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| Year: | 1998 |
| Rating: | 6.2(5301) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Directed by: | Whit Stillman |
| Actors: | Chris Eigeman Mackenzie Astin Matt Keeslar Robert Sean Leonard Chloë Sevigny Kate Beckinsale |
| "History is made at night." | |
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| Languages: | English |
| Gross: |
USA - 642,577 USD (7 June 1998) UK - 93,255 GBP (6 September 1998) |
| Plot: | Last Days of Disco loosely depicts the "last days" at a disco palace, where drugs, sex and weirdness ran rampant. The story centers around a group of friends who frequent the disco and each other. All the characters are searching for something to make their lives more fulfilling. Some are searching for everlasting love and some are just wanting something different. As the disco is closed, they all wonder can disco ever really be dead? |
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"Doctor's Orders" Written by Geoff Stephens , Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook Performed by Carol Douglas Courtesy of Unidisc Music, Inc. By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc. "Let's All Chant" Written by Michael Zager, Alvin Fields Performed by Michael Zager Band Courtesy of Chant Entertainment, Inc. By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc. "He's the Greatest Dancer" Written by Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Performed by Sister Sledge Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Shame" Written by Reuben Cross, John Fitch Performed by Evelyn King (as Evelyn "Champagne" King) Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment "Le Freak" Written by Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Performed by Chic Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Everybody Dance" Written by Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Performed by Chic Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "More, More, More (Pt. 1)" Written by Gregg Diamond Performed by Andrea True Connection Courtesy of BMG Entertainment International "The Love I Lost" Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff Performed by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (as Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes) Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records/Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "The Tide Is High" Written by John Holt , Tyrone Evans , Howard Barrett Performed by Blondie Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, A Division of EMI Under License from EMI - Capitol Special Markets "I'm Coming Out" Written by Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Performed by Diana Ross Courtesy of Motown Record Company, LP By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music "Knock on Wood" Written by Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper (as Stephen Cropper) Performed by Amii Stewart Courtesy of Trojan Recordings Ltd "Got to Be Real" Written by Cheryl Lynn, David Foster , David Paich Performed by Cheryl Lynn Courtesy of Columbia Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "Hearts of Stone" Written by Mark Suozzo, Lou Christie Performed by Norma Jean "Minstrel and Queen" (a/k/a "Queen Majesty") Written by Curtis Mayfield Performed by The Techniques Courtesy of Heartbeat Records By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group "Opportunity" Written by Ray Evans , Randall Stewart Performed by The Jewels Courtesy of Rhino Records By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Here I Am" Written by Chris Allen, Eugene Record Performed by The Chi-Lites Courtesy of Brunswick Record Corp. By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc. "The Oogum Boogum Song" Written by Brenton Wood (as Alfred Smith) Performed by Brenton Wood Courtesy of The Exclusive Master Owner Original Sound Record Co., Inc. By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing, Inc. "Turn the Beat Around" Written by Peter Jackson, Gerald Jackson Performed by Vicki Sue Robinson Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment "Rockin' Chair" Written by Clarence Reid, Willie Clarke (as Willie Clark) Performed by Gwen McCrae Courtesy of Rhino Records By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Heart of Glass" Written by Deborah Harry , Chris Stein Performed by Blondie Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, A Division of EMI Under License from EMI-Capitol Special Markets "I Don't Know If It's Right" Written by Theodore Life, John Fitch Performed by Evelyn King (as Evelyn "Champagne" King) Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment "Got to Have Loving" Written by Marc Cerrone, Raymond Donnez Performed by Don Ray Courtesy of Malligator Records "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)" Written by 'Alicia Bridges, Susan Hutcheson Performed by Alicia Bridges Courtesy of Polydor Records By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music "Everybody Loves Somebody" Written by Ken Lane, Irving Taylor Performed by Dean Martin Courtesy of Capitol Records Under License from EMI-Capitol Special Markets "Good Times" Written by Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers Performed by Chic Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. By Arrangement with Warner Special Products "Carry Go Bring Come" Written by Justin Hines Performed by Justin Hines and The Dominoes Courtesy of Island Records, Inc. By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music "Dolce Vita" Written by Pierluigi Giombini, Paolo Mazzolini Performed by Ryan Paris Courtesy of ZYX Music "I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round)" Written by 'Alicia Bridges, Susan Hutcheson Performed by India and NuYorican Soul Produced by Louis Vega (as "Little" Louie Vega) and Kenny Gonzalez (as Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez) for Masters at Work Productions, Inc. NuYorican Soul Appears Courtesy of GRP Records "Love Train" Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff Performed by The O'Jays Courtesy of Philadelphia International Records / Epic Records By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing "Amazing Grace" Lyrics by John Newton Music traditional, arranged by William Walker Performed by Kate Beckinsale |
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BOOM: As Alice and Charlotte walk down the hallway at the publishing company. BOOM: In one of the office scenes. DATE: The disco riot at Comiskey Park was in 1979. Continuity: A table cloth rotates through 90 degrees between shots at Rex's Bar. Continuity: In the café, Alice's heart pendant changes its orientation several times between shots. Fact errors: When the nightclub manager is in the DJ box and says, "Michael, "Good Times"", meaning play the song "Good Times" by Chic, the record cover that the DJ picks up shows an image of a white, blonde female artist, clearly not Chic. Also the visible label on the actual record is blue, not the red/black or red /green Atlantic Records logo, Chic's record company label. DATE: In the background of the street scenes you can see car models made in the 90's not 80's. Fact errors: The "past perfect" that Bernie Rafferty picks up on in a dialogue with Des is actually just the 'simple past' tense. The past perfect would not have been "I was approached" but "I had been approached." A serious error for the self consciously erudite Stillman. DATE: SPOILER: The Ryan Paris song "Dolce Vita", released in 1983 is playing at the disco during the IRS/FBI raid. The film takes place in the "very early 1980's", most likely 1980 and 1981 based on dialogue and title cards in the film. CHAR: In the penultimate scene, Josh and Dan exit into a subway station with posts topped by red globes. Subway portals with red globes are exit only. They never could have entered there. As we see Des and Charlotte walk away, we see an entrance for the same subway station (World Trade Center) marked with green globes. The green globes designate 24-hour entry. There Josh and Dan could have actually entered for the subway. Continuity: Early in the movie, boxes of glassware in the back of the club have large modern barcodes. An hour into the movie the boxes are shown again, with the barcodes taped over. Continuity: As the two girls arrive in a taxi and are allowed to enter the disco, they change places between shots after the doorman lets them in. |
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Charlotte Pingress: Did people ever really dance in bars? I thought that was a myth. Charlotte Pingress: Maybe in physical terms I'm a little cuter than you, but you should be much more popular than I am. Josh Neff: A lot of people like to say they won't take no for an answer. I just wanted you to know that I'm not one of them; I can be easily discouraged. I *will* take no for an answer. Des McGrath: Do you really think the neurological effects of coffee are similar to that of cocaine? Des McGrath: Group social life has its place, but at a certain point other biological factors come into play. Our bodies weren't really designed for group social life. A certain amount of pairing off was always part of the original plan. Tom Platt: Actually, there's one theory that the environmental movement of our day was sparked by the rerelease of Bambi in the late 1950s. Alice Kinnon: There's something really sexy about Scrooge McDuck. Ted Boynton: Barcelona is beautiful but in human terms, pretty cold. Des McGrath: I have a gay mouth? Jimmy: There's something deeply ingrained in human biology: women prefer bad over weak and indecisive... and unemployed Josh Neff: I don't know about that. Jimmy: You think they do prefer weak, indecisive, and unemployed? Des McGrath: [to Josh] Are you taking your medication? Des McGrath: I'm not an addict. I'm a habitual user. Jimmy: [to Alice] There's no chance of you getting infatuated with me again, is there? [Josh describes Lady and the Tramp] Josh Neff: [referring to Lady and the Tramp] There is something depressing about it, and it's not really about dogs. Except for some superficial bow-wow stuff at the start, the dogs all represent human types, which is where it gets into real trouble. Lady, the ostensible protagonist, is a fluffy blond Cocker Spaniel with absolutely nothing on her brain. She's great-looking, but - let's be honest - incredibly insipid. Tramp, the love interest, is a smarmy braggart of the most obnoxious kind - an oily jailbird out for a piece of tail, or... whatever he can get. Charlotte Pingress: Oh, come on. Josh Neff: No, he's a self-confessed chicken thief, and all-around sleazeball. What's the function of a film of this kind? Essentially as a primer on love and marriage directed at very young people, imprinting on their little psyches the idea that smooth-talking delinquents recently escaped from the local pound are a good match for nice girls from sheltered homes. When in ten years the icky human version of Tramp shows up around the house, their hormones will be racing and no one will understand why. Films like this program women to adore jerks. Des McGrath: Yuppie stands for "young upwardly mobile professional". Nightclub flunkie is not a professional category. I wish we were yuppies. Young, upwardly mobile, professional. Those are *good* things, not bad things. Bernie Rafferty: So you don't know anything about this investigation. Des McGrath: No!... Well, a sort of *acquaintance* of mine who now works in Morgenthau's office approached me, but... I didn't tell him anything. Bernie Rafferty: You didn't tell me about that. Des McGrath: I didn't think it was important, it only just happened. Bernie Rafferty: When? Des McGrath: Tonight - just now. Bernie Rafferty: Why did you use the past perfect, then? Des McGrath: I used the past perfect? Bernie Rafferty: Yeah: "I was approached." It sounds like a while ago. Alice Kinnon: I'm sorry, I don't consider the guy who did the Spiderman comics a serious writer. Alice Kinnon: I think it's much better to wait until things happen naturally. Forcing things never works. Charlotte Pingress: That's not true. Forcing things usually works beautifully. Jimmy: That's like something out of the Nazis! Alice Kinnon: That's odd he knew I drank vodka tonics. I never told him. Des McGrath: It's uncanny. Alice Kinnon: You mean it's a complete cliché? All women recent college graduates drink vodka tonics, or something like that? Des McGrath: Well, maybe. Charlotte Pingress: [to Dan] What if in a few years we don't marry some corporate lawyer? What if we marry some meatball, like you? Or not you, personally, but someone with similarly low socioeconomic prospects. Charlotte Pingress: It's really important there be more group social life. Not just all this ferocious pairing off. Des McGrath: [indicating Van] I tease him a *little* bit... Bernie Rafferty: No teasing, Des. Des McGrath: No *teasing*? Des McGrath: Do yuppies even exist? No one says, "I am a yuppie," it's always the other guy who's a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it. Dan Powers: Of course yuppies exist. Most people would say you two are prime specimens. Charlotte Pingress: You're not fit to lick the boots of my real gay friends. Des McGrath: Well, I don't *want* to lick the boots of your real gay friends. Charlotte Pingress: You know the Woodstock generation of the 1960s that were so full of themselves and conceited? Charlotte Pingress: Anything I did that was wrong, I apologize for. But anything I did that was not wrong, I don't apologize for. Josh Neff: Take The Tortoise and the Hare. Okay, the tortoise won one race. Do you think that hare is really going to lose any more races to turtles? Not on your life. Alice Kinnon: I like that tortoise. Josh Neff: So do I. But if you were a betting person, would you say, "That tortoise won against the hare; in future races I'm backing him"? No. That race was almost certainly a fluke and afterwards the tortoise is still a tortoise, and the hare a hare. Dan Powers: You know, Alice, except for politics, we've got a lot in common: We're both pretty serious, and, I think, respect each other's bases for judgment. Occasionally I get reactionary thoughts, too. Alice Kinnon: I'm not reactionary. Dan Powers: Well, aesthetically. Alice Kinnon: Oh, well - *aesthetically*. Alice Kinnon: If when making love, the man... *spurts*... outside the woman, does that count as sexual intercourse? Tom Platt: "Spurts"? Alice Kinnon: If it... *squirts* outside, without getting in... does that count as losing your virginity? Tom Platt: No part of the man got in at any time? Alice Kinnon: I don't think so. Tom Platt: I think part has to get in to be considered sexual intercourse. Alice Kinnon: So then I was a virgin. Josh Neff: Book this clown. Des McGrath: I'm going to turn over a new leaf in Spain. I'm going to turn over several new leaves. Des McGrath: You know that Shakespearean admonition, "To thine own self be true"? It's premised on the idea that "thine own self" is something pretty good, being true to which is commendable. But what if "thine own self" is not so good? What if it's pretty bad? Would it be better, in that case, *not* to be true to thine own self?... See, that's my situation. Alice Kinnon: I love the company! They've been so great to us there. Dan Powers: Well, I don't know; we were exploited. But they were nice about it... Dan Powers: Reincarnation - life after death - mumbo-jumbo of all kinds has been highly commercial throughout the history of book publishing. The first printed book... was the Bible. Josh Neff: Disco will never be over. It will always live in our minds and hearts. Something like this, that was this big, and this important, and this great, will never die. Oh, for a few years - maybe many years - it'll be considered passé and ridiculous. It will be misrepresented and caricatured and sneered at, or - worse - completely ignored. People will laugh about John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, white polyester suits and platform shoes and people going like *this* [strikes disco pose] , but we had nothing to do with those things and still loved disco. Those who didn't understand will never understand: disco was much more, and much better, than all that. Disco was too great, and too much fun, to be gone forever! It's got to come back someday. I just hope it will be in our own lifetimes. [Des, Charlotte, Dan, and Van stare at Josh like he's crazy] Josh Neff: ...Sorry, I've got a job interview this afternoon and I was just trying to get revved up, but... most of what I said, I, um... believe. Tom Platt: Why is it that when people have sex with strangers on their mind their IQ just drops like 40 points? Des McGrath: 'Yuppie scum'? In college, before dropping out, I took a course in the propaganda uses of language; one objective is to deny other people's humanity, or even right to exist. Jimmy: In the men's lounge someone scrawled 'kill yuppie scum'. Des McGrath: Do yuppies even exist? No one says, "I am a yuppie," it's always the other guy who's a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it. |
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