Editing Saturday Night Fever (section)

===Filming===
The film was shot entirely on location in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="VanityFair">{{cite magazine |last1=Kashner |first1=Sam |title=''Fever'' Pitch |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/12/saturday-night-fever |access-date=26 September 2023 |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=2013-08-15}}</ref><ref name="nycfilm">{{cite web |title=Saturday Night Fever (1977) |url=https://nycinfilm.com/2023/03/09/saturday-night-fever-1977/ |website=nycinfilm.com |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=2023-03-09}}</ref> The 2001 Odyssey Disco was a real club located at 802 64th Street, but it has since been demolished.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramsey |first1=James |title=Wednesday Night Fever: The One-Night Return of the 2001 Odyssey Disco |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/wednesday-night-fever-one-night-return-2001-odyssey-disco/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |work=WNYC |date=2017-12-14}}</ref> The interior was modified for the film, including the addition of a $15,000 lighted floor,<ref name="VanityFair" /> which was inspired by a [[Birmingham, Alabama]] establishment that Badham had visited.<ref name="CBS42">{{cite news |last1=Brooks |first1=Tanner |title='Saturday Night Fever' director John Badham hasn't forgotten his Alabama roots |url=https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/saturday-night-fever-director-john-badham-hasnt-forgotten-his-alabama-roots/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |work=[[WIAT|CBS 42]] |date=2021-11-18}}</ref> A similar effect was achieved on the club's walls using [[tin foil]] and [[Christmas lights]]. Since the Bee Gees were not involved in the production until after principal photography had wrapped, the "Night Fever", "You Should Be Dancin'" and "More Than a Woman" sequences were shot with [[Stevie Wonder]] tracks that were later overdubbed in the sound mix.<ref name="VanityFair" /> During filming, the production was harassed by local gangs over use of the location, and was even firebombed.<ref name="VanityFair" />

The dance studio was Phillips Dance Studio in [[Bensonhurst, Brooklyn|Bensonhurst]], the Manero home was a house in [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn|Bay Ridge]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-14|title=Bay Ridge Still Has Saturday Night Fever, 35 Years Later|url=https://brooklynbased.com/2012/12/14/bay-ridge-still-has-saturday-night-fever-35-years-later/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=brooklynbased.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and the paint store was Pearson Paint & Hardware, also in Bay Ridge. Other locations included the [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]],<ref name="VanityFair" /> [[John J. Carty Park]] and the Bay Ridge Promenade.<ref name="nycfilm" />

To avoid Travolta's fans who might disrupt filming, Badham and his team shot exterior scenes as early in the morning as possible, often at the break of dawn. The producers also generated fake [[Daily call sheet|call sheets]]. Badham was usually able to complete the scenes before significant crowds had time to gather.<ref name="VanityFair" />