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.
Editing
Archival footage so crisp you'll smell the Quaaludes.
Writing
Ian Schrager's reluctant testimony — finally.
Director
Matt Tyrnauer
Ian Schrager
Self
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Farrah Fawcett
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 (archive footage)
Nile Rodgers
Self
John Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Boy George
Self (archive footage)
Divine
Self (archive footage)
Calvin Klein
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The infamous 'moon' with the coke spoon was a custom commission by Rubell, not a found object.
Studio 54 invented modern nightlife as we know it — the guest list, the door policy, the desperate queue.
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