Steve Rubell
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Oct 1, 2026
Nishma Patel RobbGUEST
I think, the genuine, like, stories that were created at Studio 54.
Nishma Patel RobbGUEST
And look, they were, I think they were marketeers, weren't they? Steve Rubell and Intrega.
Nishma Patel RobbGUEST
I mean, I've been to Intrega's hotel since.
Nishma Patel RobbGUEST
My God, stunning.
Stephen HallGUEST
So after a kind of crazy time with a Philippine, Phi-Philippine guy, that was like my Studio 54 period, which was pretty wild.
Stephen HallGUEST
[gentle music] Included, you know, dating Steve Rubell and, um, pretty wild time.
Stephen HallGUEST
And then after that, I met, um, this, uh, Indonesian Chinese guy, Johnny, that I was with for fifteen years.
Stephen HallGUEST
So I was with him.
James St. JamesHOST
And I want to sort of mention that You know, up until that point, area was was the club and it was area was all about bringing art into the nightclub space again.
James St. JamesHOST
And then when Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager got out of prison, they I think they saw what was happening.
James St. JamesHOST
just in culture in general, but also at area.
James St. JamesHOST
And they said, we're going to bring, we're going to do the biggest club you've ever seen.
Bobby BonesHOST
Was it hard, was it hard to get in?
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Not for me, 'cause I was going out with a famous singer at the time, Grace Jones, who was friends with, uh, Steve Rubell, who was the owner.
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Um, we got in pretty easy, but there was a stor- a New York Times famous article when they, when they didn't let Cher in one day early on.
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Uh, that's when it kinda made the headlines.
Bobby BonesHOST
Was it hard, was it hard to get in?
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Not for me, 'cause I was going out with a famous singer at the time, Grace Jones, who was friends with, uh, Steve Rubell, who was the owner.
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Um, we got in pretty easy, but there was a stor- a New York Times famous article when they, when they didn't let Cher in one day early on.
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Um, that's when it kinda made the headlines.
speaker_2HOST
The club was shut down for massive tax evasion.
speaker_1HOST
The owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, got 13 months in prison.
speaker_2HOST
They did, and during the investigation, authorities literally...
speaker_2HOST
Sorry.
Tanya TuckerGUEST
Well, my friends owned it at that time.
Tanya TuckerGUEST
I mean, Steve Rubell of course was the first, but, uh, this was, uh, Mark Christian and his, uh, twin brother.
Tanya TuckerGUEST
And they had...
Tanya TuckerGUEST
They owned a lot of properties all over Manhattan.
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
[laughs]
Rich RollHOST
... you know, David Bowie and Michael Jackson and Madonna and Steve Rubell and Studio 54 and the Factory and all of that.
Rich RollHOST
Uh-
Dolph LundgrenGUEST
Oh, yeah
Adam LongHOST
Anyway, he was able to restore this film, but I think the footage didn't quite match.
Adam LongHOST
Some of it didn't, so I don't know if they've, fixed all of that or not but anyway it's available in two cuts uh from vinegar syndrome the original cut in 4k and i think the extended director's cut which has a lot more footage of uh Mike Myers playing Steve Rubell, one of the proprietors of Studio 54.
Adam LongHOST
There were two of them.
Adam LongHOST
Ian Schrager, I think, was the other guy.
Jason AllisonGUEST
Like, you know, it was the whole, um...
Jason AllisonGUEST
It wasn't quite Studio 54, which I think most people have an image of sort of these pictures, if you go back, you can find them online, of, like, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, who owned the place, basically picking who they want from the crowd.
Jack MurphyHOST
Oh, bas- based on looks or know-
Jason AllisonGUEST
Based on looks