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Does this movie take place in the 1950s?


It has been a while since I have seen it and I wonder if anyone can help. Maybe noticing the vehicle years and makes in it. If I remember it is set in the 50s even though most of the events that inspired it happened in the mid 70s.

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No, not in the fifties, although a montage in the movie describing the history of "THE CHICKEN RANCH" has dance bits from different eras. It was set in the time it was made, late 70's - early 80s...

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It's based on the Marvin Zindler investigation in the early '70s, 1974 I believe.

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When they bought the ball team in the governor said they were the class of '49 but the telephone was modern. It was confusing!

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