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Ezra Sacks (writer)
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9 October 1980 (Australia) more
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They shared everything....Why not each other ? [Australia Theatrical] more
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Harvard in the 1960's: a time of social upheaval and student unrest. Three students bond together, challenge... more | add synopsis
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60's nostalgia more (7 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Brad Davis | ... | Leonardo DaVinci Rizzo | |
| Karen Allen | ... | Jessica Bloom | |
| Jameson Parker | ... | Nick Baxter | |
| Shelley Long | ... | Alice | |
| John Friedrich | ... | Alex Haddox | |
| Gary Springer | ... | Greenblatt | |
| Richard Nelson | ... | Harry Norris | |
| Harry Caesar | ... | Jimmy | |
| Nan Martin | ... | Mrs. Baxter | |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Crazy Kid: Draft Inductee (as Dan Stern) | |
| Jason Laskay | ... | Dorm Proctor | |
| Jamie Squire | ... | Karate Student | |
| Mary Margaret Amato | ... | Girl in Shower | |
| David Hollander | ... | Editor of 'Crimson' | |
| Frank Rich | ... | Assistant Editor of 'Crimson' |
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113 min
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DIRCAMEO(Rob Cohen: next to Karen Allen in a crowded lecture hall more
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Anachronisms: Students are seen dancing to the Rolling Stones record "Street Fighting Man" moments after President Lyndon Johnson's television address in which he announced he was not running for reelection. However, that speech was delivered on the last day of March 1968, while the song had not even been recorded yet and was not released until the last day of August 1968. more
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Alice: [watching the draft lottery on television] Only men would come up with a draft lottery that uses balls. more
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References The Graduate (1967) more
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Theme for the Masses more
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any baby boomer who lived through- and went to college during the late 60s will identify with this charming movie. The Motown music, the parties, waiting breathlessly glued to the TV set watching the draft lottery, the protests, ....oh, and the romances!...I have never seen a movie that captured that very special time better. You will fall in love with these characters who could have been your own friends and classmates. And you will almost wish to be back in that situation again. Because even though it was scary and painful, what some of us did, collectively, changed history, and that is an empowerment that is hard to come by these days. The movie does not strike me as dated, even though it authentically recreates the look and feel of the era. Today's 'young people' should discover this movie, and us aging folks should enjoy it again.