The amazing Michael “Mr. Kaves” McLeer, renowned multidisciplinary artist, wearing his collaboration with Bailey 1922, ‘Verrazano style hat in brooklynpaper talking about The legacy of the 1977 blockbuster “Saturday Night Fever” and its characters is “stayin’ alive” with a new bench plaque.
Forty-seven years after the disco phenomenon hit the big screen, Bay Ridge native Michael “Kaves” McLeer dedicated the bench to John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney, who portrayed Tony Manero and Stephanie Mangano, their iconic characters, and “all the Brooklyn dreamers.”
The film’s iconic scene shows Tony and Stephanie sitting on the bench in the shadow of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the Bay Ridge Promenade. In a rare moment, tough-guy Tony shows his vulnerable side, sharing his dreams and aspirations with Stephanie. The scene ends with Stephanie planting a kiss on Tony’s cheek, bringing him to tears.
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