What 1980 musical film was a pseudo-biography of Village People?
Answer
Can't Stop the Music
The 1980 musical film that was a pseudo-biography of the Village People was Can't Stop the Music.
Directed by Nancy Walker and written by Allan Carr and Bronté Woodard, the film loosely fictionalizes how the disco group came together. It follows songwriter and aspiring producer Jack Morell, played by Steve Guttenberg, as he attempts to assemble performers and launch a successful music act. The real Village People appear as themselves in the film.
The movie also featured Valerie Perrine, Paul Sand, Tammy Grimes, and Caitlyn Jenner, then credited as Bruce Jenner. Its soundtrack includes Village People recordings such as “Y.M.C.A.,” “Milkshake,” “Liberation,” and the title song. The film was designed as a lavish celebration of disco-era pop culture.
It is often confused with other music-centered films from the same period. Thank God It’s Friday is a 1978 disco film centered on a Los Angeles nightclub, while Xanadu is a 1980 fantasy musical associated with Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra. Neither is a Village People pseudo-biography.