Staying Alive (1983)

Sylvester Stallone co-wrote and directed this story of a boxer dancer trying to make it big in the ring on Broadway. It's a sequel to Saturday Night Fever (1977) that picks up the story of Tony Manero five years after SNF ended. He's still a sexist prick, but the city is slowly changing him.
Beneath the leotards and leggings the Stallone influence is everywhere, from the cover art, where JT looks like he's playing Rambo in an am-dram production, right down to the way Tony the underdog delivers his Rocky-esque lines; the two men also appear to share the same barber.
There's less unintentional humour this time, but the last two minutes caused me to lose my shit and break down into painful hysterics.

2 playthings out of 5