“Halston” features a memorable scene in which a woman dies in the air vents trying to sneak into the legendary nightclub Studio 54. But did it really happen?
Halston on Netflix features some moments of very disco-era debauchery, but one moment seems particularly lurid. Episode 4 begins by telling the story of Studio 54, a legendary New York nightclub famous for its celebrity clientele and excess. The episode, titled “The Party’s Over”, also makes reference to a famous story about the discotheque. In an early scene, we see a woman turned away from the club, only to try and sneak in through the air vents. The next day, Halston (played by Ewan McGregor) learns that the woman died in the vents of the club. Many websites that have written about the excesses of the club mention the story of someone dying in the air vents, but almost none of them tell us the source of the anecdote.
