Jun 01, 2007 riot on sunset strip tells the story behind the stills song, a story that started decades earlier when the strip was home to gangsters and speakeasies. I was amazed at what an impact the mile and a half stretch of sunset strip had on the development of popular music. See more ideas about sunset strip, sunset and stephen stills. Screening of riot on sunset strip plus 1966 sunset strip slide show and djdance afterparty.
Riot on sunset strip 1967 mimsy farmers trip duration. Both numbers can be found on the groups last album try it from 1967. This is from the first 5 minutes of the movie, riot on sunset strip. Find highquality sunset boulevard stock photos and editorial news pictures from.
The cop also thinks the kids have a right to be there, until his estranged daughter joins the counterculture crowd. The famed sunset strip nightclub, which during its late 60s and early 70s peak had played host to acts ranging from the byrds and the. Riot on sunset strip 1967 arthur dreifuss synopsis. It was filmed and released within four months of the late1966 sunset strip curfew riots. The head cat rock n roll riot on the sunset strip live by motorhead, released 11 may 2016 1. No joke listen to the lyrics, and theres the entire movie in a capsule for easy. All 3 of our releases are available on itunes or by contacting the band. Many didnt and some demonstrators broke store windows. Although it played on cable tv in recent years in a newly mastered full screen version, the dvd is, im happy to say, much better on the eyes, presenting the film in its original 1. But when his daughter mimsy farmer gets involved with an unruly bunch, his attitude starts to change. Imdb watch now for free featured browse more titles. Ben mankiewicz introduces riot on sunset strip, 1967.
Riot on sunset strip dvd movie 1967 60s garage bands. If ever there was a producer who dabbled in every genre possible, it was sam katzman. Get your bearings and learn about the history of the sunset strip on a tour with rock n walk tours, led by jon damico, former rock star musician and sunset strip resident for over 25 years. Italia latinoamerica magyarorszag nederland new zealand norge. Arthur dreifuss, aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, orville h. Riot on sunset strip 1967 widescreen presentation directed by arthur dreifuss props to mgm for finally releasing. The welldesigned book documents how each decade along the strip, a municipal nomans land between l. Apr 18, 2017 the sunset strip riots sputtered out in late december, but they signaled that the culture wars were only to get more noisy and forcefula promise fulfilled in chicago in 1968, in multiple cities during the holy week uprising that same year, and at kent state in 1970, to cite just a few of the most highprofile examples. Sights and sounds of the november 1966 sunset strip riots.
Riot on sunset strip the grindhouse cinema database. By the mid 1960s, the sunset strip had become a place dominated by young members of the hippie and rock and roll counterculture. This book is a pop culture history of a brief period 1964ish to 1967 of a very small place. By 1967, the campiness inherent to youthrunswild exploitation cinema had gained a rough edge. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures, and both filmed and released within six weeks of the actual late1966. Jun 19, 2016 riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures, and both filmed and released within six weeks of the actual late1966. After you learn about the music legends that made history on the sunset strip, get ready to experience the scene for yourself. Aldo ray mimsy farmer michael evans 1967 hollywood hippies and a police officer aldo ray lose their cool. Riot on sunset strip 1967, usa is a teenrock n roll film directed by arthur dreifuss. Riot on sunset strip from the grindhouse cinema database. Riot on sunset strip 1967 movie clip night out with. In this drama, set during the riots of the mid1960s, an l. Farmer who played similar roles in the mid60s before heading off to europe to. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 countercultureera exploitation movie, released by american international pictures.
During the sunset strip hippie riots, young people and. The event began peacefully, but eventually pushing, shoving, and shouting led to police ordering all to leave. Riot on sunset strip is a 1967 lowbudget countercultureera exploitation movie. Here this is documneted with the title track to riot on sunset strip and try it. Riot on the sunset strip revisited the chocolate watchband.
Radio on saturday, august 11, special new york city edition of riot on sunset strip featuring djs phast phreddie subway soul club, ny, domenic priore and audrey moorehead. It was filmed and released within four months of the late1966 sunset strip curfew riots the film stars frank alesia, aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, anna strasberg, laurie mock, gene kirkwood, tim rooney, and features musical appearances by the standells and the chocolate. Stephen stills wrote the song in response to the first of the sunset strip curfew riots, on november 12, 1966 47 years ago today, and bs, just off a stint as the house band at the whisky a go go. These years line up with my life from age 11 to 14 and most of the rock and roll that i still love came out of this cauldron.
Riot on the sunset stripthe standells1967from film. The sunset strip curfew riots, also known as the hippie riots, were a series of early counterculture era clashes that took place between police and young people on the sunset strip in hollywood, california in 1966. Its emphasis on speechifying and bringing reason to the debate over the thentopical youth movement may be the films worst enemy, especially since it doesnt really have its heart in the. Apr 06, 2015 in early 1975, hollywoods whisky a go go was on the rocks. A 3day music weekend on the sunset strip visit west hollywood. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Tours and performances in the youthploitation films riot on the sunset strip and the loveins soon followed amid work on their tower records debut lp, no way out. For this volume in their series of standells twofers, label of reissue big beat wisely paired two subsidiary releases, the soundtrack of the 1967 film riot on sunset strip to which the band contributed two songs and a brief rarities compilation. Provided to youtube by curb records riot on sunset strip the standells riot on sunset strip. Riot on sunset strip is another one of those aip films that was never given any kind of home video release, but now were ucky to have it on dvd as part of the mgm limited edition collection.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A crowd of undisciplined young people gather for kicks on the sunset strip. With aldo ray, mimsy farmer, michael evans, laurie mock. Riot on sunset strip 169 dvd hippies, pot, lsd and psychedelic 60s. Rock n roll riot on the sunset strip live motorhead. Riot on sunset strip is a surprisingly flaccid, fairly comical film, almost devoid of the kind of action one usually expects from exploitation movies.
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