Can't Stop the Music

This article is about the 1980 film. For the soundtrack album, see Can't Stop the Music (album). For the title song, see Can't Stop the Music (song).

Can't Stop the Music
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNancy Walker
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBill Butler
Edited byJohn F. Burnett
Music byJacques Morali
Color processMetrocolor
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated Film Distribution
Release date
  • June 20, 1980 (1980-06-20)
Running time
124 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13.5–20 million[3]
Box office$2 million

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[a] 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.[4] 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.[5]

  1. ^ Bissinger, Buzz (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Can't Stop the Music (A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 5, 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Considine, Shaun (September 2, 1979). "'We're Not Making A Gimmick Movie'". The New York Times. p. D 13.
  4. ^ Eric's Bad Movies: Can't Stop the Music (1980) - MTV
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