Finding success in TV and film during the 1970s, back when he was still in his early 20s, John Travolta is one of those actors who feels like he’s been around – and in films both good and bad – forever. It’s a career that’s seen its share of ups and downs, as well as comebacks and misfires across the board. Films like Gotti, Battlefield Earth, and The Fanatic are notoriously bad, sure, but Travolta’s also been front and center of some classics in his time.
The 1988 film represents Waters at his most approachable, and 2007’s Hairspraypushes things a little further still into mass-appeal territory, not to mention making it a musical, of course. John Travolta takes on the role that Divine played in the first movie, disappearing surprisingly well into the role of Edna Turnblad, the mother of the film’s heroine.
7 'Saturday Night Fever' Director: John Badham John Travolta’s been nominated for two Academy Awards during his time as an actor, with Saturday Night Fever marking the first. It wasn’t the first noteworthy movie Travolta appeared in, but it was his first big starring role, and can be seen as his breakout movie, as a result. It’s about as aggressively 1970s as a film can get, too, having a level of grittiness to the filmmaking/story and, all the while, revolving around disco.
5 'Carrie' Director: Brian De Palma So, Carrie is a classic, and feels pretty hard to fault as far as 1970s horror movies go. However, it loses some points when assessing John Travolta movies specifically, given the fact he’s not really in it much. It’s not really a John Travolta movie, instead belonging to Sissy Spacek, who plays the titular role, with Piper Laurie, as her terrifyingly overbearing mother, also making an impression.
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