Steve Rubell

Nacimiento : 1943-12-02, Brooklyn - New York - USA

Muerte : 1989-07-25

Historia

American entrepreneur and co-owner of the legendary New York disco Studio 54. With his business partner Ian Schrager, Rubell opened Studio 54 in April 1977 in the old CBS Studio on West 54th Street. Rubell became a familiar face in front of the building, turning people away and only allowing entry to those who met his pedantic standards. He also dealt with the club's celebrity patrons, ensuring that they were thrown lavish parties. His approach worked and the club made $7 million during its first year.

Películas

Where's My Roy Cohn?
Where's My Roy Cohn?
Self (archive footage)
Roy Cohn personificó las artes oscuras de la política estadounidense, convirtiendo los recipientes vacíos en demagogos peligrosos, desde Joseph McCarthy hasta su proyecto final, Donald J. Trump. Esta exposición tipo thriller conecta los puntos y revela cómo un maestro manipulador profundamente perturbado dio forma a nuestra pesadilla estadounidense actual.
Studio 54
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
Studio 54 fue el epicentro del hedonismo de los años 70, un lugar que redefinió los clubs y que acabó convirtiéndose en símbolo de toda una época. 39 años después, este documental cuenta la historia que hay detrás de este gran club.
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary portrait of Andy Warhol.
Dracula Bites the Big Apple
Dracula Bites the Big Apple
Himself
In 1979 Richard Wenk directed a bizarre short film by the name of Dracula Bites the Big Apple. It begins in sepia and a quote from Hamlet, but quickly moves into colour and disco as the titular Count boards a plane to New York to check out the “pulsating night life”. What follows is a blend of some very obvious gags, a handful of more imaginative ones, over-egged performances and an irresistible musical number revolving around a cover version of King Harvest’s Dancing in the Moonlight. Oh, and the owner of Studio 54, Steve Rubell, pops up in a cameo playing himself. It really is a genuine curiosity, an odd mix of comedy, horror, musical and love letter to New York which Wenk absolutely refuses to take seriously. Dracula Bites the Big Apple enabled Wenk seven years later to create the Grace Jones vehicle Vamp.