Release Date

30 Oct, 2023

Runtime

00:51: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The explosive sound that ignited a culture war

The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco had unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco, with its repetitive beat and culture that emphasized pleasure, as shallow and superficial. A story that’s about much more than music, The War on Disco explores how the powerful anti-disco backlash revealed a cultural divide that to some seemed to be driven by racism and homophobia. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago.

Original Title

The War on Disco

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Actors

Felipe Rose

Steve Dahl

Linda Clifford

Rich King

Daphne Brooks

Jefferson Cowie

Adam Greenfield

Ray Smith

Joe Shanahan

David Logan

Ayana Contreras

Wayne Williams

Darlene Jackson

Diane Alexander White

Paul Natkin

Lee Abrams

Garry Meier

Jim Hanks

Dave Hoekstra

Nancy Faust

Crew

Nicole London

Lisa Quijano Wolfinger

Raela Hudson

Lisa Quijano Wolfinger

Rushmore DeNooyer

Cameo George

Jed Rauscher

Susan Bellows

Rushmore DeNooyer

Ezra Wolfinger