Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)

LA police captain attempts to appease Sunset Strip businessmen objecting to hippy youths hanging out, by setting a curfew. The cop also thinks the kids have a right to be there, until his estranged daughter joins the counter-culture crowd.

Director:

Arthur Dreifuss

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton

Stars:

Aldo Ray, Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aldo Ray	...	Walt Lorimer
Mimsy Farmer	...	Andrea Dollier
Michael Evans	...	Frank Tweedy
Laurie Mock	...	Liz-Ann Barbrey
Tim Rooney	...	Grady Toss
Bill Baldwin	...	Stokes
Anna Strasberg	...	Helen Tweedy (as Anna Mizrahi)
Hortense Petra	...	Margie
Schuyler Hayden	...	Herbie (as Schuyler Haydn)
Gene Kirkwood	...	Flip
Pat Renella	...	Perry
Forrest Lewis	...	Aynsley
George E. Carey	...	Arnow
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:

sunset strip | lsd | gang rape | summer of love | 

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Taglines:

The most shocking film of our generation!

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Infierno en Sunset Street

Filming Locations:

Pandora's Box - 8118 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 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

Originally produced for M-G-M, but then acquired and released by American International Pictures.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bullhorn Policeman: Clear this area. Everyone under 18 must be off the streets by 10 o'clock or be subject to arrest. Alright, move it! Do not block the sidewalks.

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Crazy Credits

"and "The Longhairs" from Sunset Strip"

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Sitting There Standing
(uncredited)
Written by Mark Loomis, David Aguilar, Gary Andrijasevich and Bill Flores
Performed by The Chocolate Watchband

User Reviews

Why is The Other Cop British?

This was filmed in Joe Friday's L.A, while Joe was on a fishing trip with Gannon. The music,especially in the hospital fight scene,sounds like it was lifted from a Bat Man episode. This is typical of the older Hollywood crowd (in this case AIP) trying to cash in on the "hip" sixties,with unintentionally hilarious results.The "hippies" all look like shoe clerks, whose wardrobe truck got mixed up with the Monkees TV Show. A few of them have long hair and beards, but they are dressed like they have a job interview at Radio Shack.The "protest" outside the bars is "totally realistic". The signs looked like they were painted as part of a six grade art project. There are a few generalized anti - war placards("Peace not War"), but nothing to suggest a Vietnam protest. The female police officer, who is carding the kids in the bar, looks like a London meter maid. I know I missed something, but why is the second in command of this L.A police unit British. Was he on loan from the Liverpool PD to show our cops how to handle "mods" and "rockers". All in all, a very amusing look at the "youth culture", through the eyes of the silent generation. Acting honors go to the LSD babe, who almost escapes a police raid, even though she can't walk three feet.My favorite line is from Aldo Ray (his finest hour). The police arrive in front of the party house with two marked patrol cars parked directly in front. Six cops, including four in uniform are standing in front of the house conversing for five minutes. Ray says, " We had better go inside, I think they spotted us."