How Jeopardy!’s Catch It clue revived Saturday Night Fever nostalgia? Everything you need to know

Saturday Night Fever is a dance drama film directed by John Badham from a screenplay by Norman Wexler. The film, starring John Travolta and Karen Gorney, became a cultural phenomenon due to its iconic soundtrack composed by Bee Gees and David Shire.

In the film, John Travolta plays Tony Manero, a young Italian-American who, along with his friends, spends his weekends at a local discothèque dancing his struggles and stress away.

The film was released with the tagline 'Catch It,' representing the themes that dealt with the working-class youth's struggles and ambitions during the 70s disco era. During the December 26, 2024, episode of the NBC quiz show Jeopardy!, a question was asked about the film, reviving the Saturday Night Fever nostalgia.

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'Catch It' was the tagline for Saturday Night Fever

On December 26, 2024, the popular quiz show Jeopardy! presented an exhilarating episode with tough competition among the contestants Laura Faddah, Brad Grusnik, and Carole Portas Keane.

The final category of the game, the Movies and Their Soundtracks featured the clue - "'Catch It' was a tagline for this 1970s film whose iconic soundtrack became one of the bestselling albums in history." The answer to this question was Saturday Night Fever, which all the contestants guessed correctly. Despite admirable performances from the other two contestants, Laura Faddah won the game.

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Saturday Night Fever soundtrack: Catch It, A Fifth of Beethoven, and every iconic song in the album

The film is essentially a tragic story about the dreams and aspirations of the working-class youth, who find liberty and expression through music and dance. The story deeply resonated with the viewers of the time, but it was the stellar soundtrack by Bee Gees and David Shire that elevated the film to its iconic status.

Bee Gees wrote and recorded five songs that were used in the film, including Stayin' Alive, Night Fever, How Deep Is Your Love, More Than a Woman, and If I Can't Have You. Two other pre-released Bee Gees songs were also used in the film, and the rest of the music was done by David Shire. According to the Library of Congress, the album has sold over 40 million copies.

All the tracks used in Saturday Night Fever are as follows:

• Stayin' Alive
• How Deep is Your Love
• Night Fever
• More Than A Woman
• If I Can't Have You
• A Fifth of Beethoven
• Manhattan Skyline
• Calypso Breakdown
• Night on Disco Mountain
• Open Sesame
• Jive Talkin'
• You Should Be Dancing
• Boogie Shoes
• Salsation
• K-Jee
• Disco Inferno

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About Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta portrays Tony, a young and ambitious Italian-American living in Brooklyn who wants to break free from his working-class life. He spends every weekend at the local disco, where he is the king of the dance floor. Soon, Tony gets infatuated with Stephanie Mangano, and they begin to fall in love. However, tragedy lurks in the shadow of Tony as the reality of his life hits.

The official logline for the film said,

"A young Italian-American man in Brooklyn escapes his working-class life and family frustrations through disco dancing."

The film is available on Apple TV+. The platform describes the plot of the film as:

"Every Saturday Tony puts on his wide-collared shirt, flared trousers, and platform shoes and heads out to the only place he's seen as a god rather than some young punk. But in the darkness, away from the strobe lights and glitter ball, is a tragic story of disillusionment, violence, and heartbreak."

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