The liberty bell appears on the screen. As the camera shifts, we see John Adams (William Daniels) standing with his back to the bell, gazing out over the city of Philadelphia. His face is tired, stern, weary.
The first time I saw this film, I was 16, and watching it off a small television set rolled into my high school band-room from the media room. The class was Music History, and we occasionally watched a musical or documentary and compared it to the...
Pros: Brilliant acting (& singing), great songs... Cons: Speed of events lags in a few parts.
1776 is a wonderful musical with drama and comedy. It also has a great story, brilliant acting, and includes both amusing and dramatic songs. Even if you are not a big fan of musicals, you still might just enjoy this film.
Pros: exceptional writing, most songs are excellent, witty, Howard da Silva and William Daniels shine Cons: roles of the women seem superfluous, a few weak songs
By the time Benjamin Franklin says "What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen a great man before?" I am already rolling on the floor laughing so hard I can't breathe. I'm serious. The last time I watched this movie in a public place people threatened to...
Pros: The entire cast, the script, the direction, and the music. What else is there? Cons: The original 180 minute version was only on Laserdisk, now out of print.
Having the perspective of history on my side, I can easily imagine the men being portrayed in this movie asking that question. When told they would have to decide if there would be a new Nation, asking "Who, Me???" When asked for more and more...
Pros: Superb, often accurate. Fun songs, funny jokes Cons: None
Anyone who has seen 1776 - the movie version of the musical - and held a deep admiration of the Founding Fathers as demigods - will come away with a more human understanding of these very fallible men - and more respect for them than ever before. ...
Pros: good story, good acting, good directing, good music...it's a good movie Cons: I had to rent it from Blockbuster
If you enjoyed high school history, or even if you didn't - this is a movie you will enjoy. The history isn't all accurate, though many of the facts are correct. The music is good. The insight into the personalities of John Addams, Thomas Jefferson and...
Pros: The entire movie is a pro. Cons: Can't think of any cons.
Though this movie may not be completely historically accurate, it is still a "must see" for history lovers, musical lovers, and anyone who just likes good movies.
It portrays John Addams as an interesting individual...husband,...
Pros: Intelligent, well acted, excellent songs Cons: starts to drag a bit toward the end. A bit overlong.
1776 is one of my favorite Broadway shows, and the movie version of 1972 (one of the last of the old style musicals where the characters burst into song)lives up to the quality of the original Broadway play.
Pros: Absolutely hilarious at times. Cons: There are a couple scenes that don't seem to belong.
Well, it's a classic, and it has that guy who played Mr. Feeny only he's really young! All I have to say is that Franklin is hilarious. In fact, I was rolling around on the floor laughing for most of the movie. Then again, i'm a nerd. It's not every day...
Pros: Great music, good introduction to the period. Cons: None
Why does the musical "1776" still pack 'em in, 28 years after its initial theatrical release? I think because it shows us that the staid, stuffy figures that eighth graders study in American history were real people, with real problem in...
Pros: cute songs, fun way to learn history, good for a 4th of July movie with the kids Cons: somewhat corny, skip it if you don't like musicals about our founding fathers
My parents introduced me to this movie - I don't remember when I first saw it though. I also watched it in my 7th grade Social Studies class - that was the year designated for American History. I'm surprised it wasn't included in my High School...
Pros: A stirring vision of a country's beginning Cons: It reminds us of how much we've lost
This film is almost enough to make a person proud to be an American. It chronicles so much of the passion, the dreaming, the truly honorable desire that lay behind much of the motivation to become a separate country. Unfortunately, not only was history...
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