Product Details

• Actors: Brad Rowe, Guy Torry, Vinessa Shaw, Amy Smart, Kathryn Harrold
• Directors: Peter Werner
• Writers: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, Kevin Willmott, Mitch Brian
• Producers: Denise Di Novi, Jim Chory, Lori Motyer
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Closed-captioned
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Run Time: 170 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TJH0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,549 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The '70s" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The '70s. One decade will change four lives forever Kent State students Byron (Brad Rowe) Christie (Amy Smart) Eileen (Vinessa Shaw) and Dexter (Guy Torry) are caught in the middle of America's political unrest when several students are massacred on their campus for protesting the Vietnam War. Their lives take radically different directions during this infamous chapter of history as the scandal of Watergate is revealed the feminist movement takes charge an American President is disgraced and a new revolution known as disco-fever takes the dance world by storm.A mini-series event that captures the heart and soul of a progressive decade. The '70s remembers a time when issues and challenges rocked the nation and four friends learn about life love and of course disco.System Requirements:Runnig Time 170 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 031398738329

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as good as the precursor, March 24, 2005

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Anyechka (Rensselaer, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The '70s (DVD)

One shouldn't expect too much from what was a made-for-tv miniseries, with no real big names, but altogether it was a very good involving story. It followed the course of the decade from start to finish very nicely, encorporating in music and actual footage of the historic events together with the respective storylines of the four main characters. Still, it just doesn't seem quite as gripping and involving as the prior movie 'The '60s,' where there seemed to be more character development instead of, like this movie, seeming to focus a bit more on a lot of historic happenings and making as many of them a part of their lives as possible, instead of just choosing ones that would have naturally fit with whom the characters were. The plot seems to suffer a little because of this. There also seemed like there were more gaps of time than in 'The '60s,' with a few years passing between events a couple of times without letting the viewer know what year it was now supposed to be or how much time had passed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, October 16, 2007

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FlyGuyMovieBuff (Travis AFB, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The '70s (DVD)

I found this movie along with another titled The '60's in a bargin bin at a swap meet. I paid 2 dollars for both. I enjoyed them so much I would have paid full price. I wondered if there was a third movie titled The '80's but Studio 54 was as close as I could find. Being born too late to remember the 60's, The '70's actually did spark memories for me, specifically cult fanatics and all the runaway teens who joined them. Vinessa Shaw is an absolute doll, I've had the hots for her since Hocus Pocus. She really needs to be a lead character hero a la Lara Croft.... Rent all 3, The 60's, The 70's and Studio 54 and spend a weekend revisiting 3 decades of excessive excess.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than everyone's giving it credit for!, September 16, 2002

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"we_are_pink_machine" (Seattle, Wa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The '70s (DVD)

Though this movie would definitally not be a blockbuster if it was released in a movie theatre rather than on tv; that doesn't make it any less of a movie!
I think this movie was great! I loved the music; and the cast, as well. Anyone who is going to doubt this movie before watching it is CRAZY! It's really a great movie; and teaches people (particularly teenagers) things that they would normally be bored by (i.e. the Watergate scandal)! And I think that anything that gets kids interested in the history of the U.S. is wonderful.
I think this is a great movie for people of ALL AGES, and I would definitally recommend it to anyone!