What was the movie that propelled John Travolta to stardom?

i remember him the most from welcome back kotter as vinnie barbarino...

then saturday night fever....

i thought he was great in michael and also a small film called white man's burden

I like many John Travolta movies :
Primary Colours
Grease
Urban Cowboy
Broken Arrow
Saturday Night Fever

I'm not sure, but my favourite performance of his is definately in Pulp Fiction.

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He had a great run from 77-80 ... Saturday Night Fever and Urban Cowboy, and Welcome Back Kotter happening at the same time. I think these are what made him a "star" in the Hollywood sense. And the comeback in Pulp Fiction restored that "star" story in the way Hollywood likes it told. He was fabulous in that ... Tarentino really knows how to write a part that fits an actor like a second skin. But to my mind Pulp Fiction may have been what restored his confidence in himself, and he did a string of worthy movies again. My particular favorites come from that period: Get Shorty and A Civil Action. He's drifted back into taking throw-away parts and it seems such a waste.

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He has done so many roles that are iconic.I'd like to see him stage yet another comeback.

The answer here is clearly Battlefield: Earth.

Wild Hogs obviously

I think SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER put Travolta on the map and GREASE made him a legitimate superstar/household name.

Thats a joke ............... right

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I remember Travolta accepting some award for his work in PULP FICTION and the first person he thanked was Amy Heckerling. He said that if Heckerling had not taken a chance on him in LOOK WHO'S TALKING, he never would have been considered for Vincent Vega.

It was definitely Grease and Saturday Night Fever that propelled him to stardom...

... Pulp Fiction just revitalised his career that at that time, was nearing dead.

Seems he's dropped off the ladder again recently though.

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BLOW OUT is an amazing film...one of Travolta's best films that never got the attention it deserved.

Urban Cowboy