AKA Avenging Disco Godfather



1979, Directed by J. Robert Wagoner

Everybody got their seventies bingo card ready? Get ready to tick off… Dancing, snogging, unconvincing facial hair, drugs, martial arts and roller skates.

Lacking any real plot hints in the trailer, a bit of research has pieced together a rough synopsis. Apparently the irritating shouty DJ is a retired kung-fu cop and he sets about beating up some drug dealers who get his nephew addicted. There also appears to be quite a lot of dancing.

Clearly the way for the authorities to deal with the trade in illegal substances is to set up kung-fu discos in every neighbourhood. I’m sure the dealers will give up after having the funk beaten out of them a few times after being told to ‘put their weight on it.’

Stubborn celebrity anecdote: Quentin Tarantino paid to see this film, even after the people working at the cinema warned him not to.

Favourite bit: The repeated use of the same sound effect for nearly every punch and kick.

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1979, Directed by William A. Levey

Patrick Swayze’s first acting job! And what a job it was too, in this holy grail of disco movies.

The clothes and hair on display are nothing short of legendary. But no matter how bad it looks, at least it isn’t Xanadu…

Despite a cult following this movie remains unreleased for home viewing. There must be problems with the rights to it, or the original film has been lost, because it’s never been shown on TV either. (UPDATE: A low quality 16mm print was found and transferred to VHS, then DVD. You can order a copy from here, apparently.)

Favourite bit: Despite my fascination with the idiot who inexplicably fires a gun in a disco, it’s got to be the chap with the glittery beard.

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