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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 2728
Released: May 9, 2000 |
| Our Price: $7.17 |
| Used Price: $6.60 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Written and directed by Floyd Mutrux (American Hot Wax) The Hollywood Knights was an American Graffiti-like comedy that recounted the antics of a gang of high school students on Halloween night 1965. The film features great music from the fifties and sixties. Signed to star was a cast of young actors who would achieve greater fame in the years to come: Tony Danza Michelle Pfeiffer Fran Drescher and Robert Wuhl.System Requirements:Starring: Tony Danza Fran Drescher Leigh French Randy Gornel Gary Graham Sandy Helberg James Jeter Stuart Pankin P.R. Paul Michelle Pfeiffer Gailard Sartain Richard Schaal and Robert Wuhl. Directed By: Floyd Mutrux. Running Time: 92 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: UPC: 043396218949 Manufacturer No: 21894
Description of The Hollywood Knights:
You've got to give credit to the Hollywood Knights. They may be crass, juvenile, sex-mad pranksters, but they have an open-door policy: nerds and jocks alike are welcome, as long as they show proper disrespect for authority. The Hollywood Knights, a minor 1980 cult comedy poised somewhere between the innocent nostalgia of American Graffiti and the raunchy humor of Animal House, chronicles the antics of a practical-joking high school gang on Halloween night, 1965. In tribute to the last night of their favorite hangout, a Beverly Hills drive-in marked for destruction by the snooty Chamber of Commerce, the gang's court jester Newbomb Turk (Robert Wuhl in his film debut) leads the Knights in an all-out assault on the forces of law and order, conformity, and good taste. Nestled in the parade of toilet humor, fart jokes, mooning rebels, and topless co-eds, however, are the ruminations of the end of an era: the times they are a changin'. The doo-wop and surf soundtrack gives way to Motown, the Mamas and the Papas, and the Byrds as high school sweethearts Tony Danza and Michelle Pfeiffer weather the transition from puppy love to adult romance and Vietnam looms on the horizon. It's a schizophrenic film, bopping from juvenile anarchy to thoughtful drama and back again with a sloppy but energetic drive and a rowdy rebelliousness that will never be accused of sensitivity, decency, or dignity. Fran Drescher, Gary Graham, and a hilarious Stuart Pankin also star. --Sean Axmaker
The Hollywood Knights Reviews:
I WILL ASK AMAZON TO RETURN THIS. 
2008-08-30 - THE ONE IN THE PICTURE IS N0T THE ONE I RECIEVED. THE ONE IN THE PICTURE HAS WIDESCREEN AND FULL SCREEN, HAS 5.1 (DOLBY DIGIAL) 2 CHANNEL (DOLBY SURROUND) I WAS GOING TO GIVE THIS AS A PRESENT BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO SEND IT BACK, UNOPENED. I HAVE THE ONE IN THE PICTURE AND I BOUGHT IT THROUGH AMAZON.COM I AM HAPPY WITH IT AND THAT IS THE ONE I WHAT. EVEN THE PICTURE ON THIS NEW ONE IS DIFFERENT.
Jerry Nyberg
jlnyberg@sbcglobal.net
An American Graffiti on HALLOWEEN!!! 
2008-08-29 - One thing I loved about this movie was that it took place on HALLOWEEN! Another thing I loved was that it took place and had the classic look and feeling of the 60's! Tubby's Drive-in is closing down on HALLOWEEN night and the Knights practically own it, so they pull one last night of pranks on cops, teachers, friends, and neighbors. Newbomb Turk leads them throughout the night. I always thought it was funny when Dudley accidentaly finds his teacher trying to have sex in a car and Dudley ruins the moment. If you love comedy, HALLOWEEN, and the classic look of the 60's, you'll love THE HOLLYWOOD KNIGHTS!!!
Hollywood Nights
2008-06-13 - The tape only played about half way through and froze. Have been sending e-mails but NEVER get a reply. I tried in several different players and same thing. I have doubts if I will ever buy through Amazon again
Hollywood Knights 
2008-05-09 - I had an old VHS copy of this movie that was so bad you could hardly watch it anymore. It's nice to have this flick on CD. I searched a long time for this movie, and Amazon delivered. I love [...]. If you need it, they have it.
Review
2008-04-29 - We use this video as background sound during our home remodeling projects. We have run this video so many times that we have all the dialog
memorized. The music is the key.
