Jackie is unhappy by his breaking several promises to meet with her. Jackie is also the vocalist of a local rock band and, unable to trust Tony, instead presumably begins a relationship with the band's rhythm guitarist (Frank Stallone), further upsetting Tony after his conflict with Laura. Jackie, Tony and Laura all try out for the Broadway production ''Satan's Alley''. The others land small roles while Laura is once again cast as the lead female dancer. Sick of being considered second best in Tony's eyes, Jackie finally leaves him. Tony realizes how cruel he has been to her. Tony walks all the way from Manhattan to his old Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn in the middle of the night, he also walks past ''The 2001 Odyssey'' Discothèque, his former Saturday night hangout noticing that it's now a gay nightclub. Afterwards, he visits his mother (Julie Bovasso), who he apologizes to for his selfish and trouble making ways when he was young. Despite his apology, she tells him it was the selfishness that got him out of the dead-end life in Bay Ridge. Feeling better after this, Tony heads back to Manhattan to make things right with Jackie. At the same time, he and the snobby Laura remain distant and hostile as the production progresses. Seeing an opportunity to replace the lead male dancer, Tony asks Jackie to help practice a number. Laura is disgusted by the fact that Tony lands the lead, meaning she must now dance with Tony during the production. Despite her animosity, the two display a chemistry on stage. But on opening night, Tony brashly goes against the script and kisses Laura. She is repulsed and scratches his face. Tony completes the rest of the performance without further problems, except when Laura almost refuses to jump in his arms, which at the last second, does manage to succeed on the elevated spot, creating excitement with the audience and cast. After the show, he apologizes to Jackie and the two get back together. Following his renewed relationship with Jackie, Tony exits by the stage door to "strut" in celebration, reminiscent of the opening scene of ''Saturday Night Fever'' as he walks alone through Times Square, beaming with newfound self-confidence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Staying Alive (1983 film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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