Studio 54

Jun 15, 2018

1h 38m

★ 6.4

Nothing this fabulous could last forever

Overview

Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Passion Pictures

Altimeter Films

A&E IndieFilms

Studio 54 Trailers

Cast

Self

Ian Schrager

Self (archive footage)

Steve Rubell

Self

Donald Rubell

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Farrah Fawcett-Majors

Self (archive footage)

Liza Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Self (archive footage)

Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Bianca Jagger

Self

Nile Rodgers

Self (archive footage)

John Belushi

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