# Staying Alive (1983)

> A former Brooklyn disco champion pursues Broadway success in Manhattan while trying to outgrow the attitudes and relationships of his past.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5857

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
- Director: Sylvester Stallone
- Cast: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, Charles Ward, Steve Bickford, Patrick Brady
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086361/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: energetic, aspirational, romantic, dance movie night, 1980s nostalgia

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