Riot on sunset strip the grindhouse cinema database. Jun 19, 2016 riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures, and both filmed and released within six weeks of the actual late1966. Counterculture riots on the sunset strip summer of. Every song has merit and even with the psychedelic vibe, they dont go too gimmicky.
Sights and sounds of the november 1966 sunset strip riots. I came over one night from the pomona valley to participate. It veers wildly between points of view it will present the kids as intelligent. Videos for riot on sunset strip turner classic movies. This inspiring book evokes a raucous, revolutionary time in american culture for those who lived it and contemporary youth culture fascinated by the time.
The sunset strip curfew riots, also known as the hippie riots, were a series of early. Riot on sunset strip is an excellent book with lots of facts about the southern california music scene. And this overreach of police powers, of course, caused the riot on the sunset strip. The filmmakers seem to be earnest about the whole thing, which gives the movie the makings of a genuine camp classic. After you learn about the music legends that made history on the sunset strip, get ready to experience the scene for yourself. Going through a revolving door of frontman in the wake of dubrows absence, including a three year. Watch riot on sunset strip movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The monkees also reference the riots in one of their interviews at the end of the season 1 episode find the monkees. Inspired by the actual police riots on hollywoods sunset strip, at one time a hangout for hippie youths bearing protest signs. The same year, 1967, in riot on sunset strip, farmer is the good girl, and like laurie mock has a veteran actor as a dad andrews, farmer has aldo ray. The real riot occurred months later at johnsons talk at century.
Musical memories along sunset boulevards whisky a go go. The episode opens with each of the castmates sleeping in their bunk beds, before they are rudely awakened by chris through a megaphone. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Riot on sunset strip movie trailer and videos tv guide. I dont enjoy the version of riot as much as the film version but thats not really relevant as. By the mid 1960s, the sunset strip had become a place dominated by young members of the hippie and rock and roll counterculture. The city says the sunset strip is losing its edge as a creative advertising meccait wants to amp up the strips billboard game. Rock n roll riot on the sunset strip the head cat songs. A music historian domenic priore, from riot on sunset strip. The group appeared in several lowbudget films of the 1960s, including get yourself a college girl 1964 and cult classic riot on sunset strip 1967.
Unlike other lost gems from the end of the 1960s, riot on sunset strip deserves its forgotten status. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures, and both filmed and released within six weeks of. Riot on sunset strip is not particularly wellcrafted in any facet, which is to be expected from something thrown together in a month and a half. So the band is modeled on another band, but jeenas scheming behavior trying to convince her woggel that hes the real brains behind the bands success and should go solo is. Riot on sunset strip about youth counterculture and meant for a youth audience, has a more incendiary title than plot line.
Riot on sunset strip 1967 arthur dreifuss synopsis. No matter the novelty of aldo ray in schizophrenic peacemakerpowder keg mode, or the amazingly awful din thats supposed to pass for hipster music here, the movie remains inert in. Riot on sunset strip revisited presents the bands with original members performing before soldout crowds during the cavestomp festival in new york city in 1999. Mira sunset gets her ass drilled gonzo style in anal scene. If you have any interest at all in the sunset strip, youll dig it. Jun 01, 2007 riot on sunset strip tells the story behind the stills song, a story that started decades earlier when the strip was home to gangsters and speakeasies. The group did write some decent material of their own, such as the tense riot on sunset strip and the psychedelic all fall down, which bears an interesting similarity to some of pink floyds early work. Mimsy farmer and aldo ray in riot on sunset strip 1967 mimsy farmer in.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Riot on sunset strip sound track from the movie of the same name 1967 rarities 1984 live and out of sight the standells in person at p. Riot on sunset strip is a surprisingly flaccid, fairly comical film, almost devoid of the kind of action one usually expects from exploitation movies. But it does feature performances by sixties psychrockers the standells who perform the title song, which for those who. Riot on sunset strip 1967, usa is a teenrock n roll film directed by arthur dreifuss. During the sunset strip hippie riots, young people and. Instead there was a series of sidewalk marches, more like parades, over a period of several days.
When one of them makes it, they all make it and when they fail, they fail together. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures, and both filmed and released within six weeks of the actual late1966. Although national news was dominated by the huge splash day riot in galveston. The standells also frequently appeared on television. Riot on sunset strip tells the story behind the stills song, a story that started decades earlier when the strip was home to gangsters and speakeasies. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures. The standells performed incidental music in the 1963 connie francis movie follow the boys, which coincidentally co. The group appeared in several movies, including get yourself a college girl, performing their first liberty recording the shake and riot on sunset strip, performing the films title song. Tim rooney was born on january 4, 1947 in birmingham, alabama, usa as timothy hayes rooney. On 30 rock, the character, jenna, was determined to yoko a successful band as part of her premarital sexual walkabout. A 3day music weekend on the sunset strip visit west hollywood. The sunset strip riots sputtered out in late december, but they signaled that the culture wars were only to get more noisy and forcefula promise fulfilled in chicago in 1968, in multiple cities during the holy week uprising that same year, and at kent state in 1970, to cite just a few of the most highprofile examples.
It was filmed and released within four months of the late1966 sunset strip curfew riots. From the moment the byrds debuted at ciros in march of 65 with dylan joining them. But lets not forget gene kirkwood, the future rocky producer who was mimsy farmers thirdwheel buddy in hot rods and is laurie mocks buddy in riot. Riot on sunset strip by various artists album, garage. Its emphasis on speechifying and bringing reason to the debate over the thentopical youth movement may be the films worst enemy, especially since it doesnt really have its heart in the. I feel pretty 2018, all neat in black stockings 1969, riot on sunset strip 1967, the virgin psychics 2015, peach girl 2017, shoplifters 2018, love exposure 2008, spaced out 1979, american burger 2014, the sorcerers 1967. Fifty years ago the sunset strip was a hub for the counterculture movement. In this drama, set during the riots of the mid1960s, an l. Rock n rolls last stand in hollywood read more about the whisky a go go. Somerville theatre gets campy with 4 films from the. They are told that theyll have to learn how tough being on a production set really is, and that. Aug 04, 2017 naturally, one would think this would end the story of the band, but with rocknroll running like fire through their veins, surviving members resurrected the band in 2010, going on to tour consistently since and put out 2014s quiet riot 10. Stephen stills wrote the song in response to the first of the sunset strip curfew riots, on november 12, 1966 47 years ago today, and bs, just off a stint as the house band at the whisky a go go. Overview of riot on sunset strip, 1967, directed by arthur dreifuss, with aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, at turner classic movies.
The two disc set presents full sets from both bands performing all of the timeless garagerock nuggets. The sunset strip curfew riots, also known as the hippie riots, were a series of early counterculture era clashes that took place between police and young people on the sunset strip in hollywood, california in 1966. Riot on the sunset strip on amazon prime stream on demand. The teams are chosen by gwen and trent, and their first challenge is to put on a play. Riot on sunset strip dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. As nextlevel as her performance in in riot on sunset strip, the rest of the film is depressingly oldfashioned and sexist. Strip seethes in wake of police youth beating and now we finally know why the kids went crazy. Fyi, the club scene was done on the studio sound stage. The cop also thinks the kids have a right to be there, until his estranged daughter joins the counterculture crowd. It was filmed and released within four months of the late1966 sunset strip curfew riots the film stars frank alesia, aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, anna strasberg, laurie mock, gene kirkwood, tim rooney, and features musical appearances by the standells and the chocolate.
Rock n rolls last stand in 60s hollywood the book thread starter massb. A trip to europe to work on a roger corman racing film proved to be fateful and her next major role was in barbet schroeders more 1969, in which she portrayed a. Riot on sunset strip 1967 mimsy farmer s trip duration. Riot on sunset strip shows how this legendary scene came together, burned briefly but brilliantly, and then fell apart after the summer of love. See more ideas about sunset strip, sunset and retro pop. Their albums were quite inconsistent in fact, one of them, consisting of covers of big, mid60s hits, was altogether dispensable. History perspectives about get involved 50th summer of love. If ever there was a producer who dabbled in every genre possible, it was sam katzman. With aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, laurie mock. Strip seethes in wake of police youth beating and now we finally know why the kids went crazy out in west hollywood so long agobut do we care. The strange case of mimsy farmer austin film society. Im going down to the strip tonight im not on a stay home trip tonight long hair seems to be the main attraction but the heat is causin all the action bright.
The riot itself was a longsimmering eruption triggered by weeks of. Riot on sunset strip from the grindhouse cinema database. She set her sights on the woggels, modeled on the reallife childrens act, the wiggles. The sunset strip curfew riots, popularly known as the hippie riots, exploded on november 12, 1966 and lasted through december of 1966. Riot on sunset strip 1967 riot on sunset strip 1967. The standells riot on sunset strip lyrics genius lyrics. At goldies on the sunset strip, a group of upandcoming comedians work on their standup craft. As rock n roll radio stations made an announcement that there would be a rally at pandoras box and cautioned people to tread carefully, wrote domenic priore, author of the 2007 book riot on sunset.
Rock n rolls last stand in hollywood read more about the whisky a go go tower records, 8801 sunset. For this volume in their series of standells twofers, label of reissue big beat wisely paired two subsidiary releases, the soundtrack of the 1967 film riot on sunset strip to which the band contributed two songs and a brief rarities compilation. Feb 26, 2011 riot on sunset strip 1967 mimsy farmer s trip duration. Screening of riot on sunset strip plus 1966 sunset strip slide show and djdance afterparty.
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