**_Ambitious 60’s teensploitation satire is amusing, but with dull storytelling_** A new band in SoCal rises to popularity led by the charismatic Max Frost (Christopher Jones). He uses his position to unite youths and enters politics with the intent of granting teens the right to vote during the turbulent Vietnam era. Shelley Winters plays Max’ wacky mother, Hal Holbrook a supportive senator and Millie Perkins…
Wild in the Streets (1968)
If you're thirty, you're through!
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.
Top Cast
Shelley Winters
Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
Christopher Jones
Max (Flatow) Frost
Diane Varsi
Sally LeRoy
Hal Holbrook
Senator Fergus
Millie Perkins
Mrs. Fergus
Richard Pryor
Stanley X
Bert Freed
Max Jacob Flatow, Sr.
Kevin Coughlin
Billy Cage
Larry Bishop
The Hook
May Ishihara
Fuji Elly
Salli Sachse
Hippie Mother
Kellie Flanagan
Mary Fergus
Don Wyndham
Joseph Fergus
Michael Margotta
Jimmy Fergus
Ed Begley
Senator Allbright
Bill Mumy
Boy (uncredited)
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What is Wild in the Streets about?
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.…
When was Wild in the Streets released?
Wild in the Streets was released in 1968.
What genres does Wild in the Streets belong to?
Wild in the Streets is categorised as Comedy, Drama, Music.
Who stars in Wild in the Streets?
The cast of Wild in the Streets includes Shelley Winters, Christopher Jones, Diane Varsi, Hal Holbrook, Millie Perkins.