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54 (film)
54 is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Mark Christopher. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell and Mike Myers, the film focuses on the rise and fall of Studio 54, a famous nightclub in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Prior to its release in the United States on August 28, 1998, by Miramax Films, the film was extensively reshot and recut; it ultimately opened to poor critical reaction and box office. In 2008, a bootleg version of the director's cut was screened at Outfest, leading to interest for its release. In 2015, Christopher and Miramax premiered a new edit of the film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, with 45 minutes of original material restored and 30 minutes of studio re-shoots removed.
In the summer of 1979, 19-year-old Irish-American gas station attendant Shane O'Shea lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his widowed, conservative father Harlan and two younger sisters Grace and Kelly. Weary of his working-class existence, Shane longs for a more glamorous life across the river in New York City's Manhattan. One night, he persuades his two friends Key and Ricko into accompanying him to Studio 54, a disco nightclub. When he is chosen to enter upon arrival by the club's co-owner Steve Rubell, he is exposed to the hedonistic world of 54, with unbridled alcohol, drugs, and open sex. Against Harlan's wishes, Shane returns to 54 the next night and Steve hires him as a busboy. After fighting with Harlan over his new job, he leaves Jersey City and moves in with fellow busboy Greg Randazzo and his coat-check girl wife Anita, an aspiring singer, in Manhattan.
After a week bussing tables, Shane is promoted to bartender following a one-night stand with club regular Billie Auster, upsetting Greg, who feels that he did not get the job because he would not let Steve perform oral sex on him. As Shane's popularity skyrockets, he mingles with the city's upper-class, poses for a beefcake photo shoot in Interview magazine, consumes drugs and has sex with multiple women. After a while, Shane begins to feel used because he wants to be taken seriously and valued for more than just his good looks and sex appeal.
Shane's rise in popularity also damages his relationships with his friends and family, especially during the Christmas holidays. On Christmas Eve, Greg, who now moonlights as a drug dealer for extra money, criticizes Shane of displaying a conceited attitude and accuses him of attempting to have sex with Anita after witnessing him attempting to begin a romantic relationship with her earlier at their apartment. Harlan, whom Shane has not seen or spoken to in months, rejects him when he returns home for a visit on Christmas Day because a female friend of the family who got into 54 one night informed him that she saw Shane doing drugs. However, he does experience some brief happiness during the holidays when he commences a short-lived romance with fellow New Jerseyan Julie Black, a soap opera starlet determined to succeed in the film industry.
On New Year's Eve, 1979, Shane's stardom, his relationship with Julie and 54's life all end. He disgustedly rejects Julie after discovering her with Roland Sachs, an agent she plans to have sex with to advance her career. After elderly 54 regular Mona (aka Disco Dottie) dies of a cocaine overdose during Anita's debut performance, Steve asks a grief-stricken Shane to ignore the incident and continue working. Shane angrily refuses and gets into a near-physical altercation with Steve, who then fires him and orders his bouncers to expel him from the club. Simultaneously, the FBI raids 54 and arrests Steve, as he has been skimming money from the club's nightly take. As Shane leaves 54 in disgrace, Julie passes by him in a limousine and following a heart-to-heart, they part ways but agree to remain friends.
Ultimately, Steve receives an 18-month prison sentence for tax evasion, and 54 closes; upon release, he is forced to sell 54 but remains associated with the club as a consultant under the new management. Meanwhile, Shane communicates regularly with Julie, who moves to Hollywood and lands a bit part in a film but he, Anita and Greg drift apart. Anita releases a moderately successful album with Casablanca Records and Greg obtains a construction job after serving six months of probation for dealing drugs. Shane works nights managing a restaurant in Greenwich Village and takes business classes at NYU during the daylight hours; he also improves his relationships with Harlan, Grace and Kelly by visiting them weekly. Shane, Greg and Anita reunite at the newly reopened 54 upon Steve's release for a one-night welcome-back party hosted by him for all of his old friends and employees. Eventually, 54 closes permanently in 1986 and Steve dies of AIDS in 1989 at age 45.
The director's cut opens with a new narration of the film's original opening as Shane is seen leaving 54 after being thrown out on New Year's Eve. Shane's narration from the theatrical version is omitted.
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54 (film)
54 is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Mark Christopher. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell and Mike Myers, the film focuses on the rise and fall of Studio 54, a famous nightclub in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Prior to its release in the United States on August 28, 1998, by Miramax Films, the film was extensively reshot and recut; it ultimately opened to poor critical reaction and box office. In 2008, a bootleg version of the director's cut was screened at Outfest, leading to interest for its release. In 2015, Christopher and Miramax premiered a new edit of the film at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, with 45 minutes of original material restored and 30 minutes of studio re-shoots removed.
In the summer of 1979, 19-year-old Irish-American gas station attendant Shane O'Shea lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his widowed, conservative father Harlan and two younger sisters Grace and Kelly. Weary of his working-class existence, Shane longs for a more glamorous life across the river in New York City's Manhattan. One night, he persuades his two friends Key and Ricko into accompanying him to Studio 54, a disco nightclub. When he is chosen to enter upon arrival by the club's co-owner Steve Rubell, he is exposed to the hedonistic world of 54, with unbridled alcohol, drugs, and open sex. Against Harlan's wishes, Shane returns to 54 the next night and Steve hires him as a busboy. After fighting with Harlan over his new job, he leaves Jersey City and moves in with fellow busboy Greg Randazzo and his coat-check girl wife Anita, an aspiring singer, in Manhattan.
After a week bussing tables, Shane is promoted to bartender following a one-night stand with club regular Billie Auster, upsetting Greg, who feels that he did not get the job because he would not let Steve perform oral sex on him. As Shane's popularity skyrockets, he mingles with the city's upper-class, poses for a beefcake photo shoot in Interview magazine, consumes drugs and has sex with multiple women. After a while, Shane begins to feel used because he wants to be taken seriously and valued for more than just his good looks and sex appeal.
Shane's rise in popularity also damages his relationships with his friends and family, especially during the Christmas holidays. On Christmas Eve, Greg, who now moonlights as a drug dealer for extra money, criticizes Shane of displaying a conceited attitude and accuses him of attempting to have sex with Anita after witnessing him attempting to begin a romantic relationship with her earlier at their apartment. Harlan, whom Shane has not seen or spoken to in months, rejects him when he returns home for a visit on Christmas Day because a female friend of the family who got into 54 one night informed him that she saw Shane doing drugs. However, he does experience some brief happiness during the holidays when he commences a short-lived romance with fellow New Jerseyan Julie Black, a soap opera starlet determined to succeed in the film industry.
On New Year's Eve, 1979, Shane's stardom, his relationship with Julie and 54's life all end. He disgustedly rejects Julie after discovering her with Roland Sachs, an agent she plans to have sex with to advance her career. After elderly 54 regular Mona (aka Disco Dottie) dies of a cocaine overdose during Anita's debut performance, Steve asks a grief-stricken Shane to ignore the incident and continue working. Shane angrily refuses and gets into a near-physical altercation with Steve, who then fires him and orders his bouncers to expel him from the club. Simultaneously, the FBI raids 54 and arrests Steve, as he has been skimming money from the club's nightly take. As Shane leaves 54 in disgrace, Julie passes by him in a limousine and following a heart-to-heart, they part ways but agree to remain friends.
Ultimately, Steve receives an 18-month prison sentence for tax evasion, and 54 closes; upon release, he is forced to sell 54 but remains associated with the club as a consultant under the new management. Meanwhile, Shane communicates regularly with Julie, who moves to Hollywood and lands a bit part in a film but he, Anita and Greg drift apart. Anita releases a moderately successful album with Casablanca Records and Greg obtains a construction job after serving six months of probation for dealing drugs. Shane works nights managing a restaurant in Greenwich Village and takes business classes at NYU during the daylight hours; he also improves his relationships with Harlan, Grace and Kelly by visiting them weekly. Shane, Greg and Anita reunite at the newly reopened 54 upon Steve's release for a one-night welcome-back party hosted by him for all of his old friends and employees. Eventually, 54 closes permanently in 1986 and Steve dies of AIDS in 1989 at age 45.
The director's cut opens with a new narration of the film's original opening as Shane is seen leaving 54 after being thrown out on New Year's Eve. Shane's narration from the theatrical version is omitted.