I remembering seeing a clip of this years ago, and I'd been searching for it for the last twelve years. I finally found it, and it was certainly worth it. For those who don't know, "Can't Stop the Music" is the "story" of how the Village People formed. I swear. If that wasn't enough folly, it stars Village People Steve Guttenburg, OLYMPIC WINNER Bruce Jenner, and was directed by Nancy Walker -- that's right; Rhoda's mom, who did all those Bounty commercials. It starts out with Steve Guttenberg quitting his job at a record store because they won't let him off to DJ a party that night. He has to DJ that party, you see, because then he'd be...A STAR!! Thrilled that he finally quit and got out from under the hand of the man, Guttenberg starts roller skating through the streets of New York (with an "I Love San Fransisco" shirt on) and visits his friend (Valerie Perriene, I think) who is with their friend the Indian. Keep in mind that then the Village People wasn't a band yet, but no one wonders why this man is walking around in a loincloth and full Indian Headress (ahhh ,crazy New York). Valerie used to be a model, but she wants to move on and through an incredibly slight plot device decides that Steve Guttenberg will be a star if he just got a group of people (from, maybe, the village) to sing his trite little ditties. She also figures, who's better to manage this motley group than herself, seeing as how she has so much managing experience as a model and all? She even drags her ho-hum boyfriend Bruce "I used to be on a Wheaties box" Jenner. Bruce "I used to be an Olympian, remember?" Jenner even lets them use his law office to try out singers, which gets Bruce "Little kids used to want to be like me, I swear" Jenner fired. Yadda, yadda, yadda, plot device, plot device, plot device.

Eventually the Village People become STARS (!!) by co-starring in a MILK COMMERCIAL with Valerie. I think at this point, it would be more easier to just point out the high(?)lights:

- Construction man singing the heavy metal rave-up "I Love You To Death" (which basically consists of the lines "I love you to death, I do") around scantily clad women while sparkles shimmy off his pants.

- Leather Man auditioning for the group by singing a version of "Danny Boy" (I swear) without music.

- The Village People singing Y.M.C.A. in (that's right) the Y.M.C.A. (brilliant!) around boys changing clothes, exercising, and jumping in the pool thirties' musical style.

- Valerie and Bruce "People used to look up to me" Jenners' love scene in the dark.

- Bruce "Sad, isn't it?" Jenner getting mugged and robbed by an old lady on a motorpad.

- Valerie and Guttenberg shouting every one of their "Let's go in the back yard and put on a show!" lines at the top of their lungs.

- Leather Man banging his head on the wall and chanting, "Leather Men don't get nervous, Leather Men don't get nervous," to which Army Man replies, "Oh yes, they do."

- The "comic" relief from the supporting players, which is not only NOT funny but seems to have come from another film.

- The fact that the Village People were SOOOOO certain that people would be lining up around the block to see this just based on their name -- it wasn't necessary to sing any other hits than "Y.M.C.A." No "Macho Man," no "In the Navy"; just "Y.M.C.A." and a bunch of either album tracks or new songs. (I'm proud to say I wouldn't know the difference.)

- The fact that someone released this in 1980, after disco had already died.

This really has to be seen to be believed. It's like what old Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland movies must be like in hell.