Wild in the Streets, 1968

IMDB ^ | 9/14/2020 | Vanity

[OKSooner]

"A young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers."

[OKSooner]

A blast from the past, for everyone who wasn't in the Eighth grade in 1968.

Co-starring big names like Hal Holbrooke, Shelly Winters, Ed Begley Senior, and.. The late Richard Pryor (!) as a young cat named "Stanley X"!

It was hilarious even then but surely much of the comedy and satire was lost on the audience of the time.

I think I might rent it again just for some flashback fun.

[a fool in paradise]

Allan Arkush on WILD IN THE STREETS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtAQz75V7M

[Salamander]

Along the same line...but much darker

[Sans-Culotte]

I remember when that movie came out. James Dean wannabe Christopher Jones was a kind of big deal at the time.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I read the original story “The Day It All Happened, Baby!” in ESQUIRE back in around 1967. I still remember the illustrations used.

Saw the movie a few years ago. I liked the ending where the kids below the age of 12 were planning on obtaining the vote.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

“14 or Fight”

[j.argese]

“15 and Ready”

[mylife]

[dljordan]

I remember that one. Webley time.

[Salamander]

I love McDowell in general but this and Clockwork Orange are my favorites.

[abb]

Remember the movie well.

[mylife]

A venerable fire arm, I almost bought one converted to 45 ACP, but those moon clips soured the deal.

[mylife]

There is something very unsettling about McDowell, now come on me little droogies..

[dainbramaged]

I was 16 with my first car and saw that movie at the El Rancho drive-in theatre near Kent, Washington - $1.99 a carload.

[mylife]

Music was certainly more interesting back then...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1D6hKkij_8

[mylife]

Neil the barbarian/lentil nightmare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqm3x8rNyuw

[Salamander]

And that very thing is what makes him awesome.

Pretty sure he’s a madman.

:)

[Salamander]

Honestly, I would put that on my iPod.

:D

[rlmorel]

My wife has never forgiven me for inducing her to watch “A Clockwork Orange” with me.

She said it forever ruined “Singing In The Rain” for her.

[Salamander]

And that got a literal LOL from me.

:D

[probably shouldn’t show her Rob Zombie’s “Red, Red, Kroovy”, either]

McDowell ad-libbed that song for the scene, btw.