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Medium Cool (1969)

R 111 min  -  Drama  -   1970 (Japan)
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TV news camera find himself becoming personally involved in the Violence which erupts around the 1968 Democratic Convention.

Director:

Haskell Wexler
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Forster ...
Verna Bloom Verna Bloom ...
Eileen
Peter Bonerz Peter Bonerz ...
Gus
Marianna Hill ...
Ruth
Harold Blankenship Harold Blankenship ...
Harold
Charles Geary Charles Geary ...
Harold's Father
Sid McCoy Sid McCoy ...
Frank Baker
Christine Bergstrom Christine Bergstrom ...
Dede
William Sickingen William Sickingen ...
News Director
Robert McAndrew Robert McAndrew ...
Pennybaker
Marrian Walters Marrian Walters ...
Social Worker
Beverly Younger Beverly Younger ...
Rich Lady
Edward Croke Edward Croke ...
Plain-clothesman
Doug Kimball Doug Kimball ...
Newscaster
Peter Boyle ...
Gun Clinic Manager
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Storyline

John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he protests he is fired and goes to the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Violence | TV News | Protest | Ghetto | Race Relations  | See more »

Taglines:

Beyond the age of innocence... into the age of awareness

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

América, América Para Onde Vais? See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

H & J See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

When the film was released on video, Paramount was sued by the copyright holders of the song "Merry-Go-Round". Under their 1969 agreement, Paramount had rights to the song for showing the film in theatres and on television. Paramount argued that video release was the same as television broadcast. The courts ruled that the copyright holder in 1969 could not have considered videocassettes to be like television broadcast, as home videocassettes were not invented. See more »

Quotes

John Cassellis: Jesus I love to shoot film.
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Crazy Credits

Studs Terkel is credited as "Our Man in Chicago". See more »


Soundtracks

"Mom and Dad"
(uncredited)
Written by Frank Zappa
Performed by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
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