A Decade Under the Influence (film)
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Richard LaGravenese
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| Directed by | Ted Demme Richard LaGravenese |
| Produced by | Richard LaGravenese |
| Music by | John Kimbrough |
| Distributed by | Independent Film Channel |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Inspiration
The title comes from the 1974 John Cassavetes film A Woman Under the Influence.[3]
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."[4]
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