The 1970s was an extraordinary time of rebellion, and of questioning every accepted idea. As political activism, the sexual revolution, teh woman's movement, and the music revolution contributed to social unrest across the country, American cinema witnessed the emergence of a new generation of filmmakers. Galvanized by a new freedom of expression, these ground-breaking artists began targeting their films towards a new kind of audience, with stories that reflected the ever-changing reality of the era.
A love letter to an amazing era in film, A Decade Under The Influence enlists a cast of pioneering writers, directors and actors to talk about the time, their films and their colleagues.
A virtual cinematic scrapbook of the decade, filmmakers Richard La Gravenese and the late Ted Demme include a cornucopia of clips from such classics as Easy Rider, The Godfather and Coming Home. The result is a fantastic celebration of the artists and films that left a vital and lasting stamp on America's national cinema and identity.
Robert Altman | Himself |
John G. Avildsen | Himself |
Warren Beatty | Himself (archive footage) |
Linda Blair | Herself (archive footage) |
Peter Bogdanovich | Himself |
Peter Boyle | Himself (archive footage) |
Marshall Brickman | Himself |
Ellen Burstyn | Herself |
John Calley | Himself |
Jimmy Carter | Himself (archive footage) |
John Cassavetes | Himself (archive footage) |
Julie Christie | Herself |
Francis Ford Coppola | Himself |
Roger Corman | Himself |
Bruce Dern | Himself |
Clint Eastwood | Himself |
Louise Fletcher | Herself (archive footage) |
Jane Fonda | Herself (archive footage) |
Peter Fonda | Himself (archive footage) |
Milos Forman | Himself |
William Friedkin | Himself |
Pam Grier | Herself |
Goldie Hawn | Herself (archive footage) |
Monte Hellman | Himself |
Jimi Hendrix | Himself (archive footage) |
Dennis Hopper | Himself |
Mick Jagger | Himself (archive footage) |
Robert F. Kennedy | Himself (archive footage) |
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Himself (archive footage) |
Martin Luther King | Himself (archive footage) |
Piper Laurie | Herself (archive footage) |
Sidney Lumet | Himself |
Paul Mazursky | Himself |
Marshall McLuhan | Himself (archive footage) |
Mike Medavoy | Himself |
Richard Nixon | Himself (archive footage) |
Polly Platt | Herself |
Sydney Pollack | Himself |
Ronald Reagan | Himself (archive footage) |
Robert Redford | Himself (Archival Footage) (archive footage) |
Dick Rodstein | Offscreen Voice |
Jerry Schatzberg | Himself |
Roy Scheider | Himself |
Paul Schrader | Himself |
Martin Scorsese | Himself |
Sissy Spacek | Herself |
Robert Towne | Himself |
Jon Voight | Himself |
John Kimbrough | Composer |
Tony C. Jannelli | Cinematographer |
Clyde W. Smith | Cinematographer |
Meg Reticker | Editor |
Steven Soderbergh |