A location that not only changed the nightlife scene, but also came to embody an entire generation, Studio 54 served as the epicenter of hedonistic excess in the 1970s. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two pals from Brooklyn, sprang out of nowhere to preside over a new form of New York society, and it was a shock to the system. An in-depth documentary explores the true story of the greatest club in history, 39 years after the velvet rope was first thrown over its storied doorway.