Movie

Wild in the Streets

1968 · 94 min

A giddy, garish counterculture fever dream that starts as a lark and slides into chilling generational revenge.

Tagline: If you're thirty, you're through!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, dark and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Politics, rebellion, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
rebellion
power
corruption
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild