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'''The Last Days of Disco''' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by [[Whit Stillman]], and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including ''Studio 54''.

A group of unlikely friends hang out at a ''Studio 54''–type discotheque in 1980-81. The club is under investigation, and the prosecutor might be insane.

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* [[Coolest Club Ever]]: The disco nightclub, based on Studio 54, is "impossible to get into."
* [[Coolest Club Ever]]: The disco nightclub, based on Studio 54, is "impossible to get into."
* [[Monster Roommate]]: Charlotte and Alice drive each other mad.
* [[Monster Roommate]]: Charlotte and Alice drive each other mad.
* [[New York Subway]]: Charlotte accuses fellow rider of groping her.
* [[New York Subway]]: Charlotte accuses fellow rider of groping her.
* [[Production Posse]]: [[Chris Eigeman]] plays a main character.
* [[Production Posse]]: Chris Eigeman plays a main character.
* [[Production Throwback]]: Characters from previous [[Whit Stillman]] films ''[[Metropolitan]]'' and ''[[Barcelona]]'' make appearances.
* [[Production Throwback]]: Characters from previous [[Whit Stillman]] films ''[[Metropolitan]]'' and ''[[Barcelona (film)|Barcelona]]'' make appearances.


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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:The Last Days of Disco]]
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[[Category:The Criterion Collection]]
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 5 October 2020


The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54.

A group of unlikely friends hang out at a Studio 54–type discotheque in 1980-81. The club is under investigation, and the prosecutor might be insane.

Tropes used in The Last Days of Disco include: