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Thank God It's Friday( 1978)

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After 5000 years of civilization, we all need a break.

Overview

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jeff Goldblum

      Toni Di Marco

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      Raymond Vitte

      Bobby Speed

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      Debra Winger

      Jennifer

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      Valerie Landsburg

      Frannie

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      Terri Nunn

      Jeannie

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      Chick Vennera

      Marv Gomez

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      Donna Summer

      Nicole Sims

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      Mark Lonow

      Dave

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      Andrea Howard

      Sue

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      Robin Menken

      Maddy

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      John Friedrich

      Ken

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      Paul Jabara

      Carl

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      Mews Small

      Jackie

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      Chuck Sacci

      Gus

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      Hilary Beane

      Shirley

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      DeWayne Jessie

      Malcolm Floyd

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      Judith Brown

      Badmouth in Bar

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      Luce Rains

      Swinger in Phone Booth

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      Sandra Will

      Miss Negative

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      Lionel Richie

      Self

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    A review by Cat Ellington

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    Written by Cat Ellington on Mon Feb 13 2017
    If you've yet to see this incredibly zany musical comedy that pays a respectable tribute to the genre of Disco music, you had better make time to. Produced during the era of the disco rage, Thank God It's Friday, directed by Robert Klane, is a cult classic for a reason. It had been exactly one week after seeing "Grease" that my mother, my brother, and I spent our traditional "Movie Date Night" seated in the middle row inside of the old State and Lake Theater in Chicago, taking in the groovy visual sights and sounds of Thank God It's Friday on the giant silver screen. And we three loved it; it w...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • 1970s
    • dance competition
    • fish out of water
    • los angeles, california
    • rebellious youth
    • disco
    • youth culture
    • multiple storylines
    • dance club
    • discotheque
    • dj
    • disco dancing
    • dancing on a staircase
    • disco music
    • recreational drug use
    • turn of an era
    • stairwell