Four friends graduate in the year 1970, the start of a new decade.Four friends graduate in the year 1970, the start of a new decade.Four friends graduate in the year 1970, the start of a new decade.
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- TriviaKathryn Harrold, who plays the mother of Eileen (Vinessa Shaw) in this movie, also portrayed Shaw's character's rich mom in Ladybugs (1992).
- GoofsWhen Byron shows up for Dexter's wedding, Dexter makes the comment that the bride is ready for the "Rumble In The Jungle". This wedding scene is happening in late 1972 or early 1973. The "Rumble In The Jungle" (boxing match between Ali & Foreman which spawned the expression) was October 30, 1974. No way he would've used this expression at the time of the wedding.
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Doris Shales: But Byron... it's Christmas!
- ConnectionsFeatures NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
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Brisk panorama of a decade
Released to TV in 2000 and directed by Peter Werner, "The 70s" details the major events and hit songs of the decade through the eyes of four protagonists who graduate from Kent State University in 1970. The four are played by Vinessa Shaw, Brad Rowe, Amy Smart and Guy Torry.
People look down on this television production because the story threads that link the various events are brisk and lack depth; but if the writers offered more depth it would be a 4-5 hour movie. Besides, I felt like I knew the characters by the end; they're not one dimensional and are all likable in one way or another. Sure, there are some dubious melodramatics and acting, but "The 70s" entertainingly accomplishes what it sets out to do – highlight the significant happenings of the decade, starting with the Kent State shootings of May 4th, 1970, and on to Watergate, feminism, disco, the Guyana cult tragedy and so on, all to a soundtrack of 70's radio hits.
On the babe front, Shaw is intelligent and winsome whereas Smart is flighty, but babelicious. They coulda done more with them, but they do enough. Rowe comes across as a low-budget Brad Pitt while Torry is a compelling choice to represent black culture, his wife too (Leslie Silva).
The film runs 170 minutes and was shot in Southern California with historical footage from all over the USA.
GRADE: B-
People look down on this television production because the story threads that link the various events are brisk and lack depth; but if the writers offered more depth it would be a 4-5 hour movie. Besides, I felt like I knew the characters by the end; they're not one dimensional and are all likable in one way or another. Sure, there are some dubious melodramatics and acting, but "The 70s" entertainingly accomplishes what it sets out to do – highlight the significant happenings of the decade, starting with the Kent State shootings of May 4th, 1970, and on to Watergate, feminism, disco, the Guyana cult tragedy and so on, all to a soundtrack of 70's radio hits.
On the babe front, Shaw is intelligent and winsome whereas Smart is flighty, but babelicious. They coulda done more with them, but they do enough. Rowe comes across as a low-budget Brad Pitt while Torry is a compelling choice to represent black culture, his wife too (Leslie Silva).
The film runs 170 minutes and was shot in Southern California with historical footage from all over the USA.
GRADE: B-
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