---
title: 'Thank God It''s Friday (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Klane'
released: '1978-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/thank-god-its-friday-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078382/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Thank God It's Friday (1978)

1978 · 89 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Klane and produced by Motown Productions and Casablanca FilmWorks for Columbia Pictures. Produced at the height of the disco craze, the film features the Commodores performing "Too Hot ta Trot" and Donna Summer performing "Last Dance", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1978. The film features an early performance by Jeff Goldblum and the first major screen appearance by Debra Winger. The film also features Terri Nunn in her only film role, who later achieved fame in the 1980s new wave group Berlin. This was one of several Columbia Pictures films in which the studio's "Torch Lady" came to life in the opening credits, showing off her moves for a few seconds before the start of the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Klane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-klane)
- **Screenplay:** [Armyan Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/armyan-bernstein)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giorgio Moroder](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-moroder)
- **Producer:** [Neil Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-bogart), [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-shuler-donner), [Rob Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-cohen)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Crabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-crabe)
- **Editor:** [Richard Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-halsey)

## Cast

- [Valerie Landsburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-landsburg)
- [Debra Winger](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-winger)
- [Donna Summer](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-summer)
- [Paul Jabara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-jabara)
- [Commodores](https://cinepixo.com/people/commodores)
- [Chick Vennera](https://cinepixo.com/people/chick-vennera)
- [Mews Small](https://cinepixo.com/people/mews-small)
- [Jeff Goldblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-goldblum)

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