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Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets

If you're thirty, you're through!

19685.81h 34mR

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.

Directed by Barry Shear
Written by Robert Thom
Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0M0

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Top Cast

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)

Christopher Jones

Christopher Jones

Max (Flatow) Frost

Diane Varsi

Diane Varsi

Sally LeRoy

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Senator Fergus

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Mrs. Fergus

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Stanley X

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.

Kevin Coughlin

Kevin Coughlin

Billy Cage

Larry Bishop

Larry Bishop

The Hook

May Ishihara

May Ishihara

Fuji Elly

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Themes & Keywords

politicssatirerebellious youthpolitical satire

About Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets is a comedy, drama, music film released in 1968 exploring themes of politics, satire, rebellious youth, political satire. Directed by Barry Shear, it stars Shelley Winters, Christopher Jones, Diane Varsi. 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.

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