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Rudy Ray Moore, Carol Speed, Jimmy Lynch

A retired cop becomes a DJ/celebrity at the Blueberry Hill disco-- he's the "Disco Godfather!" All is well until his nephew flips out on a strange new drug that's sweeping the streets, called "angel d...( read more  read more... )ust," or PCP. Disco Godfather vows "to personally come down on the suckers that's producing this shit!" He takes to the streets, slaps drug dealers and even exposes a crooked cop that is covering for the dealers. In between, he still finds time to manage the Blueberry Hill and perform. "Put a little slide in yo' glide," he pleads to the patrons, "Put some weight on it!" Disco Godfather tracks down the kingpin that is behind all the angel dust production, but not before he is kidnapped and forced to inhale PCP through a gas mask!

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2,113 ratings

R, 93 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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  • Sleaze
    August 25, 2006
    Sleaze
    Another brilliant installment of Ray Rudy Moore badness! Trash cinema at its finest!
  • 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 more)A cinematic index of 70's stereotypes, classic badly-done Blaxploitation.
  • Blaxunshine
    November 16, 2009
    Blaxunshine
    Put your weight on it Put your weight on it Put your weight on it..it's time to boogie w/ the Disco Godfather in the house. Independent Blaxploitation @ its funky finest as Rudy Ray Moore lays down some jive & fights against Angel Dust.
  • 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 more)ter 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!!"
  • insekt69
    May 10, 2007
    insekt69
    "No Mama, whatchu doin' here mama? That ain't right mama, that ain't right!"
  • Kagome2
    April 17, 2007
    Kagome2
    the title says it all
  • micc98
    April 10, 2007
    micc98
    Break out da Tanqueray and sip on some gin-n-juice while enjoying this classic
  • Roughead18
    January 21, 2007
    Roughead18
    wanna see it i cant wAIT LOL !!!

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