Six ’90s movies that were in love with the ’70s

Just as how the ’80s were obsessed with the ’50s and ’60s, the 1990s saw a surge of ’70s nostalgia-laden productions. Here’s a few that made the cut:

Detroit Rock City (1999)

From our review: “The result of seeing Detroit Rock City cleared up those growths on my back, helped me to win the state lottery the very next day, and enabled me to start my own fragrance line (“Coffee Burp”). It’s scary what a simple movie can do.”

The Stoned Age (1994)

From our review: “Having said that, I absolutely love it, and it’s the ultimate… something. What that something is, I have yet to figure out. Am I discouraged? Absolutely not. Will I now write gibberish in an attempt to figure out what I mean? Yes. Well, yes. I can confirm unorganized gibberish.”

Dazed and Confused (1993)

From our review: “So it rang pretty true for me in a lot of ways even though I wasn’t in long pants yet in 1976 and don’t really like KISS all that much. Maybe it’ll have the same effect on you.”

The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)

From our review: “The Brady Bunch Movie is a stroke of genius which uses an old cult sitcom in a twisted new way. The family, the house, the situations are all stuck in a ’70s mindset… except that they are now living in ’90s LA. Never have the ugly ’70s clashed so horribly (or so hilariously) with the garbled ’90s.”

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1994)

From our review: “But then I went and saw it for a second time (I had a free rental coming and I missed the beginning). I don’t know if it was my mood or the fact that I watched it alone, but my second viewing felt altogether different. It was still funny, but in a more wistful, sad kinda way.”

Now and Then (1995)

From our review: “The bulk of the movie is about the summer of 1970, when they made their pact, grew from little girls into young women, and (groan) learned about the power of friendship while at the same time growing independent of each other. And not only is the story more interesting in the past, the soundtrack gets FAR better.”

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