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Studio 54

Studio 54

Nothing this fabulous could last forever

2018•1h 38m•6.5/10
Documentary

Ratings

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6.5/10(84)

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.

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Production

Passion Pictures, Altimeter Films, A&E IndieFilms

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Ian Schrager

Ian Schrager

Self

Steve Rubell

Self (archive footage)

Donald Rubell

Self

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett

Self (archive footage)

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Self (archive footage)

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Bianca Jagger

Bianca Jagger

Self (archive footage)

Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Self

John Belushi

John Belushi

Self (archive footage)

Boy George

Boy George

Self (archive footage)

Divine

Divine

Self (archive footage)

Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Self (archive footage)

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

John Travolta

John Travolta

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Roy Cohn

Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage)

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