Doesnt quite look like the 1960s

well since Vietnam war ended in 1975 it could be set in the early 70's maybe?

I agree, the trailer looked like it was set in modern times, it didn't have a '60s/'70s feel at all. Particularly the colour photograph he has--I know they had colour photos then, but this one looked so clear; practically difital!

Growing up in the 1960's I'm often accused by my kids of being way too critical pointing out inaccuracies in movies set in that time period.
I haven't seen this movie yet but another poster said it was set in 1969 and that looks like a 1969 Mustang they are driving in the trailer. (All us teenagers drove around in brand new cars in the '60's LOL)
Anyway, the thing that stood out to me was the guy in the Che t-shirt. Che had only been dead a year or so and I'm quite sure he hadn't made it to t-shirt status yet. Personally, in 1969 I wouldn't have had a clue who he was.
Plus, if anyone does a search of photographs taken in the 1960's, student protests, Woodstock, concerts etc. it's very doubtful you will see anybody wearing printed t shirts. Tie died maybe, printed no. I don't think concert t-shirts were even sold until the 1970's. The only printed t-shirts I can remember were ones with school logos on them.
Anyway, as usual I'm sure I'll pick it apart more when I actually watch it.

I was seriously expecting at any moment for there to be a scene set in a Starbucks or for one of them to pull out an iPhone. It looks like what teenagers THINK the 60s/early 70s was like.

I couldnt agree more, Im watching it right now and it looks completely modern. I didnt even know it was supposed to be set in the 60s until I saw the Vietnam Protestors. They tried to add the word groovy in the dialogue, but very few things in this movie make it believable as a 60/70s era movie.

I also agree it didn't feel like the 60's at all.

I believe it was supposed to be 1969 to be exact because they was plenty of talk about the first moon land which we all know took place in 69.


I also felt much of the dialog and mannerisms were to "modern".

It became a typical millennial movie lots of pretty faces, average acting and so-so story telling.



and that's my opinion not fact.

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I grew up in Ann Arbor, and knew the areas shown very well. I think this movie did as well or better that any I have seen that try to recreate it. It is hard to fix the lamp poles and street signs to look that old, but otherwise it worked — including the street festival with papier mache costumes, which happens every year in this town in mid July.