Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)

A police captain (Aldo Ray) is caught between businesses operating on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip who don't like the punks hanging out, and his belief in allowing the kids their rights. ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Dreifuss

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton

Stars:

Aldo Ray, Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aldo Ray	...	Lieutenant Walt Lorimer
Mimsy Farmer	...	Andy
Michael Evans	...	Sergeant Tweedy
Laurie Mock	...	Liz-Ann
Tim Rooney	...	Grady
Bill Baldwin	...	Stokes, Reporter
Anna Strasberg	...	Helen Tweedy (as Anna Mizrahi)
Hortense Petra	...	Marge
Schuyler Haydn	...	Herby
Gene Kirkwood	...	Flip
Pat Renella	...	Perry
Forrest Lewis	...	Aynsley
George E. Carey	...	Arnow (as George Carey)
John Hart	...	Pritchard
Dick Winslow	...	Curtis

Storyline

A police captain (Aldo Ray) is caught between businesses operating on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip who don't like the punks hanging out, and his belief in allowing the kids their rights. But when his daughter (Mimsy Farmer) gets involved with an unruly bunch, his attitude starts to change.

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Plot Keywords:

gang rape | summer of love | rock | independent film

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Taglines:

Meet the Hippies...the Teenyboppers with their too-tight capris...and the Pot-Partygoers - out for a new thrill...a new kick!

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Infierno en Sunset Street

Filming Locations:

The Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four-Leaf Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed and released within six weeks of the actual teenage rioting occurring on the Los Angeles, California, Sunset Strip in December, 1966.

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Jolene"
Performed by The Enemies

User Reviews

What happened to the riot?

Poor Aldo Ray must've really needed the money. After a brief blush of success in the 1950s and early '60s, Ray, a sturdy, handsome actor, somehow spiraled down into cheap war movies and drive-in flicks like this one. Police lieutenant's wayward daughter is befriended by trouble-making hippies in Hollywood; soon, she becomes the victim of their sexual advances (although I didn't see her resisting all that much). Contrary to the film's title, there's very little fighting here--some picketing and shouting, but where's the riot? Worse than a relic of this by-gone era, "Riot on Sunset Strip" may go so far as to represent a world that never even existed. * from ****