Wild in the Streets

1968
R
1h 37m

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

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5.9/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Trailer 2:41

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Trivia
According to Larry Bishop, Richard Pryor pulled a prank in which he came to the set naked and shocked Shelley Winters.

Goofs
When Jimmy Fergus meets his father, Senator Johnny Fergus, he says "...and when that special water comes in...". The decision to spike the Washington, D.C. drinking water supply with LSD was made in the scene following this one during Max's War Council, so this scene with Jimmy and his father was edited out of sync.

Quotes
[last lines]
Boy: [facing toward the camera and the audience and breaking the fourth wall] We're gonna put everyone over 10 out of business!

Connections
Featured in Brady Bunch Home Movies (1995)

Soundtracks
The Shape of Things to Come
Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

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Featured review

6/10

Many Things Age Poorly

I saw this movie in the theater a week or so after my junior year in high school. It was my first date where I was allowed to drive. The film received a lot of fanfare, aimed entirely at my generation. I went with high expectations and was of course disappointed. I think it was supposed to be some kind of Hollywood version of a social protest film, set in a slightly tongue-in-cheek spirit. It came off as just goofy. I thought it was goofy at the time, when I was 17 and almost anything designed especially for me I perceived as at least a little bit cool and hip. But not Wild In The Streets. Nope.

Some folks might think it has acquired some kind of cheeky flavor to it that makes it a good film, you know, like Plan 9 From Outer Space is supposedly a good movie too. But nope, Wild In the Street is simply a below par film, and for that matter, so is Plan 9.