Staying Alive is a big disappointment. This sequel to the gutsy, electric Saturday Night Fever is a slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of self-contained song-and-dance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on MTV which is probably what will happen. Like Flashdance, it isn t really a movie at all, but an endless series of musical interludes between dramatic scenes that aren t there. It s not even as good as Flashdance, but it may appeal to the same audience; it s a Walkman for the eyes.
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The movie has an extremely simple plot. Extremely. Six years have passed since Tony Manero (John Travolta) gazed longingly at the lights of Manhattan at the end of Saturday Night Fever. Now he lives in a fleabag Manhattan hotel, works as a waiter and a dance instructor and dates a young dancer (Cynthia Rhodes) with the patience of a saint. He s still a woman-chaser. But he meets a long-haired British dancer (Finola Hughes) who s his match. She s a q
suspecis only 14 years home. he was walking home from work at a local restaurant. police believe he was targeted wacause the suspects believe he rrs caying cash.s these suspects, one just 14 years old, charged with first degree murder and a stabbing to waldorf restaurant worker here that left gutierrez dead. he was walking home from his job when he was attacked. it s certainly shocking to us we arrested and charged a 14-year-old. all the ages are of concern us to. we are glad we ve been able to y klentify them and apprehend them and get them off the streety reporter: pole say 14-year-old trejon hardy murdered the man july 28th. the victim was steps from his house when he was stabbed in the chest during a robbery. i think it s sad myself, personally. waldorf has been known to be relatively family-oriented, you know? to hear something like that, it s not good. reporter: gutierrez s brother was also targeted in the robbery and was able to bite one suspect benjamin thomas