Steve Rubell

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

Смерть : 1989-07-25

История

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.

Фильмы

Где мой Рой Кон?
Где мой Рой Кон?
Self (archive footage)
Рой Кон олицетворял тёмную сторону американской политики, превращая неизвестных людей в опасных демагогов - начиная с Джозефа МакКарти и заканчивая Дональдом Трампом.
Студия 54
Студия 54
Self (archive footage)
История о расцвете и закрытии самого известного ночного клуба в мире.
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.