“Staying Alive” quotes
(1983)
Sylvester Stallone
directed this movie
in 1983
Title Staying Alive
Year 1983
Director Sylvester Stallone
Genre Drama, Romance, Music
Year 1983
Director Sylvester Stallone
Genre Drama, Romance, Music
Plot – Tony Manero has abandoned his home over the East River in New York to go to Manhattan to look for a job as dancer. Meanwhile he gets engaged to Jackie, a dancer as well, and he works as a waiter in a restaurant. Jackie brings Tony to a show audition. The prima ballerina is the rich and capricious Laura and Tony spends with her the night, meanwhile the company rehearses the 'Satan's Alley' play.
All actors – John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, Charles Ward, Steve Bickford, Patrick Brady, Norma Donaldson, Jesse Doran, Joyce Hyser, Deborah Jenssen
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“Guys like you aren't relationships, they're exercise.”
“- Laura: Don't take it personally.
- Tony Manero: I've got to. There's no one else in the room!”“Who do you think you're dealing with, some little groupie who jumps when you call? Is that who you think I am? We met, we made it. What do you think it was? True love? And you say I used you, but what about you using me? Everybody uses everybody, don't they?”
“- Tony Manero: You know what I wanna do?
- Jackie: What?
- Tony Manero: Strut.”“You know a woman's career as a dancer is half as long as a man's? So that means I have half as many chances of making it, right?”
“You wanna dance? You follow my rules! This is not a democracy! You know, you're not exactly the greatest dancer ever to hit Broadway!”
“- Joy: Hello, I'm Joy.
- Tony Manero: And I'm happiness!”“- Tony Manero: Did you hear the way she talked? All intelligent like.
- Jackie: Tony, an accent doesn't make you intelligent. If it did, you'd be Einstein.”
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