Thank God It's Friday (film)

Thank God It's Friday
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Klane
Written byArmyan Bernstein
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJames Crabe
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byGiorgio Moroder
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 19, 1978 (1978-05-19)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.2 million
Box office$7.3 million[2]

Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 American musical-comedy film directed by Robert Klane and produced by Motown Productions and Casablanca FilmWorks for Columbia Pictures. Produced at the height of the disco craze, the film features The Commodores performing "Too Hot ta Trot", and Donna Summer performing "Last Dance", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1978. The film features an early performance by Jeff Goldblum and the first major screen appearance by Debra Winger. The film also features Terri Nunn, who later achieved fame in the 1980s new wave group Berlin. This was one of several Columbia Pictures films in which the studio's "Torch Lady" came to life in the opening credits, showing off her moves for a few seconds before the start of the film.

  1. ^ "THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 6, 1978. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Box Office Information for Thank God It's Friday. The Numbers. Retrieved May 15, 2015.