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The Joy of Disco

  • TV Movie
  • 2012
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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The Joy of Disco (2012)
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A film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco was born through gay liberation, female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of mo... Read allA film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco was born through gay liberation, female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture before taking the world by storm. This in turn led to the 'Disco Sucks' ... Read allA film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco was born through gay liberation, female desire in the age of feminism and led to the birth of modern club culture before taking the world by storm. This in turn led to the 'Disco Sucks' movement and the inevitable backlash.

  • Director
    • Benjamin Whalley
  • Stars
    • Alexis Petridis
    • Ian Levine
    • Randy Jones
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    51
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    • Director
      • Benjamin Whalley
    • Stars
      • Alexis Petridis
      • Ian Levine
      • Randy Jones
    • 1User review
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    Alexis Petridis
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    Randy Jones
    Randy Jones
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    Alan Jones
    Alan Jones
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    Edmund White
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    Bob Colacello
    Bob Colacello
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    Martin Boyce
    Martin Boyce
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    Rollerena
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    Nicky Siano
    Nicky Siano
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    David Mancuso
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    Nona Hendryx
    Nona Hendryx
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    Mark Jacobson
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    Nelson George
    Nelson George
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    Kathy Sledge
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    Kenny Gamble
    Kenny Gamble
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    Mark Moore
    Mark Moore
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    Earl Young
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    Wayne Hemingway
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      • Benjamin Whalley
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    1bigpoppa206

    Mostly great!

    Except for the glaring fact that they never interviewed or even mentioned Francis Grasso or the Sanctuary without whom you wouldn't have had Nicky Siano or any of the DJs who followed after him. I expected better research from the BBC.

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    • Trivia
      Had a male narrator, but he was not credited.
    • Connections
      Features Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Leave Me This Way
      Written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert

      Performed by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      59 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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