film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980)
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"Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) is a disco-era musical comedy film loosely inspired by the formation of the Village People, known for its campy style and association with the waning days of the disco craze.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) Context triple: [Nancy Walker, notableWork, film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980)]
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film "Sid and Nancy"
"Sid and Nancy" is a 1986 biographical drama film that chronicles the tumultuous relationship between Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen amid the late-1970s punk rock scene.
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B.
film "Step Up"
"Step Up" is a 2006 dance drama film that follows a rebellious street dancer and a disciplined ballet student who team up for a life-changing performance at a prestigious arts school.
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C.
film "Streets"
"Streets" is a crime drama film featuring rapper and actor Beanie Sigel in a gritty urban setting.
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film "Without Limits"
"Without Limits" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles the life and running career of legendary American distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with coach Bill Bowerman.
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E.
Music and Lyrics (film)
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a washed-up pop singer who teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) Target entity description: "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) is a disco-era musical comedy film loosely inspired by the formation of the Village People, known for its campy style and association with the waning days of the disco craze.
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A.
film "Sid and Nancy"
"Sid and Nancy" is a 1986 biographical drama film that chronicles the tumultuous relationship between Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen amid the late-1970s punk rock scene.
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B.
film "Step Up"
"Step Up" is a 2006 dance drama film that follows a rebellious street dancer and a disciplined ballet student who team up for a life-changing performance at a prestigious arts school.
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C.
film "Streets"
"Streets" is a crime drama film featuring rapper and actor Beanie Sigel in a gritty urban setting.
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D.
film "Without Limits"
"Without Limits" is a biographical sports drama film that chronicles the life and running career of legendary American distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with coach Bill Bowerman.
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E.
Music and Lyrics (film)
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 romantic comedy film about a washed-up pop singer who teams up with an aspiring writer to compose a hit song, starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awarded | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | formation of the Village People (loosely) ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial failure ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bill Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Theoni V. Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | negative ⓘ |
| cultStatus | camp cult film ⓘ |
| director | Nancy Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated Film Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBand | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
disco film ⓘ musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Jacques Morali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Village People soundtrack
ⓘ
association with waning days of disco craze ⓘ camp style ⓘ |
| producer | Allan Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Associated Film Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brut Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1980-06-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 124 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Carr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronté Woodard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| soundtrackIncludesSong |
Can't Stop the Music (song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Love You to Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Milkshake NERFINISHED ⓘ Y.M.C.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Altovise Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barbara Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Jenner NERFINISHED ⓘ Caitlyn Jenner NERFINISHED ⓘ June Havoc NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Sokol NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sand NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Guttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tammy Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerie Perrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Can't Stop the Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) Description of subject: "Can’t Stop the Music" (1980) is a disco-era musical comedy film loosely inspired by the formation of the Village People, known for its campy style and association with the waning days of the disco craze.
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