The '60s (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Mark Piznarski

Writers (WGA):

Bill Couturié (story) &
Robert Greenfield (story) ...

Release Date:

7 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths:...

Plot Keywords:

Civil Rights | Vietnam | Commune | Black Panthers | Hippie

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Josh Hamilton	...	Michael Herlihy
Julia Stiles	...	Katie Herlihy
Jerry O'Connell	...	Brian Herlihy
Jeremy Sisto	...	Kenny Klein
Jordana Brewster	...	Sarah Weinstock
Leonard Roberts	...	Emmet Taylor
Bill Smitrovich	...	Bill Herlihy
Annie Corley	...	Mary Herlihy
Donovan Leitch	...	Neal Reynolds
David Alan Grier	...	Fred Hampton
Cliff Gorman	...	Father Daniel Berrigan
Charles S. Dutton	...	Reverend Willie Taylor (as Charles Dutton)
April Mills	...	Constance
Marc Blucas	...	Buddy Wells
Jenna Byrne	...	Melissa

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug use, violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

172 min | USA:240 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Fillmore, California, USA

Company:

Lynda Obst Productions

Trivia:

Actors Donovan Leitch and Carnie Wilson are the respective children of musicians 'Donovan' and The Beach Boys' singer Brian Wilson, both of whom are heard in the soundtrack. Jason Nesmith, son of ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith, also appears.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: At the end during the BBQ, the mother asked "How's my boy today?" there is a boom mic visible.

Quotes:

[On his son Michael being a Conscientious Objector to Vietnam]
Bill Herlihy: "If my son says he can't fight, it's not because he's not brave enough, it's because he's brave enough to stand up for what he believes in."

Movie Connections:

Followed by The '70s (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

High Hopes

A decade of war and love

Boy, a wave of nostalgia fell over me as I watched this. Jerry O'Connell was remarkable as the son who went to war-- he reminded me of several of my highschool friends. I liked the scope from the civil rights movement to the peace rallies and even the storming of Columbia. Though it was a lot to cover, they did a good job-- only the sister's story seemed a little weak. and I do know fathers who were able to get out of the WWII mode and see their children's objections to Vietnam. To me the 60's was this nation breaking out of the shell and a new nation being born... its not always easy- but we grow in the end.