The Hollywood Knights | |
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Directed by | Floyd Mutrux |
Screenplay by | Floyd Mutrux |
Story by | Floyd Mutrux Richard Lederer William Tennant |
Produced by | Richard Lederer William Tennant (executive producer) |
Starring | Robert Wuhl Fran Drescher Leigh French Randy Gornel Gary Graham Sandy Helberg James Jeter Stuart Pankin P.R. Paul Michelle Pfeiffer Gailard Sartain Richard Schaal Tony Danza |
Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
Edited by | Stanford C. Allen Scott Conrad Danford B. Greene (supervising) |
Color process | Metrocolor |
Production companies | Casablanca Filmworks PolyGram Pictures |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million (est.)[1] |
Box office | $10 million (domestic) |
The Hollywood Knights is a 1980 American teen comedy film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux.[2] It depicts the crass and mischievous antics and practical jokes of the remaining members of a 1950s-era car club turned social fraternity in and around Beverly Hills and Hollywood in 1965. The cast, led by Robert Wuhl as the fraternity's charismatic leader, features Tony Danza and Michelle Pfeiffer in their film debuts, as well as Gailard Sartain, Fran Drescher, and Stuart Pankin in supporting roles.
It was the inaugural film credit of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (as PolyGram Pictures), a British studio that aimed to compete with Hollywood.