Wild in the Streets
US (1968): Comedy/Drama
Wry social commentary and changing political situations are examined at length in this dramatic comedy. Frost (Christopher Jones) is a young rock & roll singer encouraged by Senator Fergus (Hal Holbrook) to mobilize the youth of America into registering to vote in the upcoming election. The popular singer promptly has the voting age lowered to 14 years of age and declares, "Don't trust anyone over 30." Soon the balance of power shifts to the teens, who open adult internment camps where the subjects are fed LSD. Shelley Winters plays Frost's opportunistic mother, Ed Begley is an old-school Senator, and Richard Pryor is a the guitar-strumming hanger-on named Stanley X. Attorney Melvin Belli, Dick Clark and Walter Winchell provide cameo commentary. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote the five songs, with "The Shape Of Things To Come" being the standout hit record. Barry Shear directs for American-International. (Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide)
1 nomination
· Film Editing 1968: Eve Newman, Fred Feitshans