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Decade Under the Influence, A
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Based on 16 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Directed by:
Ted Demme
Richard LaGravenese
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 25, 2003
DVD: September 30, 2003
Running Time: 108 minutes, B/W / Color
Origin: USA
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Starring Francis Ford Coppola, Julie Christie, Polly Platt, Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, and Dennis Hopper
For American cinema, the 1970s was an era during which a new generation of filmmakers created work for a new kind of audience. In this documentary, pioneering writers, directors and actors talk about the times, their films and their colleagues. (IFC Films)
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
This documentary about the triumph of the New Hollywood employs a treasure trove of interviews and clips to create a rich understanding of the many forces -- cultural undertows, really -- that flowed together to fill the void left by the dying studio system.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
It's illuminating and nostalgic and for anyone who lined up for American movies in that bygone golden age.
Read Full Review >Variety David Rooney
An entertaining, deeply respectful assessment of the directors and actors who rode the countercultural wave of the 1970s.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
It is often remarked that the years between "Easy Rider" (1969) and "Star Wars" (1977) marked a second golden age in American filmmaking, and this documentary, as comprehensive as it is incisive, is a reminder of just how many terrific pictures came out during those years.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Unlike many documentaries about movies, it's neither underfunded nor perfunctory, but thoughtful and bracing.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Here's a fireball documentary about the 1970s, when filmmakers were stoked by sex, drugs, rock and, oh, yeah, social conscience.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The movie star Julie Christie turned 62 last month, and anyone under the impression that she merely floated through her prime heedless of the age in which she worked should catch her in A Decade Under the Influence.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Whether you lived through the period and will have fond memories jostled, or are scouting for future DVD pleasures, the surest way to see a good movie in a theater this week is to see one about them.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
The decade under discussion in this enjoyable documentary is the 1970s, a period that changed Hollywood forever.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dave Kehr
Has the undiscriminating temperament of a fan, blithely placing Mr. Coppola's magnificently made "Godfather" on the same plane as Mr. Hopper's slapped-together, and today all but unwatchable, "Easy Rider."
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
For neophyte cinephiles, A Decade Under The Influence should serve as a lively primer on a seminal film era, but its reverent tone is antithetical to the rule-breaking spirit it celebrates.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
An excellent introduction to the subject, and a movie buff's delight.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
As wide and deep as the directors fish for anecdotes, it's surprising that there isn't more focus, more context.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader J.R. Jones
As one might expect from IFC, actors and directors dominate the interview segments, which may be the reason the narrative never finds its way to Heaven's Gate.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
Does attest to the once-upon-a-time existence of a Hollywood counterculture, but it's so reverentially heavy-handed in evoking the era that it can't help playing like "Forrest Gump" without Tom Hanks.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly John Powers
One wonders what exactly Richard LaGravenese and the late Ted Demme thought they were doing in this documentary, which doesn't so much look at the period as genuflect before it.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Pat C. gave it a 6:
A documentary-style elaboration of the unprecedented creativity of movies in the 70s. Good in its continuity and reference to contemporary touchstones during that period, but undercredits the enabling films and personalities that preceded the period. Overall though, a good perspective for movie buffs, who will recognize the historical context of their favorites.
