The '70s (2000)

Four friends graduate in the year 1970, the start of a new decade.

Director:

Peter Werner

Writers:

Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (story), Mitch Brian (story),

Stars:

Brad Rowe, Guy Torry, Vinessa Shaw

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Rowe	...	Byron Shales
Guy Torry	...	Dexter Johnson
Vinessa Shaw	...	Eileen Wells
Amy Smart	...	Christie Shales
Kathryn Harrold	...	Connie Wells
Graham Beckel	...	Paul Wells
Laurel Moglen	...	Wendy
Tina Lifford	...	Aunt Olavee
Leslie Silva	...	Yolanda
Chandra West	...	Elizabeth
Robert Joy	...	Hal Shales
Jeannetta Arnette	...	Doris Shales
Michael Easton	...	Nick
Robert Bailey Jr.	...	Jo-Jo (8)
Robert Bailey	...	Jo-Jo (8)

Storyline

Four friends graduate in the year 1970, the start of a new decade.

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Plot Keywords:

1970s | social injustice | friendship | social issues | assassin | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug content, some sexuality, language and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

American 70's - Ces années-là

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

DiNovi Pictures, NBC Studios, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min 170 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The company that Eileen works for, and which she eventually sues for sexual discrimination, is referred to throughout as "D,C and H." We learn those letters stand for "Dewey, Conham, and Howe" - an ancient joke-name for a law firm (along with its variations "Dewey, Cheatam and Howe" and "Cheatam and Steele").

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Goofs

The World Trade Center towers were not complete until 1972, but they are shown occupied and on postcards in the fall of 1970.

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Quotes

Doris Shales: But Byron... it's Christmas!

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Connections

Follows The '60s (1999)

User Reviews

History in the faking...

I certainly hope no one took this movie as history. Music and events were chronologically incorrect throughout the entire 4 hours. It seems that the picture was made entirely to sell advertising time to record companies to advertise their re-released music of the 70s as if you couldn't hear every one of these songs on any given "Classic Rock" station in any given city at any given time. Events and moods were captured well but not chronologically correct - for example: How could 'Whatever Gets you Though the Night' be playing during the 1972 Presidential campaign when the song wasn't released until 1974? How did they get a clip of Jack Benny on the Tonight Show they were watching at Christmas 1975 when Benny died in December of 1974? Why was there a streaker at the 1972 Presidential election party when the streaking fad took place in winter/spring 1974? It seems today, as far as TV writers are concerned, the 1970s were just one year and everything happened during it! I was there for the 1970s and I can assure you that 1971 was very different from 1978 but you'd never know it based on this pseudo-restrospective. Obviously the makers of this film were not as concerned about historical accuracy, as they were with portraying every event they could remember that occurred in the 1970s. It didn't matter when or where in the 1970s, just fit it in where you can, the order doesn't matter. If history were taught this way, we'd never know the truth about anything.