54 - Movie Review

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Extremely watery and soap opera-ish, this expose on the inner workings of Studio 54 at the end of the 1970s is pretty tame. Sure, drugs, sex, money, booze, etc. were all free-flowing. But who didn't know that? The fictionalized story of a bartender's rise to power that's weaved in here doesn't make the film any better.

Facts and Figures

Year: 1998

Run time: 93 mins

In Theaters: Friday 28th August 1998

Box Office Worldwide: $16.8M

Budget: $13M

Distributed by: Miramax Films

Production compaines: Miramax Films, Buena Vista

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 2.5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 13%
Fresh: 8 Rotten: 55

IMDB: 5.7 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Mark Christopher

Producer: Ira Deutchman, Richard N. Gladstein, Dolly Hall

Screenwriter: Mark Christopher

Starring: Ryan Phillippe as Shane O'Shea, Salma Hayek as Anita Randazzo, Mike Myers as Steve Rubell, Neve Campbell as Julie Black, Sherry Stringfield as Viv, Sela Ward as Billie Auster, Breckin Meyer as Greg Randazzo, Daniel Lapaine as Marc the Doorman, Erika Alexander as Ciel, Heather Matarazzo as Grace O'Shea, Aemilia Robinson as Kelly O'Shea, Skipp Sudduth as Harlan O'Shea, Mark Ruffalo as Ricko, Lauren Hutton as Liz Vangelder, Arthur J. Nascarella as IRS Agent, John Hines as IRS Agent, Barbara Radecki as TV Host, Sean Sullivan as Andy Warhol, Victor Sutherland as DJ, Coati Mundi as DJ, Sheryl Crow as VIP, Heidi Klum as VIP, Donald Trump as VIP, Sophie Rousseau as VIP, Cindy Crawford as VIP, Georgina Grenville as VIP, Victor Browne as VIP, Noam Jenkins as Romeo, Cameron Mathison as Atlanta, Jay Goede as Buck, Patrick Taylor as Tarzan, Ellen Dow as Disco Dottie

Also starring: Ira Deutchman, Dolly Hall, Mark Christopher