The Hollywood Knights

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The Hollywood Knights

R

1980

1h 39m

Comedy

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It's Halloween night, 1965, and members of the Hollywood Knights -- a drag-racing club -- have just been informed that their cherished Beverly Hills, Calif., hangout, Tubby's Diner, is being demolished to make way for an office building. Newbomb Turk (Robert Wuhl), the club's leader, vows to fight back. Duke (Tony Danza) and his girlfriend, Suzie Q (Michelle Pfeiffer), help Newbomb as they navigate a rough patch in their relationship. Meanwhile, the police work to shut the diner down.

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Michael Blowen

Boston Globe

04/28/2018

The film derives more from American Graffiti than More American Graffiti did. But it's an unfocused copy without one original moment.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

12/18/2015

Far from showing continued promise, Mutrux has now identified himself as a kind of untutored, remedical-school imitator of George Lucas.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

07/06/2020

2/4

...a distressingly lackluster bit of nostalgia-based filmmaking...

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

12/21/2004

0/4

One horrendous film--a shapeless, formless mess with little story and even less sense.

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

07/29/2002

2/5

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

07/25/2002

4/5

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Wayne R

06/19/2024

I've loved this movie since I was a little kid it's allways been in my top 3 favorite movies. I love American Graffiti just as much but I don't agree that the Hollywood nights movie was a copied version to of the best car movies ever made

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Jay M

08/26/2023

Classic 80s teen movie of the 60s! Foul language, toplessness, and light sex talk. Practically a PG-13 movie today!

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Steve D

03/14/2023

Sophomoric and never funny.

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10/31/2019

I am not one to sit and be a captive audience, but this movie is one I will watch each Halloween, or just randomly. Nice cars and music, and a look at the times they are a changing. Enjoy!

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09/24/2019

Absolutely love it. Brings back great memories

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08/06/2018

One of the best CAR MOVIES of the 60's. A 17%. Kidding me. This movie is great. So many actors just starting out. Michelle Pfeiffer

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It's Halloween night, 1965, and members of the Hollywood Knights -- a drag-racing club -- have just been informed that their cherished Beverly Hills, Calif., hangout, Tubby's Diner, is being demolished to make way for an office building. Newbomb Turk (Robert Wuhl), the club's leader, vows to fight back. Duke (Tony Danza) and his girlfriend, Suzie Q (Michelle Pfeiffer), help Newbomb as they navigate a rough patch in their relationship. Meanwhile, the police work to shut the diner down.

Director: Floyd Mutrux
Producer: Richard Lederer
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 30, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 39m

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