Can't Stop the Music (1980)

Directed by

Nancy Walker

Genre

comedy film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A musical comedy loosely based on how the Village People formed their disco group. It follows a group of friends who come together to create a band in New York City.

cheerfulcampyupbeatnostalgicsillylightheartedenergetic

What happens

Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker in her only directed featured film. Written by Allan Carr and Bronté Woodard, the film is a pseudo-biography of the 1970s disco group the Village People loosely based on the actual story of how the group formed. The film also stars Valerie Perrine, Caitlyn Jenner in her film debut, Steve Guttenberg, Paul Sand, Tammy Grimes, June Havoc, Barbara Rush, Altovise Davis, Marilyn Sokol, and The Ritchie Family in their only film. Produced by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (formerly EMI Films), distributed by independent distributor Associated Film Distribution (AFD), the film was released after disco's peak. It received largely negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. Alongside Xanadu, Can't Stop the Music is known for inspiring the creation of the Golden Raspberry Awards, winning the first Razzies for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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