Can't Stop the Music

A disaster you say? Maybe, but an infectiously enjoyable one! I've seen it more times than Citizen Kane! Where else can you see The Village People pretend to be everyday heterosexual dudes conscripted into the gayest disco sensations of all time? All that and Caitlyn Jenner…

Allan Mott

RIP Valerie Perrine. I’m sure she’d be honored that I chose THIS instead of Lenny or Slaughterhouse-Five for tribute! After all, she got along w/ director Nancy Walker-yes, the actor-so poorly, the movie’s cinematographer had to direct her scenes. The direction wasn’t bad…

Blair Russell

As Liz pointed out, this is a producer's movie. Allan Carr is like an octopus with his hands in several pockets (Village People's, a bevy of corporate sponsors including Baskin Robins, Dr. Pepper and big dairy, the gays, the straights, everybody). There's no real sense that…

laird

Victor Willis vehemently denies that “Y.M.C.A.” is a gay anthem, which only leads me to the conclusion that he has never seen this movie, nor has any memories of making it.

Samhain

The movie opens with the protagonist rage quitting his job and then rolling away on roller skates. It’s also a PG musical with full frontal male nudity—these are the pride vibes I seek.

bummer_buddy

This could just be some strange form of Stockholm syndrome talking here, but I can't help but think that there's something so daring -- and pretty hysterical -- about Allan Carr getting EMI and a bevy of corporate sponsors to buy into a $20 million gay musical extravaganza…

Liz

”Anyone who could swallow two Snowballs and a Ding Dong shouldn't have any trouble with pride.” This is probably a blast to watch during a drunken madcap party, or as a midnight screening, but I gotta tell you watching it at home, all alone, during the great quarantine…

📀 Cammmalot 📀

The Man with a Movie Camera of Disco Cinema and no I won’t be extrapolating this point.

Peter Labuza

the way this tries so, so hard to play it straight (literally) but no longer can when the Village People become a group -- actual good movie!

Liz