SINOPSIS
Based upon Peter Biskind's book of the same name, this BBC-produced documentary traces the rise of a generation of Hollywood filmmakers who briefly changed the face of movies with a more personal approach that pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on-screen. Influential directors who appear include Arthur Penyn ("Bonnie and Clyde"), Dennis Hopper ("Easy Rider"), Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather"), John Schlesinger ("Midnight Cowboy"), Bob Rafelson ("Five Easy Pieces") Martin Scorsese ("Taxi Driver"), Peter Bogdanovich ("The Last Picture Show"), and Jonathan Demme ("Crazy Mama"). Narrated by William H. Macy, the documentary features vintage clips of Coppola, Scorsese, Beatty, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, Robert Altman, and Pauline Kael. It also includes original interview material with Penn; Roger Corman; Bogdanovich; Hopper; David Picker; writer/directors John Milius and Paul Schrader; actresses Karen Black, Cybill Shepherd, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt;...
- Martin ScorseseSelf
- Dennis HopperSelf
- Peter BogdanovichSelf
- Sam PeckinpahSelf
- Warren BeattySelf
- Robert AltmanSelf
- Arthur PennSelf
- Jack NicholsonSelf
- Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
- Steven SpielbergSelf
- George LucasSelf
- Tony BillSelf
- Peter BartSelf
- Paul SchraderSelf
- Sharon Tate(archive footage)
- Roman Polanski(archive footage)
- Margot KidderSelf
- David NewmanSelf
- Dede AllenSelf
- Peter FondaSelf
- Roger CormanSelf
- László KovácsSelf
- Polly PlattSelf
- Henry JaglomSelf
- Richard DreyfussSelf