everything you have heard about this movie is true.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Can't Stop the Music (1980) ** (out of 4)Jack MOrell (Steve Guttenerg) is a struggling writer with the help of his friend (Valerie Perrine) manages to strike up a band called The Village People. Their attempt at getting someone to take them serious is a challenge but soon the whole world is going to catch on.CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC was a notorious flop when it was released and there have been all kinds of reasons given. It was supposed to hit during the disco craze but it turned out to be released as that music genre was quickly dying. Another problem is that the film itself got horrible reviews and this just helped keep more people away. Over the past decade or so the film has gained a strong cult following due to how campy it actually is.I honestly didn't think the film was too bad but there's no question that there are some major issues here. For starters, this was meant to show off The Village People but it doesn't do that. In fact, the film paints them as pretty boring people all around. Whenever they aren't singing they basically just stand around watching things so seeing their "success" story doesn't really hit us because they're so boring. If you don't like their music then you're even deeper into the "I don't care" thing. Is the film campy? Sure but aren't The Village People kinda campy now? The film has a really silly vibe to it as if the director was simply trying way too hard to make the characters and situation seem cool. Another problem is that some of the song clips are pretty much done in a video format and they are embarrassing. This is especially true for Y.M.C.A., which has to be seen to be believed.The performances from The Village People really aren't that good but there are a couple catchy songs. Steve Guttenberg is always fun to watch but he's not given too much to do here. I did think Perrine was quite good in her role. Then there's Bruce Jenner who is quite embarrassing here but his silly and over-the-top performance does add a few laughs.As it stands, CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC isn't nearly as awful as its reputation would make you believe but at the same time it's a pretty big embarrassment that fell well short of where it wanted to be.

oh it's a magic night! there's magic in the music! there certainly is. wherever there is music there is always magic. you can't stop the music. just try. somewhere or another some new form or style will come from somewhere.time to face it folks. bad movie or good movie, most people really love 'Can't Stop The Music'. i mean it's just so "GAY-tastic" you've got to smile. everyone i've ever known who has seen this movie, always manages a smile or a chuckle when i bring it up. i can't stop smiling and laughing even when i just think about this flick.i did think a lot of this was pretty bad cinema, writing, acting, and oh those disco numbers like 'Milkshake' and 'I Love you to Death'. the whole movie and most of the songs are full of one cliché after another. the result, however, is never boring and always hilarious to the extreme. i even like two of the songs, 'Magic Night' and the title song. i think those two are really quite good. although i must admit the repetitive dance number 'I Love You To Death', was not only bizarre, it made me want to plug my ears and start screaming. also the 'YMCA' music number will turn anybody "gay" just by association.does anyone really believe the geriatric comedian Nancy Walker really directed this? i'm sure Alan Carr is the real culprit behind a lot of this. when i was young i saw the making of this movie on a select movie channel, and Walker just sat in a director's chair looking kind of befuddled. i'm sure she was just a friend he gave a paycheck to. nice of him though.it is amazing to note how unscathed Valerie Perrine comes out of this. she's a great actress and a real cutie, so you never tire or form a negative opinion of her through out this movie. can't say the same about Bruce Jenner and Steve Guttenberg. Guttenberg is cloying and annoying (that rhymed), and Bruce Jenner sashaying around in a pair of sassy short shorts, is well, kind of gay and more than a little embarrassing since Jenner is a straight actor. i'm sure he spent years after making this movie telling people "I AM NOT GAY".sometimes it seems that today's younger audience has no sense of humor about bad movies. mostly the people who can laugh and have fun during a bad film seem to be largely 'baby boomer' types. younger people just get so serious about their entertainment.but good movie or bad movie, who knows? we all seem to love it for some weird reason. just keep smiling, laughing, and never stop the music. who knows, maybe they will play 'I Love You To Death' at our funerals.

This movie was bad in 1980. It is worst now! Talk about not aging well. There is a good reason it flopped so badly during initial release: bad story, bad acting, bad cast. But on a positive note, it does have a few catchy tunes such as YMCA, Magic Night and Can't Stop the Music. Too bad disco was over by the time it reached the screen.Producer Alan Carr actually thought he had another monster hit like Grease. Nothing could be further from the truth. One is almost embarrassed to watch this mess. It actually makes Xanadu look like high they thinking"? Bruce Jenner moves like cardboard and seems uneasy during this entire exercise. Valarie Perrine added another film to her list of flops. Steve Guttenberg is horrible beyond words. The movie is suppose to be the story of how the group The Village People got together. But that was deemed a little too gay so we have this love story going between Valarie and Bruce. The Village People get very little screen time which is a blessing. It is humorous to see the ultra gay Village People with their "girl friends" in several of the scenes.Stay away. Don't say I didn't warn you!

This movie was backed by the company that I worked for. They talk about 10 million used to promote it----10 million perhaps of other peoples money not there's Ill bet. When the movie came out Allen Carr contacted us (Fotomat in St Louis) and misrepresented the movie to the point we backed it and we paid for the advertising to promote it---we backed it up to the point we saw we viewed the movie. How did it ever get a PG rating. After my knowledge of the "fibbing" on the promotion I would have to doubt the rest of the claims made by the movie itself. It really was the worst I had ever seen and my boss, A deacon at his church, was almost kicked out of the church when the members all showed up for the grand opening. Should be titled "Should Stop the Music"