I'm not sure what the point of this film was other than to point out the decadence and stupidity of some people in the early 1980s. 54 is a drama based on facts. There was such a club. This decadent lifestyle of dancing, snorting cocaine, and anonymous sex did occur.

When watching 54 one is reminded of Boogie Nights. It's the same era, and almost the same story of the innocent young man corrupted by a seedy environment. The message of the film seems to be that if you want to get ahead in life, you have to be scum.

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Film Facts

Cast
• Ryan Phillippe
• Salma Hayek
• Sela Ward
• Breckin Meyer
• Sherry Stringfield
• Neve Campbell
• Mike Myers
• Heather Matarazzo
• Ellen Albertini Dow
• Skipp Sudduth
• Dominick Lombardozzi
• Jason Andrews
• Mark Ruffalo
• Jay Goede
• Lorri Bagley
• Cameron Mathison
• Noam Jenkins
• Patrick Taylor
• Aemilia Robinson
• Daniel Lapaine
• Thelma Houston
• Mary Griffin
• Don Carrier
• Robert Bauer
• Bruno Miguel
• Laura Catalano
• Kohl Sudduth
• Lauren Hutton
• James Binkley
• Arthur J. Nascarella
• John Himes
• Vieslav Krystyan
• Lena Vajakas
• Barbara Radecki
• Ron Jeremy
• Sean Gregory Sullivan
• David Blacker
• Niki Holt
• Bruce MacVittie
• Kabriel Lilly
• Louis Negin
• Michael York
• Elio Fiorucci
• Lina Felice
• Drake Thorens
• Justin Tensun
• Emmanuel Mark
• Erika Alexander
• Peter Bogdanovich
• Victor Browne
• Cindy Crawford
• Sheryl Crow
• Vincent De Paul
• Carmen Electra
• Art Garfunkel
• Beverly Johnson
• Lorna Luft
• Coati Mundi
• Valerie Perrine
• Donald Trump
• Frederique Van Der Wal
• Veronica Webb

Directed by Mark Christopher

Released in 1998

MPAA Rating: R

Reviewed by Mongo