A Decade Under the Influence is a 2003 American documentary film, directed by Ted Demme (posthumously released) and Richard LaGravenese. It was produced by Independent Film Channel.
Summary It is about the "turning point" in American cinema in the 1970s: New Hollywood. This was the final film that Ted Demme directed before his death at the age of 38 from a heart attack.
Inspiration The title comes from the 1974 John Cassavetes film A Woman Under the Influence.The 70s: Get over it - Los Angeles Times
Reception The film has a 77% approval rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Packed with amusing anecdotes and told through the perspective of those it lionizes, A Decade Under the Influence is too one-sided to serve as a comprehensive dissection of 1970s American film, but will still work a treat for movie buffs."Rotten Tomatoes
Cast
Robert Altman John G. Avildsen Warren Beatty (archive footage) Linda Blair (archive footage) Peter Bogdanovich Peter Boyle (archive footage) Marshall Brickman Ellen Burstyn John Calley Jimmy Carter (archive footage) John Cassavetes (archive footage) Julie Christie Jill Clayburgh (archive footage) Clint Eastwood Peter Fonda (archive footage) Francis Ford Coppola Miloš Forman Roger Corman Bruce Dern William Friedkin Pam Grier Monte Hellman Dennis Hopper Sidney Lumet Paul Mazursky Michael Murphy (archive footage) Polly Platt Roy Scheider Sydney Pollack Jerry Schatzberg Paul Schrader Martin Scorsese Sissy Spacek Robert Towne Jon Voight
See also Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, the book by Peter Biskind about American cinema in the 1970s that was also made into a 2003 documentary
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