17 Oct 2009
American Swing
Chronicles the rise and fall of 1970s New York City nightclub Plato's Retreat.
Studio 54
Nothing this fabulous could last forever
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ian Schrager Self
Steve Rubell Self (archive footage)
Donald Rubell 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)
Bill Murray Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage)
John Travolta Self (archive footage)
Roy Cohn Self (archive footage)
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