Thank God It's Friday

Director: Robert Klane Robert Klane

Overview

Disco aficionados will adore this episodic, tune-filled, glittering slice-of-life film, set in a West-Coast dance club. The movie features Disco Queen Donna Summer playing an aspiring singer who keeps trying to convince the club's emcee and deejay to let her sing.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/07/2017
UPC:	0043396501386
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	PG
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Donna Summer	Nicole Sims
Valerie Landsburg	Frannie
Debra Winger	Jennifer
Terri Nunn	Jeannie
Chick Vennera	Marv
Ray Vitte	Bobby Speed
Jeff Goldblum	Tony
Mark Lonow	Dave
Andrea Howard	Sue
Robin Menker	Maddy
John Freidrich	Ken
Paul Jabara	Carl,Composer
Marya Small	Jackie,Jackie
Chuck Sacci	Gus
Hilary Beane	Shirley
DeWayne Jessie	Floyd
Lionel Richie	Actor
Robin Menken	Maddy
John Friedrich	Ken
Judith Brown	Actor
Marianne Bunch	Actor
Tony Cacciotti	Actor
Linda Cremeans	Actor
Cosie Costa	Actor
MacIntyre Dixon	Actor
Michael Durrell	Actor
Al Fann	Sam
Harry Gold	Actor,Actor
Nanci L. Hammond	Actor
Luce Rains	Actor
Howard Itzkowitz	Actor

Technical Credits

Armyan Bernstein

Robert Klane	Director
Phil Adams	Stunts
Neil Bogart	Executive Producer
Rob Cohen	Producer
Armyan Bernstein	Screenwriter
Phillip M. Goldfarb	Producer
Les Fresholtz	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Minkler	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Al Overton Jr.	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Arthur Piantadosi	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Jesse Wayne	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

For a time capsule, Thank God It's Friday holds up pretty well, featuring some very funny performances, lightweight action, and glittery energy. Whether or not the disco era produced great music is a matter of opinion, though the film is packed with top-notch examples of the sound, from dance diva Donna Summer's Oscar-winning signature tune "Last Dance" to the spectacularly physical funk of the Commodores. Future stars Debra Winger and Jeff Goldblum do well in these early appearances, though it's Chick Vennera who stands out as the vivacious Leather Man, dispensing disco wisdom to the faithful and performing a show-stopping dance number upon the hoods of parked cars. While about as brain dead as the average Love Boat episode, Thank God It's Friday is still sharp enough to be entertaining, especially for those with an affection for the lost years of the late '70s.