Released by curb records in 1968 containing music from wild in the streets 1968. Wild in the streets soundtrack from 1968, composed by the th power. Wealthy twentytwo year old max frost born max jacob flatow, jr. Outrageous 60s satire in which a rock star becomes the youngest president in american history. Wild in the streets 1968 movie clip maxs entourage. Christopher jones was a counterculture cult hero in the james dean mold, starring in wild in the streets 1968 as max frost, the 22year old rock star millionaire president of the united states who locks up everyone over 30. In todays environ of political stagnancy we may no longer remember how it could even be possible, but between 1967 and 70, the establishment was seriously concerned about being overrun by its. The media onslaught included a welltimed breakout of the films hit song, the shape of things to come.
Black men hugged white men in the streets of detroit after the tigers won the pennant and later the world series in 1968, a year. Those who think hillary was bad, picture a first lady wasted on acid 247. See the full list of wild in the streets cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Jun 21, 2016 1968s cult classic wild in the streets deserves a look this tempestuous election season. Wild in the streets is a weird little teensploitation flickcumcultural satire from 1968. Cupp this is the 168th in my series of forgotten, obscure or neglected films. Youtube wild in the streets 1968 eng dvdrip xvid duration.
Olive films bluray of wild in the streets is a decent transfer of a film that has seen a lot of mileage, as was one of a. Wild in the streets 1968 or the day it all happened, baby. Barry shear with christopher jones, shelley winters, richard pryor, diane varsi and hal hol. Its politics according to american international pictures in 1968s wild in the streets. Wild in the streets bluray olive films 1968 color 1. Its matted widescreen, and the addition of proper framing helps a great deal, erasing blah memories of flat television prints. Wild in the streets 1968 posters the movie database tmdb. When he tires of these, he runs away from home only to emerge seven years later as max frost, the worlds most popular entertainer. Wild in the streets 1968 posters the movie database. But ultimately the films take radically different approaches to their subject matter. Davie allan and the arrows wild in the streets 1968. Wild in the streets is actually a relatively smart, pointed satire which isnt afraid to carry its provocative albeit ludicrous premise to a logical end. Aips scurrilous comedy opened in the spring of 1968 and played continuously in.
I was not really ready for this movie but i liked it just the same. But its a bit too coy about its pointofview to be effective as a social critique. Street date august 16, 2016 available through the olive films website 29. Many of the club 57 regulars were too young to be hippies or beatniks in the 1960s, and were therefore too young to have gone wild in the streets. Mar 10, 2008 trailer for the classic 1968 exploitation counter culture film wild in t. Episode 5 knightriders 1981 max frost, the worlds most popular entertainer is courted by congressman john fergus as a political ploy to gain the youth vote in his run for. Max flatow is a precocious, social miscreant who has a way with homemade explosives. Joness next acting role, was rock star and presidential aspirant max frost in the influential cult film wild in the streets 1968, costarring shelley winters, hal holbrook, and a young richard pryor. Inevitable comparisons have been made between this film and 1968s privilege an equally provocative satire about a popular musician used for nefarious political purposes. Wild in the streets 1968 original movie poster 68225 rare thick stock. Wild in the streets, starring christopher jones, shelley winters, hal holbrook will penny, starring charlton heston and joan hackett winnie the pooh and the blustery day animation short.
Big catalog of 1968 wild and many comparable products. While performing with his band the troopers at a political rally for senate candidate johnny fergus hal holbrook, into the wild, max seizes the opportunity to spout. When congressman john fergus uses frost as a political ploy to gain the youth vote in his run for the senate, frost wills himself into the system, gaining new rights for the. Wild in the streets 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Wild in the streets 1968 plot summary 4 a young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers. Trailer for the classic 1968 exploitation counter culture film wild in the streets. Wild in the streets is a 1968 film directed by barry shear and starring christopher jones, hal holbrook, and shelley winters. Wild in the streets, directed by barry shear across 110th street, costars shelley winters the night of the hunter as max s mother. I must admit to a bittersweet nostalgic pang while watching wild in the streets for the first time in, oh, about ten years. Prez 1973, a dc comics series about the first teenage president of the united states. Millie perkins the diary of anne frank as senator fergus daughter mary, and richard pryor silver streak as stanley x, the troopers drummer.
Wild in the streets official trailer teenage jones leaves his home, blows up the family car, and sells lsd until he finally makes it big as a rock star named max frost. But imagine how many more people would be in line with you if the voting age were loweredlike, lets say, to 15. Of course at 17 i couldnt vote but i was facing 18 and at that time the vietnam draft. From renata adler of the new york times, june 6, 1968. Its hero is a singer named max frost christopher jones, who looks as if he possibly could be a pop idol. Wild in the streets ends with frost being faced by the fact that what constitutes youth is entirely relative, but only after turning america into the vast playground that our baby boomer forefathers naively envisioned at the time.
Christopher jones, shelley winters, diane varsi, hal holbrook richard pryor ed begley 8215 previous. I was in high school in 1968 when americaninternationals wild in the streets was released. So, naturally, the notion of going wild in the streets held a romantic fascination. I saw wild in streets when it first came out in 1968. Wild in the streets is a 1968 film featuring christopher jones, hal holbrook, and shelley winters. For this audience, wild in the streets needs no serious political comment and no real understanding of how pop music and the mass media work together. Season one reginald roses courtroom series arrived. This is the television trailer for the 1968 comedy film wild in the streets. Trailer for the classic 1968 exploitation counter culture film wild in t.
Wild in the streets on dvd 8870901254 from olive films. Jun 12, 2016 if you think todays political climate is tumultuous and crazy, waitll you get a load of wild in the streets. Diane varsi and christopher jones in wild in the streets 1968, directed by barry shear. Their real marriage did not survive the filming, and they divorced in 1968. Wild in the streets an often chilling political science fiction drama, with comedy, the production considers the takeover of american government by the preponderant younger population. Wild in the streets may be an artifact of 1968, but its image of.
Well you dont need to imagineit happens in our film today. Striking a zeitgeist nerve, wild in the streets stars christopher jones ryan s daughter as max frost, rock singer and poster boy for the counterculture revolution of the 60 s. This time capsule of a picture provides modern viewers with a derisive view of the weird panic into which the. Its a silly film, but it does communicate in the simplest, most direct terms. If you think todays political climate is tumultuous and crazy, waitll you get a load of wild in the streets. When shelley winters perfectly cast as maxs hypocritical. I liked wild in the streets, but did not care to watch the second movie. Find out when and where you can watch wild in the streets on tv with the full listings schedule at. Watch the video for wild in the streets from circle jerkss wild in the streets for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Its a dark, dark comment on 1968 youth culture, not always elegant to. Wild in the streets original motion picture soundtrack. Wild in the streets movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. If bad language doesnt bother you, you might like it. Wild in the streets 1968 archetypal 1960s musician max frost christopher jones lends his backing to a senate candidate who wants to give 18yearolds the right to vote, but he takes things a. Barry shear with christopher jones, shelley winters, richard pryor, diane varsi and hal holbrook. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. During the opening credits, i felt like i was back in the old rialto theater of my youth, breathing in the sharp air conditioning, looking up at the incredibly huge screen. How 1968 detroit tigers soothed citys racial tension.
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