Thank God It's Friday (film)

Thank God It's Friday
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Klane
Written by	Armyan Bernstein
Produced by	Neil Bogart Rob Cohen Phillip M. Goldfarb Lauren Shuler
Starring	Donna Summer The Commodores
Cinematography	James Crabe
Edited by	Richard Halsey
Music by	Giorgio Moroder
Production companies	Casablanca FilmWorks Motown Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 19, 1978 (1978-05-19)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.2 million
Box office	$7.3 million[2]

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, 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.