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      Wild in the Streets

      R Released May 29, 1968 1 hr. 37 min. Comedy List
      67% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Archetypal 1960s musician Max Frost (Christopher Jones) 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. Read More Read Less

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      Kathy P I saw this movie at a drive-in when I was a teen. Pretty awesome in the 60's! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/05/22 Full Review Dean S I guess you had to be there. Sure glad I was! Great sixties soundtrack. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/21 Full Review dave s Despite the fact that it is wildly outdated stylistically, Wild in the Streets is a periodically interesting satire on politics and the social unrest of the late 1960s. The use of freeze frames, superimposition, split screens, jarring camera angles, and flash editing, among other things, are uncomfortable to watch, despite being somewhat innovative at the time the movie was made. The storyline is interesting, as implausible as it may be, but lacks the finesse and subtly that would have made it more impactful. As is, it's a raucous, in-your-face sort of experience that can be an interesting viewing if you can overcome its shortcomings. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member loved this when it was first released and it hasn't lost it's edge for me. shows how a cult of personality can lead to pandemonium and disaster. also, a reminder to be careful what you wish for. classic hippie flic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member My first movie by myself at 11yo. I was totally amazed and loved it - still do > 10/10 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A psychedelic satire that is a lot of fun. Not to be taken seriously, just groove to its absurdity. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Morgenstern Newsweek It is nothing substantial and everything urgent. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Pauline Kael New Yorker This blatant, insensitive, crummy-looking American International Pictures movie is entertaining in a lot of ways that more tasteful movies aren’t; it has wit without any grace at all, and is enjoyable at a pop, comic-strip level. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle It's a dark, dark comment on 1968 youth culture, not always elegant to watch but unusual for its time. Jun 4, 2014 Full Review Stephen Farber Los Angeles Free Press A sort of political-science-fiction cartoon, heavily exaggerated but sometimes funny. Jan 30, 2020 Full Review Richard Schickel LIFE A movie entirely made by untrustworthy-older 30s, it is an attempt to cram into an antique philosophical and esthetic frame a phenomenon that had, long before they began shooting, transcended that frame. Aug 30, 2019 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing Even acknowledging it as a sign of the times, it comes off as awfully obvious in its satiric implications, making easy points while limping its way toward a daft denouement. Rated: 2/4 Sep 17, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Archetypal 1960s musician Max Frost (Christopher Jones) 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.
      Director
      Barry Shear
      Executive Producer
      Burt Topper
      Screenwriter
      Robert Thom
      Distributor
      American International Pictures, MGM Home Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO) [us]
      Production Co
      American International Pictures (AIP)
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 29, 1968, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 17, 2017
      Sound Mix
      Mono