The Hollywood Knights
A rowdy Halloween night of hot rods, pranks, romance, and adolescent rebellion unfolds among a Beverly Hills car club in 1965.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raucous
- nostalgic
- nostalgia night
- late night comedy
What critics said
Critics generally found the film derivative and artistically slight, though some appreciated its fresh-faced cast, golden-age nostalgia, and simple slobby humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Halloween-night plot moves through pranks, drag racing, romance, and other nocturnal episodes rather than a tightly unified dramatic arc.
The film recreates Beverly Hills in 1965 through cruising, hot rods, a drive-in restaurant, Halloween revelry, and teen romance.
Turk and the Hollywood Knights raise hell with chaotic pranks and corny, physically aggressive gags across the night.
The club, cruising, drag racing, and Beverly Hills car scene provide the film's central social world.
Films like The Hollywood Knights, and why
American Graffiti
1960s teen nostalgia, cruising culture, hot-rod antics, and episodic youth comedy
Porky's
ensemble teen comedy, rebellious pranks, and heightened suburban adolescence
Dazed and Confused
raucous coming-of-age humor, car culture, and affectionate period nostalgia
The Last American Virgin
working-class teen camaraderie, drag racing, and wistful youth-culture nostalgia
Movie Details
- Director
- Floyd Mutrux
- Release Date
- 1980-05-18
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (71)
Cast
- Robert Wuhl
- Tony Danza
- Fran Drescher
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Joyce Hyser
- Gary Graham
- Stuart Pankin
- Otis Young
- Moosie Drier
- Gailard Sartain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hollywood Knights about?
- A rowdy Halloween night of hot rods, pranks, romance, and adolescent rebellion unfolds among a Beverly Hills car club in 1965.
- What is The Hollywood Knights like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hollywood Knights as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Hollywood Knights violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Hollywood Knights as mild.
- What did critics think of The Hollywood Knights?
- Critics generally found the film derivative and artistically slight, though some appreciated its fresh-faced cast, golden-age nostalgia, and simple slobby humor.
- Which films are like The Hollywood Knights?
- Films with a similar feel include American Graffiti, Porky's, Dazed and Confused, and The Last American Virgin.
- How long is The Hollywood Knights?
- The Hollywood Knights runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hollywood Knights?
- In United States, The Hollywood Knights streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
