A counterculture classic by aip, anyone who remembers that time should like it. 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. Christopher jones was a brief cult star of the late 60s counterculture era and a wouldbe rebel successor to james dean had he wanted it. This is from a 1960 s movie wild in the streets he plays the young max frost as a child in a bit part in this movie. Wild in the streets is a 1968 film directed by barry shear and starring christopher jones, hal holbrook, and shelley winters. The year 1960 in film involved some significant events. 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. Flatow sees her lost son on television and forces her husband to join her in attempting a family reunion. A tva bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
Wild in the streets 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Wild in the streets 1968 with hippie mistrust of the over30 crowd blooming, this timely comic satire threw the generation gap into nightmarish relief, as young rock star max frost christopher. Wild in the streets as prescient sociopolitical satire. It inspired the biker film genre that continued into the early 1970s. Watkins was making a selfconscious message film for serious audiences. The wild angels, released by american international pictures aip.
Wild in the streets is a film about the youth of american rising up to take political power via a reduction in the voting age. It was competent at doing what it did, but you dont expect great movies from them. Movie typography from wild in the streets 1968, directed by barry shear, starring shelley winters, christopher jones, diane varsi, hal holbrook. Overview of wild in the streets, 1968, directed by barry shear, with shelley winters, christopher jones, diane varsi, at turner classic movies. The writing was bad, the songs were bad, conceptually it was weak. It was released in the 60s and reflects some of the issues of its time. If bad language doesnt bother you, you might like it. This is from a 1960s movie wild in the streets he plays the young max.
This movie would be good to have as background in a club or party, where you get the visuals of the. I realized too late it was a different movie by the same name i vringed and didnt even watch it. Christopher jones wild in the streets 1960s original. The storytelling is a mess after starting big, the show soon falls into pieces. Take it with a grain of salt, but the underlying theme is that the youth have power in numbers. Catch us if you can 1965 released with the title having a wild weekend in the u. Filmed on location in the tennessee valley, wild river is set in the early 1930s. May 29, 2010 this is from a 1960 s movie wild in the streets. Truly wild in 68, even now an acid high shelley winters is unique. Wealthy twentytwo year old max frost born max jacob flatow, jr.
Wild in the streets 1968 cast and crew 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. Borden deals dunbars cove and william bradford huies mud on the stars, drawing for plot from deals story of a battle of wills between. The title song was a big hit in the 60s and the film itself was wellliked. Made on location in southern california, the wild angels was the first film to associate actor peter fonda with harleydavidson motorcycles and 1960s counterculture. Any description of the plot will sound silly at best, maybe even junk. Peter tork of the monkees may be in wild in the streets youtube. Of the two, im afraid wild in the streets is more effective because it has a greater understanding of its audience. I discovered this movie while reading the book the dream life by j. Today, the messages of the youthful upstarts might be seen as similar to the confused political fledglings referred to now as millennials. Controversial since release, it set new standards in violence and sexuality on screen, and was a critical influence on the emerging slasher genre. The wild angels was released to dvd by mgm home video on april 1, 2003 as a region 1 widescreen dvd, on september 11, 2007 as part of the roger corman collection movie number seven of a set of eight, and to bluray by olive films under license from mgm on february 17, 2015. Based on a 1966 esquire short story the day it all happened, baby. He has cut ties with his parents, especially due to the control wielded by his overbearing mother, daphne flatow, that control against which he rebelled and is still rebelling in the form of having an entourage solely of young people, who he believes knows.
Find great deals on ebay for wild in the streets movie when you shop the largest online selection at. Wild in the streets trailer 1968 video detective movie. Wild river is a 1960 american drama film directed by elia kazan and starring montgomery clift, lee remick, jo van fleet, albert salmi and jay c. A scurrilous political satire, wild in the streets opened in the spring of 1968 and played more or less continuously in driveins and grindhouse theaters throughout that convulsive election. May 16, 2019 robert thom eventually expanded his movie script into a novel version of wild in the streets, which was published as a tie in with the movie as a paperback original. Peter tork of the monkees may be in wild in the streets. When she accidentally kills a child in an automobile accident, however, max. One is pretty bad, barry shears wild in the streets. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wild in the streets near you.
The right movie at the right moment, it captured the mood of a country in crisis and propelled star christopher jones into a shortlived mainstream career that included a starring role in david leans ryans daughter. Roger corman was one of the producers while writers included charles beaumont and richard matheson. Wild in the streets 1968 the bad movie report i must admit to a bittersweet nostalgic pang while watching wild in the streets for the first time in, oh, about ten years. The wild angels is a 1966 american outlaw biker film produced and directed by roger corman. Born william franklin jones amid rather impoverished surroundings to a grocery clerk in jackson, tennessee, in 1941, his artist mother had to be institutionalized when chris was 4. Oct 02, 2016 a scurrilous political satire, wild in the streets opened in the spring of 1968 and played more or less continuously in driveins and grindhouse theaters throughout that convulsive election. Wild in the streets 1968 movie clip maxs entourage. Wild in the streets 1968 r 1h 37min comedy, drama, music 29 may 1968 usa a young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers. May 29, 2010 this is one of barry greg brady williams early pre brady bunch roles.
Movie typography from wild in the streets 1968, directed by barry shear, starring shelley winters, christopher jones, diane varsi, hal holbrook home 19201924. Robert thom eventually expanded his movie script into a novel version of wild in the streets, which was published as a tiein with the movie as a. Disorder in the court 1936 scarlet street 1945 the scarlet pimpernel 1934 the black book 1949 the phantom of the opera 1925 shaolin temple 1976 he. This time capsule of a picture provides modern viewers with a derisive view of the weird panic into which the. 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.
A young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers. Shelley winters, hal holbrook, richard pryor, ed begley, sr. With christopher jones, shelley winters, diane varsi, hal holbrook. Sally leroy, a former child movie star, and an entourage of young associates. Wild in the streets movie pressbook 1968 counterculture. Wild in the streets movie poster 27x40 christopher jones. Bobby sherman in wild in the streets movie youtube. This is one of barry greg brady williams early pre brady bunch roles. With montgomery clift, lee remick, jo van fleet, albert salmi. This audience can believe, if only temporarily, in the greatness of a performer. Wild in the streets is not a great movie but not something you are likely to forget. It featured max frost and the troopers doing of their hit song the shape of things to come.
I must admit to a bittersweet nostalgic pang while watching wild in the streets for the first time in, oh, about ten years. A campy satire about a rock stardrug dealer who is elected president once the voting age has been lowered to fourteen. Wild in the streets 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. June 16 premiere of alfred hitchcock s landmark film, psycho. Read the full synopsis of wild in the streets, 1968, directed by barry shear, with shelley winters, christopher jones, diane varsi, at turner classic movies. Wild in the streets was released on vhs home video in the late 1980s, and in 2005 appeared on dvd, on a twofer disc with another aip movie, 1971s gassss. I ordered this movie thinking it was wild in the streets starring chris jones. Advertisements after a little scouring, i put this list together as a collection of material to give some insight into what l. Wild in the streets, on the other hand, is aimed squarely at the younger teenage audience that buys records and listens to the top 40 stations. It was designed as a vehicle for pop band the dave clark five, whose popularity at the time rivaled that of the beatles, and named after their hit song catch us if you can. Christopher jones wild in the streets 1960s original photo. To me it felt like a face in the crowd meets the twilight zone.