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The Hollywood Knights (1980)

The Hollywood Knights poster
Directed by
Floyd Mutrux
Genre
teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1965, the remaining members of a car club in Beverly Hills and Hollywood pull off crass practical jokes and wild antics. The group is led by a charismatic fraternity figure as they celebrate their final night together.

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What happens

The Hollywood Knights is a 1980 American teen comedy film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux. It depicts the crass and mischievous antics and practical jokes of the remaining members of a 1950s-era car club turned social fraternity in and around Beverly Hills and Hollywood in 1965. The cast, led by Robert Wuhl as the fraternity's charismatic leader, features Tony Danza and Michelle Pfeiffer in their film debuts, as well as Gailard Sartain, Fran Drescher, and Stuart Pankin in supporting roles. It was the inaugural film credit of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (as PolyGram Pictures), a British studio that aimed to compete with Hollywood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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