The Hollywood Knights

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The Hollywood Knights

R,

1980,

1h 39m,

Comedy

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14%

7 Reviews

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71%

2,500+ Ratings

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7 Reviews

71%

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2,500+ Ratings

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

Apr 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

Dec 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

Jul 6, 2020

2/4

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

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Dec 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

Jul 29, 2002

2/5

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Jul 25, 2002

4/5

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Aug 6, 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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Harry S

Mar 13, 2018

Underrated RAUNCHY VERSION OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI, BUT FUNNIER. GETS BETTER EVERYTIME YOU WATCH IT!

Draco S

Apr 12, 2017

Cross between American Graffiti and Porky's. I enjoyed it most of the time. See Tony Danza and Michelle Pfieffer in their first movies.

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Luke R

Feb 28, 2017

This is a blatant rip off American Graffiti, but it's still a fun film to watch. It's rated R which makes it a little more fun to watch (you get the bad language and classic 80's nudity). There isn't much of a story, but there are some pretty funny moments, most of these involve the two bumbling cops. The "Lawrence of Arabia" song still cracks me up the most.

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Floyd Mutrux

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Tony Danza

Duke

Robert Wuhl

Newbomb Turk

Fran Drescher

Sally

Leigh French

Jacqueline Freedman

Michelle Pfeiffer

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Synopsis

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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