The '60s (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Mark Piznarski

Writers (WGA):

Bill Couturié (story) &
Robert Greenfield (story) ...

Release Date:

7 February 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths:...

Plot Keywords:

Civil Rights | Vietnam | Commune | Black Panthers | Hippie

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Josh Hamilton	...	Michael Herlihy
Julia Stiles	...	Katie Herlihy
Jerry O'Connell	...	Brian Herlihy
Jeremy Sisto	...	Kenny Klein
Jordana Brewster	...	Sarah Weinstock
Leonard Roberts	...	Emmet Taylor
Bill Smitrovich	...	Bill Herlihy
Annie Corley	...	Mary Herlihy
Donovan Leitch	...	Neal Reynolds
David Alan Grier	...	Fred Hampton
Cliff Gorman	...	Father Daniel Berrigan
Charles S. Dutton	...	Reverend Willie Taylor (as Charles Dutton)
April Mills	...	Constance
Marc Blucas	...	Buddy Wells
Jenna Byrne	...	Melissa

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug use, violence and sensuality.

Runtime:

172 min | USA:240 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Fillmore, California, USA

Company:

Lynda Obst Productions

Trivia:

Sarah's line to Kenny "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness" is the first line of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl".

Quotes:

Rev. Willie Taylor: Don't you EVER forget what you seen here.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The '70s (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Draft Morning

GREAT!!!!!

As a 17 year old who gets to always hear about the 60s second-hand this movie "took" me to the 60s. I really liked that all the kids in the Herily (sp?) family encompassed many of the kids of that time. One was a Vietnam vet, one an activist against the war, and one a hippie who ends up at Haight-Ashbury and the Hog Farm. From what I have heard this movie is very accurate and even noted the date and year of an event. The black family was great and the idea that they participated in the sit-ins and Freedom marches, and then to live in Watts, LA during the Watts riots was a great idea. I thought the climax was a great mixture of events that took place in 1965. I know there were a lot of stereotypes, but how else would we learn about the 60s with out a movie that encompassed all the feelings, looks, and ideas of the time. I loved the music but was upset that only one song was on there by The Beatles. Obviously, they forgot what an impact the Beatles had on the American culture and leaving it out was a mistake. All the other music was GREAT and I love the song by Bob Dylan and Joan Osbourne. All in all this movie was great. And I hate that people say there was too much romance and love, but hey, it was the 60s. Sex and drugs was a prominent thing in that era. You can't forget it. I give it a 9.5/10, for leaving the Beatles out.