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Wild in the Streets

1968·Comedy·1h 34m
7.1
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.
Directed by Barry Shear
politics
satire
rebellious youth
political satire

Cast

Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
Christopher Jones
Christopher Jones
Max (Flatow) Frost
Diane Varsi
Diane Varsi
Sally LeRoy
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Senator Fergus
Millie Perkins
Millie Perkins
Mrs. Fergus
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Stanley X
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
Kevin Coughlin
Kevin Coughlin
Billy Cage
Larry Bishop
Larry Bishop
The Hook
May Ishihara
May Ishihara
Fuji Elly
Salli Sachse
Salli Sachse
Hippie Mother
Kellie Flanagan
Kellie Flanagan
Mary Fergus

Crew

Barry Shear
Barry Shear
Director
Les Baxter
Les Baxter
Original Music Composer
Richard Moore
Richard Moore
Director of Photography
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Producer
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil
Songs

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Kev
Kev
Wild in the Streets
In 1968, hippies took over the White House and put everyone over 35 out of business. That’s right. We should learn a thing or two from Max Frost and the rest of his entourage. We’re the 52%, remember that.
In 1968, hippies took over the White House and put everyone over 35 out of business. That’s right. We should learn a thing or two from Max Frost and the rest of his entourage. We’re the 52%, remember that.
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Max Kowalski
Max Kowalski
Wild in the Streets
Ok first off chris jones in that lil beanie and tiny white tshirt making acid and then trashing a living room is officially my sexual orientation.
(Later he adopts a weird news anchor cut + ponytail and it is awful. Maybe as disappointing a hair transition as christian slater in gleaming the cube, but i digress)
Really this has everything I wanted in a movie I picked up randomly from the juvenile delinquency section; far out politics, mom issues, a reiteration that being 30 is old, great outfits, rock n roll-And theres a guy with the best name in the history of cinema; abraham saltine. And guess what? He has a hook hand! There’s a typewriter heiress-and-beachbum (which is what all of my business cards are going to say hence forth), richard pryor on drums, and basically its fuckin wild in the streets. 

If you still aren’t sold , it also features a very young gregg brady gettin slapped. 👋🏻
Ok first off chris jones in that lil beanie and tiny white tshirt making acid and then trashing a living room is officially my sexual orientation.
(Later he adopts a weird news anchor cut + ponytail and it is awful. Maybe as disappointing a hair transition as christian slater in gleaming the cube, but i digress)
Really this has everything I wanted in a movie I picked up randomly from the juvenile delinquency section; far out politics, mom issues, a reiteration that being 30 is old, great outfits, rock n roll-And theres a guy with the best name in the history of cinema; abraham saltine. And guess what? He has a hook hand! There’s a typewriter heiress-and-beachbum (which is what all of my business cards are going to say hence forth), richard pryor on drums, and basically its fuckin wild in the streets. 

If you still aren’t sold , it also features a very young gregg brady gettin slapped. 👋🏻
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