Hippie exploitation films are late 1960s-early-to-late 1970s

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about the

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with situations associated with the movement such as

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and LSD use, sex and wild psychedelic parties.

Overview

From almost the beginning, Hollywood and independent studios got in on the action and produced a number of extremely lurid hippie exploitation (and/or hippie horror) films that were either supporting the subversive playful artistic side of the

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Notebook Soundtrack Mix #12: Trippin' on Eggshells——The Hippie Exploitation Mix on MUBI
/ref> or masquerading as cautionary public service announcements, but which were in fact aimed directly at feeding a morbid public appetite while pretending to take a moral stance.50 Far-Out Films About Hippie Subculture - Flavorwire
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Hallucination Generation ''Hallucination Generation'' is a 1967 film by Edward Mann. Purportedly intended as a warning against the dangers of pill-popping Sixties hedonism along the lines of 1936's ''Reefer Madness'', the film's primary purpose appears to have been tit ...

'' (1967) and ''

Riot on Sunset Strip ''Riot on Sunset Strip'' is a 1967 counterculture-era exploitation movie, released by American International Pictures. It was filmed and released within four months of the late-1966 Sunset Strip curfew riots. The film stars Frank Alesia, Aldo ...

'' (1967) depicted "hippie" youths running wild in an orgy of group sex, drugs, crime and even murder." Other examples include ''

The Love-ins ''The Love-Ins'' is a 1967 American counterculture-era exploitation movie about LSD that was directed by Arthur Dreifuss. The film is loosely based on the 1960s American figure Timothy Leary and represents the 1960s San Francisco scene, particu ...

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Psych-Out ''Psych-Out'' is a 1968 American psychedelic film about hippies, psychedelic music and recreational drugs starring Susan Strasberg, Jack Nicholson (the film's leading man despite being billed under supporting player Dean Stockwell) and Bruce De ...

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Notable examples

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The Wild Angels ''The Wild Angels'' is a 1966 American outlaw biker film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Made on location in Southern California, ''The Wild Angels'' was the first film to associate actor Peter Fonda with Harley-Davidson motorcycles an ...

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The Love-Ins ''The Love-Ins'' is a 1967 American counterculture-era exploitation movie about LSD that was directed by Arthur Dreifuss. The film is loosely based on the 1960s American figure Timothy Leary and represents the 1960s San Francisco scene, particu ...

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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas ''I Love You, Alice B. Toklas'' is a 1968 American romantic comedy film directed by Hy Averback and starring Peter Sellers. The film is set in the counterculture of the 1960s. The cast includes Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Jo Van Fleet, Leig ...

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'' (1968) *'' Wild in the Streets'' (1968) *'' The Big Cube'' (

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

) *'' Eggshells'' (1969) *'' I Drink Your Blood'' (1970)How Exploitation Movies Exploited Charles Manson and Hippie Hysteria - Film School Rejects
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Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aq ...

'' (1970) *'' The Night God Screamed'' (1971) *'' Last House on the Left'' (1972) *'' Thumb Tripping'' (1972) *'' Helter Skelter'' (1976) *The film adaptation of ''

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Filmmakers associated with hippie exploitation

John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''Rocky'' (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director, and the first three ''The Karate Kid'' fil ...

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

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Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural imp ...

Tobe Hooper Willard Tobe Hooper (; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror fi ...

Richard Rush Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was the 8th United States Attorney General and the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury. He also served as John Quincy Adams's running mate on the National Republican ticket in 1828. Born ...

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References

External links

YouTube- Hippie Exploitation Movie Trailers from the 1960s
{{Hippies 1960s in film 1970s in film

Overview

Notable examples

Filmmakers associated with hippie exploitation

See also

References

External links