Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. Written by Allan Carr and Bronté Woodard, the film is a pseudo-biography of the 1970s disco group the Village People loosely based on the actual story of how the group formed. Valerie Perrine, Caitlyn Jenner and Steve Guttenberg co-star.
Theatrical release poster
Nancy Walker was an American actress and comedian of stage, screen, and television. She was also a film and television director. During her five-decade-long career, she may be best remembered for her long-running roles as Mildred on McMillan & Wife and Ida Morgenstern, who first appeared on several episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and later became a prominent recurring character on the spinoff series Rhoda.
Trailer for Best Foot Forward (1943)
Nancy Walker, Sebastian Cabot, and Brian Keith on Family Affair (1970)
Walker's first appearance as Ida Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1970
Walker as Rosie in a 1977 magazine ad with Vito Scotti