Music,Comedy,Drama
United States of America
Wild in the Streets is a 1968 satirical film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher Jones, Shelley Winters, and Hal Holbrook. The film tells the story of Max Flatow, a young man from a wealthy but dysfunctional family who becomes a rock star and a political leader.
The film begins with Max experimenting with homemade explosives and eventually running away from home. He goes to California, where he becomes involved with the hippie movement and starts a band that becomes successful. He changes his name to Max Frost and becomes known for his radical political views, advocating for the rights of young people.
Congressman John Fergus, who is running for the Senate, sees an opportunity in Max's popularity and convinces him to run for office as a write-in candidate. Max wins, and he and his youthful followers use their newfound power to lower the voting age to 14, legalize drugs, and establish concentration camps for people over 30.
Max becomes more and more power-hungry as he rises through the political ranks, and his relationships with his bandmates and his family deteriorate. Meanwhile, his opponents plot to bring him down. In the end, Max runs for president and wins, but he realizes too late that his vision of a utopian society is flawed and that he has become a dictator.
Wild in the Streets is a biting satire that takes aim at both the counterculture and the establishment. It features memorable performances by Jones as Max, Winters as his overbearing mother, and Holbrook as a conservative senator who opposes Max's agenda. The film's themes of youth rebellion and political manipulation are still relevant today, making it a fascinating artifact of its time.
