Thank God It's Friday (1978)

★ 5.2 1h 29m IMDb

Comedy Romance Music

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.

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Jeff Goldblum as Toni Di Marco Age 73 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (199...

Raymond Vitte as Bobby Speed Died 1983 · New York City, New York, USA

Debra Winger as Jennifer Age 70 · Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA Mary Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. A three-time Oscar nominee, she received awards for acting in Terms of Endearment, for which she won the National Society of Film Critics...

Terri Nunn as Jeannie Age 66 · Baldwin Hills, California, USA Terri Kathleen Nunn (born June 26, 1959) is an American singer and actress. She is known as the vocalist of the 1980s Los Angeles new wave and synth-pop band Berlin..

Chick Vennera as Marv Gomez Died 2021 · Herkimer, New York, USA Francis "Chick" Vennera was an American actor and voice artist. He often served as a voice double for Joe Pesci..

Director Robert Klane

Cast Jeff Goldblum, Raymond Vitte, Debra Winger, Valerie Landsburg, Terri Nunn, Chick Vennera, Donna Summer, Mark Lonow, Andrea Howard, Robin Menken

Cat Ellington 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 was truly enjoyable.

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the plot unfolds in a narrative of intertwining sequences concerning both the patrons and staff of the fictional disco nightclub The Zoo - all over the course of one Friday night. And the cast of characters are what make this film the precious cinematic jewel that it is. The ensemble includes: The undisputed Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, who stars as Nicole Sims, an aspiring disco singer; DeWayne Jessie as Malcolm Floyd, a roadie for the Commodores; Jeff Goldblum (Yes, THAT Jeff Goldblum), who was cast to portray the obnoxious and promiscuous Tony Di Marco, owner of The Zoo; and Debra Winger, cast in her VERY FIRST screen role as Jennifer, a new face in the crowd who's enjoying a Friday night out at The Zoo, among a hilarious supporting cast of other up-and-comers, some of whom got their big break in the picture business after appearing in TGIF.

There's also the soundtrack. And what a great soundtrack it is. The legendary Commodores perform their R&B/Funk anthem "Too Hot to Trot", and Donna Summer (my beloved) also adds to the musical side of things with the performance of her Academy Award-winning number "Last Dance" - the piece winning the coveted golden statue for Best Song that year. The title track, "Thank God It's Friday", is performed by Love & Kisses. Diana Ross and Thelma Houston are among a number of other artists who too contribute to the hit soundtrack.

Thank God It's Friday is a delightful must-see film. It is a hilariously spoofy spin on New York's famed Studio 54 if there ever was one.