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Thank God It's Friday (1978)

Director: Robert Klane

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From Time Out Film Guide

Like several other movies that have trodden in the wake of American Graffiti, this evening-in-the-life-of-a-disco uses a largely unknown cast and keeps eight or nine lines of narrative going at once. It also crams in countless plugs for its sponsors, Motown and Casablanca. It's at least as formulary and dumb as it sounds - but it's also very, very funny. The jokes are strictly mainstream, of course, but the fact that most of them are anti-sexist and anti-racist distinctly helps, as does the freshness of the cast. Most commendable of all is the fact that no one feels the need to moralise or get serious in the closing scenes: the running gags keep right on running, and they're strong enough to send you out with a fixed grin.

Author: TR 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Jodi said...
    Posted on Aug 31 2007 10:35 I didn't have high expectations of this movie but was so surprised to find how often I found myself cracking up. Donna Summer, The Commodores (and the circumstances behind getting them to play at the club), and all the side stories that intertwined made this a fun popcorn movie. I recommend this to all --disco lovers and not.
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Cast & crew

Director: Robert Klane

Producer: Rob Cohen

Cast: Valerie Landsburg, Terri Nunn, Chick Vennera, Donna Summer, Ray Vitte, Jeff Goldblum, Debra Winger, The Commodores full cast

Genre(s): Musicals

Duration: 89 mins


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