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54 is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mark Christopher released in USA on 28 august 1998 with Ryan Phillippe

54 (1998)

54
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Released in USA 28 august 1998
Length 1h33
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama,    Historical,    Musical
Rating58% 2.9495252.9495252.9495252.9495252.949525

54 is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Mark Christopher, about Studio 54, a world-famous New York City disco club, the main setting of the film. It stars Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell and Mike Myers as Steve Rubell, the co-founder of the club. The film was extensively reshot and recut in 1998 to poor critical acclaim but respectable box office. In 2008, a bootleg version of the director's cut was screened at Outfest leading to a demand for its release. In 2015, Miramax premiered the film with its original story, characters, tone and themes to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Film Festival. Since then, this version has gone on to be a lauded on the festival circuit, often being called "A Lost Gay Classic," iTunes, various streaming platforms, limited theatrical runs and a full theatrical release in France in December 2015. The full story of the films destruction and resurrection went viral on New York Magazine's Vulture site:
http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/54-directors-cut.html
Other reviews include:
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/12/54-the-directors-cut-review-disco-thrusting-delirium-mike-myers-berlin
And Elvis Mitchell's interview with director Mark Christopher on KCRW's "The Treatment":
http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-treatment/mark-christopher-54-the-directors-cut

Synopsis

Shane O'Shea (Ryan Phillippe) is a young Jersey man, handsome enough to become a bartender at Studio 54. There he befriends aspiring singer Anita (Salma Hayek) and her husband, Greg Randazzo (Breckin Meyer). Shane gets sucked into the hard-partying scene at Studio 54, as his life spirals downward, so does It.

Actors

Ryan Phillippe

(Shane O'Shea)Salma Hayek

(Anita)Neve Campbell

(Julie Black)Mike Myers

(Steve Rubell)Sela Ward

(Billie Auster)
And :
Breckin Meyer
Heather Matarazzo
Lauren Hutton
Daniel Lapaine
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