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Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Julius J. Carry III, Jimmy Lynch, Lady Reed

J. Robert Wagoner directs the 1979 blaxploitation-martial arts classic Disco Godfather. Rudy Ray Moore stars as Tucker Williams, an ex-cop and resident DJ at the nightclub Blueberry Hill Disco. When h... read more read more...is nephew Bucky (Julius J. Carry III) gets mixed up with drugs, Tucker is motivated to start some violence. With the help of plucky Noel (Carol Speed), Tucker takes on major angel dust dealer Singer Ray (James H. Hawthorne). Also memorable are the disco dance production numbers in amazing sparkly costumes, the hallucinogenic PCP segments, and the repeatable catch phrases. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: J. Robert Wagoner

Release Date: August 1, 1979

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DVD Release Date: July 27, 1999

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  • dhetteix
    June 1, 2007
    dhetteix
    Watchable for some occasionally hilarious one-liners, and to see the honest "stop doing drugs" message crash and burn along with horrible acting, a transparent plot, painfully bad "drug sequences", disco-dance sequences, laughable kung-fu "action" sequences... the list goes on.

    ... read moreA cinematic index of 70's stereotypes, classic badly-done Blaxploitation.
  • beher221
    July 11, 2009
    beher221
    Another Rudy Ray Moore film. So, you know the writing will be hilarious but, the message in this film makes it equally worth the time to watch.
  • MusicFromSpace
    October 23, 2008
    MusicFromSpace
    With the recent death of the man himself, Rudy Ray Moore (at the age of 81 !?) It felt appropriate to review my favorite flick of his...

    If, like me, you're a fan of cocktails with your buddies - or Favorite Buddy - along side a wondrously bad 70's movie, it doesn't get much bet... read moreter than this.

    Dirty disco composition & actors too stoned to keep their eyes open during most shots, today this would be immediate grounds for negative stars, but here, it is just a minor element thrown into a film that transports you to a different time & makes you want to get down & put your weight on it.

    It is bad in a way that can never be recreated...and it has a style that filmmakers strive to capture in comedies today.

    Yet, amongst all the silliness and inspiring late 1970's atmosphere, all I can think is that I was born in the wrong decade 'cause I was built for those booty shorts & I'm already a roller-discoing queen....RIP Rudy Ray.
  • gagreflexnews
    October 22, 2008
    gagreflexnews
    As horrible as this movie is, its lines and moments have soaked into the crags and crevices of my life. And now we've lost its hero, Rudy Ray Moore. "Put your weight on it!!"

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Cole Smithey
November 24, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

Rudy Ray Moore is a comic genius.

Michael Dequina
December 27, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

Putting the words 'disco' and 'godfather' in a title is already inviting trouble, but in execution the makers of this urban 'drama' not only embrace it, they downright make love to it. Full Review

Jake Euker
June 4, 2004
Jake Euker, F5 (Wichita, KS)

Peerless camp blaxploitation.

Philip Martin
January 10, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

November 6, 2001
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