Buy from eBay Village People - Can't Stop the Music Release Date: 20 June, 1980 Director: Nancy Walker Studio: Anchor Bay Entertain Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Buy this film on eBay Amazon.com Customer Reviews   Rated 5 out of 5! For gods sake stop the music!! After having produced "Grease" and making a bazillion dollars, Allan Carr decided that his next project would have some REAL talent in it: the Village People! The result is this musical plane-crash, that managed to end not only the career every performer involved, but an entire genre. Yep, this movie singlehandedly put the nail in the coffin for the movie musical. A hugely entertaining (not in the way the filmakers intended, though), and just busting to come out of the closet look at the 70's disco craze played at fever pitch by all involved. Both Steve Guttenberg and Valerie Perrine screech all of their dialogue while bugging their eyes out (If it were not for the fact that they spend the whole time grinning like idiots, they would play exactly like Vera Miles discovering Mrs. Bates in the cellar). Bruce Jenner is very well cast as a cigar store Indian (think wooden). Director Nancy Walker shows the directorial flair of a less experienced Ed Wood, Jr., and the Village People, are, well, the Village People. It's the production numbers that really make this cheese-fest worth the price, though, including but not limited to, the eye-popping YMCA scene (think Esther Williams played by Colt Models), the Construction worker fantasy (think whatever you like), to the final looooooooooong version of the title song. Everyone involved must have been on serious 80's style drugs. Too bad they coudn't have pumped some into the ventilation system at the theater.   Rated 1 out of 5 So bad it's good? Hardly... Some movies are so inept and awful, that they're actually fun to watch. They have a certain charm that you feel like coming back to over and over again. That's not the case, however, with Can't Stop the Music. It's just truly, horribly awful. I'm sure the idea sounded good at the time. Disco was hot, the Village People were one of the hottest acts around, and Grease had just shown that a musical can still be a smash hit. While it may have been a good concept in theory, in practice it was just awful. With some truly awful movies, you can sit back, relax, and laugh at what makes them bad. With this, you are just so horrified at how abominable it really is that there's no way you could ever find any pleasure in watching it. It's painfully, sickeningly bad. However, the movie itself looks and sounds good on DVD. If you have to own this (and God help you if you do), this is the best possible presentation you're going to get.   Rated 4 out of 5 This movie sent the Village People "straight" over the cliff Yes, it's a fun movie, but totally dispelled Village People's "gay underground" appeal and the group's popularity was never the same. If you liked Village People, their music, and disco, just kick back and relax! It's fun to watch and SO late '70's in taste and flavor. Brings back a lot of memories. The movie was released on DVD in Spring, 2002. Buy the DVD version for the better picture and sound quality. The musical numbers are the highlights of this film. The dialogue and acting are basic "101" stuff- all fluff, no substance. There were times watching the movie when I wondered whether I was really in Grenich Village in New York or on Sesame Street. A rumor went around when the film was out that there were actually "two" versions made... the standard production released and a raunchier "gay" edition. The latter would have probably helped the reviews of this film some 20+ years later! Just take Bruce Jenner's acting as a hoot and you'll be able to get through his parts in a better frame of mind. Put on a pair of cut-off jeans and t-shirt, make some pina coladas, pop the disc in, lay back with some friends and have fun! That's what the '70's- and this film- was and is suppose to be about!     Related Films: Xanadu