This is the third part of a six-part series about American movies from 1976.
Part 1 focused on John G. Avildsen’s “Rocky”. Part 2 focused on James Fargo’s “The Enforcer”. Part 4 will focus on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 will focus on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”. Part 6 will focus on John Guillermin’s “King Kong”.
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Referenced media:
- “Bless the Beasts and Children” (Stanley Kramer, 1971)
- “Rocky” (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
- “42” (Brian Helgeland, 2013)
- “Gran Torino” (Clint Eastwood, 2008)
- “Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
- “Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977)
- “Taxi Driver” (Martin Scorsese, 1976)
- “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (John Cassavetes, 1976)
- “All the President’s Men” (Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
- “Family Plot” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)
- “Eat My Dust!” (Charles B. Griffin, 1976)
- “Grizzly (William Girdler, 1976)
- “Drive-In” (Rod Amateau, 1976)
- “Silent Movie” (Mel Brooks, 1976)
- “Blazing Saddles” (Mel Brooks, 1974)
- “History of the World, Part I” (Mel Brooks, 1981)
- “Logan’s Run” (Michael Anderson, 1976)
- “The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976)
- “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (Clint Eastwood, 1976)
- “Futureworld” (Richard T. Heffron, 1976)
- “Saturday the 14th” (Howard R. Cohen, 1981)
