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Can't Stop the Music

1980 · 124 min

A gaudy, energetic disco musical that is cheerfully silly and campy, with catchy numbers and a naive charm.

Directed by
Nancy Walker
Genres
Comedy, Music
Tagline
The movie musical event of the 80's!
Overview
A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

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Directed by
Nancy Walker
Genres
Comedy, Music
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • friendship
  • identity
  • ambition
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Nancy Walker
Written by
Allan Carr, Bronté Woodard
Starring
Alex Briley, David Hodo, Glenn Hughes, Randy Jones, Felipe Rose, Ray Simpson, Valerie Perrine, Caitlyn Jenner
Music
Jacques Morali
Cinematography
Wilmer Butler
Runtime
124 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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