Disco gets its due in this lightweight but entertaining look at the underground dance culture that flourished in New York City throughout the 1970s. What this four-years-in-the-making documentary lacks in substance it makes up for with an infectious love — and respect — for its oft-derided subject. While much has been said about the sociological import of punk rock, comparatively little attention has been paid to a musical subculture which, by crossing virtually every imaginable racial, sexual and economic divide, was far more radical. And by dance music — you won't often hear the term "disco" among the DJs, record producers and veteran club-crawlers i...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
89 mins