Wild in the Streets

Barry Shear (1968)

92min

X Certificate

Review

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by John Gammon

World-famous pop megastar with a mother complex Max Frost (Christopher Jones), starts a political campaign buoyed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil protest songs. When several states lower the voting age, the door is open for the first teenager to win the presidency, and Frost helps the political process along by putting LSD in the Washington water supply. When this modish satire of teenage rebellion was released at the fag-end of the 1960s, it must have seemed a lot more cutting than it does now. However, the film is well-made and lively, and is often funny. Based on an Esquire feature whose title, The Day It All Happened, Baby, just about sums it up.

Summary

A juvenile delinquent grows up to become America's most popular rock star. A crooked senator enlists his aid to help win the youth vote, but his plans backfire when the singer runs for president, and announces his plans to reinvent American society to favour his own generation. Drama, with Christopher Jones and Shelley Winters.

Cast & Crew

Mrs Flatow Shelley Winters

Max Frost Christopher Jones

Sally LeRoy Diane Varsi

Senator Allbright Ed Begley

Mary Fergus Millie Perkins

John Fergus Hal Holbrook

Stanley X Richard Pryor

Walter Winchell Walter Winchell

Dick Clark Dick Clark

Director Barry Shear

Other Information

Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: A.I.P.Available on: video

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