It's hard to believe that a movie about the formation of the Village People does not even rise to the level of camp. It takes an hour and a quarter to get to a recognizable song (YMCA). Bad as is the skating songwriter Steve Guttenberg makes of Jacques Morali, what makes the movie so tedious is centering it on the romance between a supposedly hip Valerie Perrine and an uptight tax attorney "played" by Bruce Jenner.
The YMCA number is bearable, though inferior to most music videos. The other three numbers (including the finale title song) are ineptly filmed Las Vegas productions. Tammy Grimes is almost amusing as a vampy advertising executive; June Havoc is a ridiculous parody of a doting mother. The only redeeming feature is the high-kicking Indian (Felipe Rose)in a Plains Indian head-dress flitting about in New York City.
The YMCA number is bearable, though inferior to most music videos. The other three numbers (including the finale title song) are ineptly filmed Las Vegas productions. Tammy Grimes is almost amusing as a vampy advertising executive; June Havoc is a ridiculous parody of a doting mother. The only redeeming feature is the high-kicking Indian (Felipe Rose)in a Plains Indian head-dress flitting about in New York City.