History YMMV / CantStopTheMusic

* SoBadItsGood: A {{Camp}}fest with goofy musical numbers and awful acting, that is never sure whether to pander to the LgbtFanbase or [[ButNotTooGay try to not alienate everyone else]] (such as the TokenRomance being heterosexual). It's easier to laugh at the incompetence than have genuine fun.

* AccidentalInnuendo: A tie-in product example. Ben & Jerry's released a tie-in ice cream flavor. What was it called? "Can't Stop These Nuts."
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie performed well in Australia, to the point that this film became an annual tradition to be played during every New Year's holiday on [[Creator/NineNetwork Channel Nine]]. Seriously.
* {{Narm}}: The movie's utterly desperate attempt to juggle the [[HoYay homoerotic pandering]] while still [[ButNotTooGay keeping the movie heteronormative]]. The "YMCA" sequence, in which muscular men rough and tumble with each other, is clearly meant for the group's gay audience, but without any of the characters actually ''being'' gay, it just comes off as unintentionally hilarious.

* UncertainAudience: As noted in {{Narm}}, the movie didn't seem to be sure to cater to a gay audience with [[HoYay homoerotic titillation]] without [[ButNotTooGay ensuring to appear to feature nothing but heterosexual couples]], including actually giving the Village People girlfriends.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
** The movie sure loves talking about [[TemptingFate how successful this homoerotic disco group is going to be in the 1980s]], a decade which not only saw a major [[DeaderThanDisco anti-disco backlash]] but a massive resurgence in homophobia (most tragically, the AIDS crisis) due to the Reagan/Thatcher conservative revolution which lasted well into the mid-90s.
** The entire movie is about how the Village People are going to be the "sound of the 80s." Not only was the disco backlash well underway by 1980, but the group's first album of the 80s was [[NewSoundAlbum the distinctly non-disco]] ''Renaissance'', a failed attempt to transition into [[NewWaveMusic the actual sound of the 80s]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Caitlyn Jenner's character Ron is little more than MrFanservice, and seems initially uncomfortable with the Village People's gay icon image before becoming their lawyer. Jenner, then known by her birth name Bruce, would come out as transgender in 2015, with her transition becoming a high-profile story for a considerable period of time; this also makes the character's opening scene, where Jenner's character is told "nice box," utterly hysterical.

** The movie sure loves talking about [[TemptingFate how great the 80's are going to be for this group]].
** Worse, the 80's being an era that saw a resurgence of homophobia (spurned on by the [[DeaderThanDisco anti-disco backlash]], the AIDS crisis, and the Reagan/Thatcher conservative revolution) would make it a terrible time for ''any'' group, let alone the most famous one, to have any sort of homoerotic pandering.

* SnarkBait: Being a {{Camp}}y ineptly made biopic of a fad group, any lasting appeal owes to that. ''The Official [[UsefulNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward Razzie]] Movie Guide'' even said the DVD release enhances this qualities, given audiences can now skip the boring parts and focus on the laughable ones.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Ben & Jerry's released a tie-in ice cream flavor. What was it called? "Can't Stop These Nuts."

** Worse, the 80's being an era that saw a resurgence of homophobia (spurned on by the [[DeaderThanDisco anti-disco backlash]] , the AIDS crisis, and the Reagan/Thatcher conservative revolution) would make it a terrible time for ''any'' group, let alone the most famous one, to have any sort of homoerotic pandering.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie performed well in Australia, to the point that this film became an annual tradition to be played during every New Year's holiday on [[Creator/NineNetwork Channel Nine]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]
* HilariousInHindsight: Caitlyn Jenner's character is little more than MrFanservice, and was initially uncomfortable with the Village People's gay icon image before becoming their lawyer. Jenner, then known by her birth name Bruce, would come out as transgender in 2015, with her transition becoming a high-profile story for a considerable period of time; this also makes the character's opening scene, where Jenner's character is told "nice box," utterly hysterical.

* SignatureScene: "YMCA".

** Worse, the 80's being an era that saw a resurgence of homophobia (spurned on by the [[DeaderThanDisco anti-disco backlash]] , the AIDS crisis, and the Reagan/Thatcher conservative revolution) would make it a terrible time for ''any'' group, let alone the most famous one, to have any sort of homoerotic pandering.[[note]]At least some of the disco backlash was generally agreed to be fueled at least in part by homophobic and racist sentiments, what with disco being a genre of music that was especially popular among gay and black audiences. Indeed, while the entire 80's was a terrible time for homoerotic pandering, the early 80's saw a nationwide backlash against all music by black musicians, which didn't truly recover until Music/MichaelJackson and Music/{{Prince}} became popular.[[/note]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The movie performed well in Australia, to the point that this film became a tradition to be played during every New Year's holiday on [[Creator/NineNetwork Channel Nine]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Seriously.]]

** The movie sure loves talking about [[TemptingFate how great the 80s are going to be for this group]].
** Worse, the 80s being an era that saw a resurgence of homophobia, would make it a terrible time for ''any'' group, let alone the most famous one, to have any sort of homoerotic pandering.[[note]]At least some of the [[DeaderThanDisco disco backlash]] was generally agreed to be latently homophobic and racist, disco being a genre of music that was especially popular among gay and black audiences. Indeed, while the entire 80s was a terrible time for homoerotic pandering, the early 80s saw a nationwide backlash against all music by black musicians which didn't truly recover until Music/MichaelJackson and Music/{{Prince}} became popular.[[/note]]
* HilariousInHindsight: Bruce Jenner's character is little more than MrFanservice, and was initially uncomfortable with the Village People's gay icon image before becoming their lawyer. Currently, Jenner identifies as female and underwent a highly-publicized sex change in 2015, and is now known as Caitlyn Jenner. This also makes the character's opening scene where Jenner's character is told "nice box", utterly hysterical.
* {{Narm}}: The movie's utterly desperate attempt to juggle the [[HoYay homoerotic pandering]] while still [[ButNotTooGay keeping the movie heteronormative]]. The "YMCA" sequence, in which muscular men rough and tumble with each other, is clearly meant for the group's gay audience, but without any of the characters actually ''being'' gay, it just comes off as unintentional hilarity.

* SignatureScene: "YMCA".

** Even more darkly, the way the film talks about the 80s being a great time amidst all its pandering to gay audiences is deeply uncomfortable given the resurgence of homophobia to come about in that decade.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The movie sure loves talking about [[TemptingFate how great the 80s are going to be for this group]].

* {{Narm}}: The movie's utterly desperate attempt to juggle the [[HoYay homoerotic pandering]] while still [[ButNotTooGay keeping the movie heteronormative]]. The "YMCA" sequence, in which muscular men rough and tumble with each other, is clearly meant for the group's gay audience, but without any of the characters actually ''being'' gay, it just comes of as unintentional hilarity.

* HilariousInHindsight: Bruce Jenner's character is little more than MrFanservice, and was initially uncomfortable with the Village People's gay icon image before becoming their lawyer. Currently, Jenner identifies as female and underwent a highly-publicized sex change in 2015, and is now known as Caitlyn Jenner.

* HilariousInHindsight: Bruce Jenner's character is little more than MrFanservice, and was uncomfortable with the Village People's gay icon image. Currently, Jenner identifies as female and underwent a highly-publicized sex change in 2015, and is now known as Caitlyn Jenner.

* HilariousInHindsight: Bruce Jenner's character is little more than masculine {{Fanservice}}. In real life, Jenner identifies as female and underwent a highly-publicized sex change in 2015, and is now known as Caitlyn Jenner.

* CriticalDissonance: Seemingly averted at first, then subverted. Both critics and audiences trashed it during its original release, but it developed a huge cult following afterwards.

* {{Narm}}: The movie's utterly desperate attempt to juggle the [[HoYay homoerotic pandering]] while still [[ButNotTooGay keeping the movie heteronormative]]. The "YMCA" sequence, in which muscular men rough and tumble with each other, is clearly meant for the group's gay audience, but without any of the characters actually ''being'' gay, it just comes of as unintentional hilarity.

* HilariousInHindsight: Bruce Jenner's character is little more than masculine {{Fanservice}}. In real life, Jenner identifies as female and underwent a highly-publicized sex change in 2015, and is now known as Caitlyn Jenner.