This is the sixth 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 3 focused on Michael Ritchie’s “The Bad News Bears”. Part 4 focused on John Cassavetes’s “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”. Part 5 focused on Brian De Palma’s “Obsession”.
***
Referenced media:
- “King Kong” (Merien C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933)
- “King Kong” (Peter Jackson, 2005)
- “Man on Wire” (James Marsh, 2008)
- “The Wiz” (Sidney Lumet, 1978)
- “Design for a Living” (Ernst Lubitsch, 1933)
- “Transformers” (Michael Bay, 2007)
- “An American Werewolf in London” (John Landis, 1981)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Peter Jackson, 2001)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (Peter Jackson, 2002)
- “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (Peter Jackson, 2003)
- “The Hidden Fortress” (Akira Kurosawa, 1958)
- “Nashville” (Robert Altman, 1975)
- “Benson” (Susan Harris, 1979-1986)
- “The Little Mermaid” (John Musker and Ron Clements, 1989)
- “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989)
- “Marathon Man” (John Schlesinger, 1976)
- “Car Wash” (Michael Schultz, 1976)
- “Gold Told Me To” (Larry Cohen, 1976)
- “Carrie” (Brian De Palma, 1976)
- “Assault on Precinct 13” (John Carpenter, 1976)
- “Rocky” (John G. Avildsen, 1976)
- “Bound for Glory” (Hal Ashby, 1976)
- “A Star Is Born” (Frank Pierson, 1976)
- “Silver Streak” (Arthur Hiller, 1976)
- “The Shaggy D.A.” (Robert Stevenson, 1976)
- “Freaky Friday” (Gary Nelson, 1976)
- “Wizards” (Ralph Bakshi, 1977)
- “Slap Shot” (George Roy Hill, 1977)
- “Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
- “Batman” (William Dozier, 1966-1968)
