Sunday, June 12, 2011

Thank God It's Friday (1978)


Columbia Pictures
Directed by Robert Klane
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Sony)

It's probably best to take the advice of the radio DJ near the beginning of the movie and "let your mind go and boogie". Otherwise, you will be bored to tears by the mundane plot and shallow characters. It's nothing more than one night at a disco: a couple of underage teens (including Terri Nunn from Berlin) try to sneak in so they can participate in the dance contest, a square couple learn to let it all hang out by popping pills and flirting with the slimy owner, Donna Summer is an amateur singer trying to get her demo to the DJ, The Commodores lip synch on the disco floor, and on and on.... mostly though, you've got to just soak up all of that 70's disco atmosphere and shake your head in amazement.

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