“This could be one of the best documentaries I’ve ever reviewed.” – Dante James, Film Threat

For 33 months, from 1977 to 1980, Studio 54 was the place to be seen in Manhattan. A haven of hedonism, tolerance, glitz, and glamour, the nightclub was hard to gain entrance to and impossible to ignore. Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, two college friends from Brooklyn, succeeded in creating the ultimate escapist fantasy in the heart of the theater district. Studio 54 was an instant success and a cash cow, but the drug-and-sex-fueled dream soon imploded. With unprecedented access to Schrager―telling the whole unvarnished story for the first time―and a treasure-trove of rare footage, director Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood) constructs a vivid, glorious portrait of an era-defining phenomenon and tells the story of two friends navigating an incredible series of highs and lows.