The best thing to be said for Staying Alive is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. This is appropriate because the entire opus is a true parody of itself. It is also a wonderful time capsule of the early 80's and egos gone amok. Given his performance here, Travolta should have played the Tom Hanks role in Bonfire of the Vanities. He is much less personally pained by the total absence of a script.
Review of Staying Alive
