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4.2/10
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A pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.A pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.A pseudo autobiography of disco's The Village People.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations
Caitlyn Jenner
- Ron White
- (as Bruce Jenner)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChannel Nine, a national television station in Australia, shows this film every New Year's Eve.
- GoofsIn Sam's apartment, Jack's bottle of Dr. Pepper turns into a can in the next room.
- Quotes
Jack Morell: Anyone who could swallow two Snowballs and a Ding Dong shouldn't have any trouble with pride.
- Alternate versionsABC edited 21 minutes from this film (including the "I Love You To Death" number) to fit the time slot for its 1984 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Magic Night (1980)
- SoundtracksCan't Stop the Music
Music by Jacques Morali
Lyrics by Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt, and Peter Whitehead (as Beauris Whitehead)
Performed by The Village People
Featured review
Someone please stop the music...
Boy, where to start? My memory might fail me, but how about Steve Gutenberg rollerskating down the streets of New York, dancing to his transistor radio and wearing his corduroy OP short shorts and an Izod shirt with the collar flipped up? The mirroring camera "tricks" are sophomoric and silly, and the entire sequence sets the tone for the implausible film that follows. I wouldn't be surprised if that scene took months to film as Gutenberg was probably beaten up a multitude of times and they needed to splice together bits and pieces of footage. It isn't exactly Rocky running through the warehouse district of Philly, is it? No... No it's not. How about the brilliant decision to cast Bruce Jenner, fresh off the crowd-pleasing performance on a box of Wheaties? The best moments of the film are of the Village People following closely behind Jenner in his bare midriff t-shirts with cozy little smiles on their faces. Not even Jenner's classic method acting style was enough to help the rest of the cast rise to the ankle-level material here. I seem to recall a scene where they decide on a name for the band... "Hey... We're all from the Village, so why not The Village... PEOPLE?" Then the Village Person dressed as the Indian chief showed his approval by employing the classic Indian war call; hooting while popping his hand over his mouth. I nearly fell out of my chair.
And what about the fellow who comes to the band "try-outs" with the flaming batons? I think there was a message in there somewhere...
This film is hysterical for a million different reasons and therefore, a complete failure. Surely a must-see in order to provide acute awareness of the bad taste high-water mark.
And what about the fellow who comes to the band "try-outs" with the flaming batons? I think there was a message in there somewhere...
This film is hysterical for a million different reasons and therefore, a complete failure. Surely a must-see in order to provide acute awareness of the bad taste high-water mark.
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- Jun 26, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Discoland
- Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA(YMCA scenes)
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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