"A Fantasy Wet Dream": The Wild Making of 'Saturday Night Fever'

A fired Oscar-nominated director. Fake call sheets to outrun screaming John Travolta fans. A disco palace built with aluminum ...

“Saturday Night Fever” Director Says They Had to Make Fake Call Sheets After Thousands of Fans Crashed Set to See John Travolta

John Badham says Travolta’s fame drew huge crowds in Brooklyn, forcing fake call sheets, early shoots and doubles ...

“Saturday Night Fever” director says film's iconic disco set was incredibly 'low budget' and looked 'dreadful' with the lights on

The disco's reflective atmosphere was largely achieved through aluminum foil and Christmas lights, John Badham said ...

John Travolta mania stopped filming on Saturday Night Fever

Saturday Night Fever director John Badham has revealed how overwhelming fan attention forced filmmakers to use decoys, fake ...
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John Travolta's star power was so overwhelming it led to the shutting down of filming on Saturday Night Fever

The Grease star, 72, had become a television sensation through his role as Vinnie Barbarino in the hit sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter when filming began on Saturday Night Fever in Brooklyn in 1977 - and ...