And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT isn’t so much an original movie as it is an anthology slapped together of a recreation of some of the best sketches of their television show from their...
Category: 1970s
Frogs (1972)
By this point in his career, Ray Milland was basically coasting off of his former popularity making TV movies and b-movies like FROGS, so it’s really not a surprise they happened to actually get...
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Although Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was more or less ignored on its initial release back in 1971, it is now regarded as a children’s classic, although some adults may still think it too disturbingly...
Network (1976)
A film that seems more relevant as the years progress. Shockingly, some of the programming decisions that were considered ridiculously over the top back then seem almost within the realm of possibility in this...
Kelly’s Heroes (1970)
Long before Three Kings there was this early 70s war-comedy gem called Kelly’s Heroes, with a terrific cast and funny situations. Set during WWII, this tells the tale of a small group of Americans who learn of a...
The Gauntlet (1977)
Clint Eastwood stars as Ben Shockley, a Phoenix cop sent to Nevada to transport a key witness for a well-publicized mafia trial. The woman in question is a feisty prostitute named Gus Malley (Locke),...
Coffy (1973)
Pam Grier stars as Coffy, a nurse who gets fed up with the drugs and crime that all but killed her little sister and is ruining the neighborhoods of the inner cities. She takes...
Westworld (1973)
An amusement park/resort is created in another world called Delos, where there are various “worlds” people can stay in and feel as if they are there. Participate in an orgy in Romanworld, have a...
American Graffiti (1973)
The year is 1962, with small town America one year before the tumult of chaos. Before Kennedy died, before Viet Nam, or the turbulent times the 60s are known for, this is American youth...
