Wild in the Streets (1968)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 29, 1968Release Date
Wild in the Streets (1968)
1h 34m
Running Time
May 29, 1968Release Date
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Plot.
Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected. Inspired by their hero's words, Max's fans pressure their leaders into extending the vote to citizens as young as 15. Max and his followers capitalize on their might by bringing new issues to the fore, but, drunk on power, they soon take generational warfare to terrible extremes.
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Cast & Crew.
Christopher Jones
Max Frost
Shelley Winters
Daphne Flatow
Diane Varsi
Sally LeRoy
Hal Holbrook
Senator Johnny Fergus
Millie Perkins
Mary Fergus
Richard Pryor
Stanley X
Bert Freed
Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
Kevin Coughlin
Billy Cage
Michael Margotta
Jimmy Fergus
Larry Bishop
The Hook
Ed Begley
Sen. Allbright
Barry Shear
Director
Army Archerd
Army Archerd
Robert Thom
Writer
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Producer
Melvin Belli
Melvin Belli
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 29, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,000,000
Genres
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Wiki.
Wild in the Streets is a 1968 American dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher Jones, Hal Holbrook, and Shelley Winters. Based on the short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom, it was distributed by American International Pictures. The film, described as both "ludicrous" and "cautionary", was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and became a cult classic of the 1960s counterculture.