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Head

Head

What is HEAD all about? Only John Brockman's shrink knows for sure!

19686.21h 26m

Overview

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

Directed by Bob Rafelson
Written by Bob Rafelson, Jack Nicholson, Micky Dolenz
Produced by Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $16K

Top Cast

Peter Tork

Peter Tork

Peter

Davy Jones

Davy Jones

Davy

Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz

Micky

Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith

Mike

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Minnie

Timothy Carey

Timothy Carey

Lord High 'n Low

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey

Off. Faye Lapid

Vito Scotti

Vito Scotti

I. Vitteloni

Charles Macaulay

Charles Macaulay

Inspector Shrink

T.C. Jones

T.C. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Ace

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warsurrealmusicalparodysocial commentaryfamehollywoodrock musicalanti war protestpsychedelicmetaphorstardomabstractmanufactured starcreative freedomsolarizationloss of freedom

About Head

Head is a comedy, music film released in 1968 exploring themes of vietnam war, surreal, musical, parody, social commentary, fame. Directed by Bob Rafelson, it stars Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz. In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

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