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Wild in the Streets (1968)

Directed by Barry Shear

Comedy | Drama | Music

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 94 minutes

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Shelley Winters | Christopher Jones | Diane Varsi | Hal Holbrook | Millie Perkins | Richard Pryor | Bert Freed | Kevin Coughlin | Larry Bishop | May Ishihara | Salli Sachse | Kellie Flanagan | Don Wyndham | Michael Margotta | Ed Begley | Bill Mumy | Kevin Tate | Gary Busey | Harley Hatcher | Paul Frees | Army Archerd | Melvin Belli | Kenneth Banghart | Dick Clark | Barry Williams

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