54

54 is a 1998 film starring Salma Hayek, Ryan Phillippe, and Neve Campbell. It also stars Mike Myers as Steve Rubell, the notorious cofounder of Studio 54, a New York City disco club famous in the late 1970s and the setting for the film. The film centers around Shane (Ryan Philippe), a young man from Jersey City who is handsome enough to become a bartender at Studio 54. While working at the club, Shane befriends Anita (Salma Hayek), an aspiring singer, and her husband Greg (Breckin Meyer). As Shane gets sucked into the hard-partying scene at Studio 54, and as his life spirals downward, so does Studio 54. The DVD release of this film is essentially a "director's cut", with additional and alternate scenes that were not included in the theatrical release. Celebrity Patrons: Based on two short films he had made, Mark Christopher persuaded Miramax to back a movie about Studio 54. He spent five years researching the club and the time period, as well as writing the screenplay. Miramax...