Could and should have been a fantastic film about a guy fighting his way up through dancing. Instead the "hero" and his friends spend their all time punching down, perpetuating the cruelty inflicted upon them by their environment.
The dancing scenes and soundtrack are ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS (!!!) and rightly legendary; the levels of casual misogyny and violence against women intolerable for an audience in 2026, or in 1977 for that matter, to enjoy.