You Are What You Eat (1968)

A montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was one of the first exponents of the mobile ... See full summary »

Director:

Barry Feinstein

Stars:

Paul Butterfield, David Crosby, Dave Dixon

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Butterfield	...	Himself
David Crosby	...	Himself
Dave Dixon	...	Himself
John Herald	...	Himself
Sharmagne Leland-St. John	...	Super Nun Sister Immaculata Baby! (as Countess St. John)
Barry McGuire	...	Himself
Rosko	...	Himself
John Simon	...	Himself
Tiny Tim	...	Himself
Peter Yarrow	...	Himself
Frank Zappa	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

A montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was one of the first exponents of the mobile camera-rock track-optical effect school of filmmaking, and it is much a document as it is a documentary. A repellent and fascinating depiction of the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, along with Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco and the East Village in New York. Tiny Tim amounts to something resembling a recurring motif and narrator.

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Plot Keywords:

concert film | summer of love | love in | flower power | hippie | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1968 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cerberus, Natoma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original planned title of this movie was "Love Is the Answer... What Was the Question".

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Connections

Featured in Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Be My Baby"
Written by Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector
Performed by Tiny Tim

User Reviews

The Epitome Of Psychedelia

I've been an owner of this soundtrack album since 1968, and have always enjoyed it. It's a nice little time capsule of a long gone era.

I understand that the film is simply a documentary of a concert. Yes, it's true, I missed seeing the movie, although I had an opportunity to. You can't find it anywhere, either.

Peter Yarrow once told me (we spoke briefly in 1976) that Paul Stookey was the whispering voice on the song "Don't Remind Me Now Of Time" and that "EVERYBODY" was in on that recording session.

I believe that the movie title track was the best recording the Paul Butterfield band ever made. It's really hot!

If you ever see this LP at a used record store or convention, don't hesitate to buy it.