Studio 54
“Nothing this fabulous could last forever”
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.
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Ian Schrager
Self
Steve Rubell
Self (archive footage)
Donald Rubell
Self
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Moonwalker
Ghosts
Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Cannonball Run
Saturn 3
Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Cabaret
Arrested Development
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Sex and the City
White Nights
Jack Benny
Self (archive footage)
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
Known for
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Bianca Jagger
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Cannonball Run
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Nile Rodgers
Self
Also in
Chic: Live at the Budokan
Cerrone - Supernature
John Belushi
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Blues Brothers
Animal House
Matt Tyrnauer Director · Lorne Balfe Composer Tom Hurwitz Cinematographer
United States release October 5, 2018 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Italian
Production
Passion Pictures
Production
Altimeter Films
Production
A&E IndieFilms
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · January 21, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 5, 2018
Theatrical
Denmark
March 16, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
France
July 17, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
August 9, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
July 12, 2019 · Physical
September 18, 2021 · TV
July 17, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
August 9, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
September 28, 2018 · Premiere · Athens International Film and Video Festival
Iceland
September 27, 2018 · Premiere · Reyjkavik International Film Festival
Ireland
June 22, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
June 9, 2019 · Premiere · Beat Film Festival
Spain
November 14, 2018 · TV
Sweden
June 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 1, 2018 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 15, 2018 · Theatrical
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