CNN Journalists Re-enact Classic Hollywood Scenes to Promote Docuseries 'The Movies'

Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer and get into character

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Don Lemon needed little coaching to strut along the streets of New York City, swinging a can of semi-gloss paint and chomping on a giant slice of pizza in a step-for-step re-enactment of the famous “Saturday Night Fever” scene.

As it turns out, the cable newsman is a big fan of that seminal 1977 drama, so he readily agreed to re-create the John Travolta stride of pride, complete with “Stayin’ Alive” soundtrack, for a promotion for CNN’s upcoming docu-series, “The Movies,” debuting July 7th.

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