Project Detail

Studio 54

Synopsis

Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Doc Premieres - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Director
Matt Tyrnauer
Producer
Matt Tyrnauer, John Battsek, Corey Reeser
Co-Producer
Noreen O'Toole, Troy Benjamin, Graham High
Executive Producer
Molly Thompson, Robert Sharenow, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Andrew Ruhemann
Editor
Andrea Lewis, with Morgan Hanner, Jason Hardwick
Screenwriter
Nicolas Brown
Director of Photography
Tom Hurwitz
Composer
Lorne Balfe; Music Supervisor: Liz Gallacher

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

An Altimeter Films (US), Passion Pictures (UK) production

Passion Pictures

County House
33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN

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