p Deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation, 二0 January 二00七 Author: TimothyFarrell from Worcester, MA quot Wild in the Streets quot comes from the same school of film making that spawned other attempts to connect to the counterculture such as quot Skidoo quot and quot Candy quot The difference between this and the aforementioned films is that quot Wild in the Streets quot is reasonably clever and well-made It isn 三九 t sympathetic to the counterculture and will likely offend those with fond memories of the time Surprisingly, it was a big hit when released and appealed to the youth whom it ridiculed so much Unlike quot The Trip quot and quot Psych-Out quot two other AIP films , its not an accurate representation of the movement at all However it does work as social satire The direction by Barry Shear is good and makes innovative use of split screen photography Plus, he keeps everything moving at a quick pace In its funny moments, the film works well In its attempts at drama, its helplessly dated and just as funny as the humorous moments Christopher Jones underplays his role and Shelly Winters overacts Hal Holbrook offers the best performance and Diane Varsi achieves the right note of quot grooviness quot The script by Robert Thom has its moments, especially the ending easily the most ingenious part of the film quot Wild in the Streets quot isn 三九 t perfect, but deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation Those into this kind of kitsch will enjoy it the most I 三九 d rather watch quot The Trip quot or quot Psych-Out quot however 六 一0 -from imdb p