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1776
- Review Date: May 18, 2003
- G
- Genre: Drama
- 1972
Common Sense Media says
Every American should watch this once a year.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this musical history lesson, while rated G, still brings up slavery and shows the founding fathers as inspirational but still flawed individuals.
What's the story?
1776 is a musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The courage, the strategy, the dream of freedom, and even the tragic compromise on slavery are all there.
Is it any good?
At least once a year, every American should watch this musical. The characters and the issues are vividly and frankly portrayed, and we see the founding fathers' faults as well as their virtues. If we didn't know how it all turned out, the suspense would be unbearable.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what they learned about our nation's history and the extraordinary people who shaped it. What characteristics do they find admirable? Older kids and parents can discuss slavery and how it shaped American history, eventually bitterly dividing the country.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 23, 2010
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a great american movie!!!!!
it's great!! My teacher showed us some clips (for history) and almost everyone wanted to see the rest!!!!!!!!!!
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It is an absolutely awesome movie. I watched in 7th grade and every 4th of July after that. The songs are memorable. In fact, one summer I was able to practically recite the entire movie. Lots of sexual references, but small children probably wouldn't even understand half of them, especially the ox/bull joke. Lots of language, and Hopkins is constantly crying out for rum. Great movie, though.
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Twice in 36 years
Justed watched the film for a second time recently. Saw it the first time in a theater in 1972 with my 2nd grade class. I watched it again to see if it was as cheesy and the language as gratuitous as I had remembered. It was!! You know, don't watch this crap with your kids. I am far from prudish, but, I still remember (36 years later) only remembering the foulness and trivialization of men, who in reality, risked their lives for principles that ultimately made this writer, and reader I might add, FREE. Watch HBO's mini-series "John Adams" with your kids if you want to see this subject matter done well.
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Dull and uninteresting from start to finish, and overly patriotic.
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Patriotic!
Very stirring and patriotic. Too much langauge from Ben Franklin, though, to make this for little kids.
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I want to see this movie so, so bad! But everywhere I go is always sold out :(
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1776 Entertains and Educates
This musical is a great way to teach about the history of the signing of the Declaration of Independence as well as culture of the time period.
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Great Movie, But...
First of all, I LOVE this movie. It's great fun, great songs, and it covers a lot of the history very accurately. But when I sat down to watch it with my kids, after having not seen it in years, I was surprised that I didn't remember how much language there is in it. By today's standards it's pretty mild, but there's an awful lot of using the Lord's name in vain, if that bothers you. I don't want my children to start saying things like, "what in the name of God?!", or "for God's sake!" But if that doesn't bother you, enjoy a great, fun, entertaining, educational movie
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| Topics: | history |
| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Peter H. Hunt |
| Cast: | Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, William Daniels |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Run time: | 166 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | November 17, 1972 |
| DVD release date: | July 2, 2002 |
| MPAA rating: | G |
| MPAA explanation: | language. |
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