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Can't Stop the Music (1980) More at IMDb Pro »

• The first draft of this movie was written by Bruce Vilanch.
  
  
• This film was promoted with a nationally syndicated one-hour TV special entitled Magic Night (1980) (TV) also directed by Nancy Walker and featuring a roller-skating Cher, a pajama-clad Hugh M. Hefner and a The Village People song cut from the film ("Ready for the '80s!").
  
  
• Glenn Hughes actually did work as a tollbooth operator when he was discovered by the Village People and invited to join the group.
  
  

• $10 million of the film's $20 million budget was spent on a lavish world-wide publicity campaign that included spectacular openings across the United States and Europe.
  
  
• The original title of the film was "Discoland: Where the Music Never Ends". The leading role was originally offered to Olivia Newton-John who turned it down to do Xanadu (1980). She was replaced by Valerie Perrine.
  
  
• Bruce Jenner turned down the titular role in Superman (1978) to appear in this film.
  
  
• Was the film that "won" the very first RAZZIE award for Worst Picture.
  
  
• Playing on a 99-cent double bill with Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu (1980), this film "inspired" John Wilson to create the Golden Raspberry (RAZZIE) Awards in 1980.
  
  
• This film is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John WIlson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.
  
  

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