The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peter Tork | ... | Peter | |
| Davy Jones | ... | Davy (as David Jones) | |
| Micky Dolenz | ... | Micky | |
| Michael Nesmith | ... | Mike | |
| Victor Mature | ... | The Big Victor | |
| Annette Funicello | ... | Minnie | |
| Timothy Carey | ... | Lord High 'n Low | |
| Logan Ramsey | ... | Off. Faye Lapid | |
| Abraham Sofaer | ... | Swami | |
| Vito Scotti | ... | I. Vitteloni | |
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Charles Macaulay | ... | Inspector Shrink |
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T.C. Jones | ... | Mr. and Mrs. Ace |
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Charles Irving | ... | Mayor Feedback |
| William Bagdad | ... | Black Sheik | |
| Percy Helton | ... | Heraldic Messenger | |
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Storyline
Running in from seemingly nowhere, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith & Peter Tork - better known collectively as The Monkees - disrupt a bridge opening ceremony. From where and why did they come to disrupt the proceedings? They were filming a series of vignettes in several different genres, including a wild west sequence, a desert war sequence, a Confederate war sequence, and a science fiction sequence. They disagree with much of what is happening around them, and try to figure out how to escape the oppression they feel - symbolized by a big black box in which they are seemingly imprisoned - by the forces around. That oppression is often shown in the form of "The Big Victor Mature". Written by Huggo
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20 November 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$750,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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(1893) (uncredited)
Written by Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill
Performed by The Monkees
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A misleading ad campaign (featuring John Brockman's face, and no mention of The Monkees), combined with a poorly timed release date (due to post-production delays) of November 6, 1968, two months after The Monkees (1966) was cancelled, likely sabotaged its performance at the box-office. It made a meager 16,111 dollars in ticket sales. See more »Goofs
When Micky jumps from the bridge at the start of the film, the replacement dummy enters the water head first. In the next shot, when we see the real Micky entering the water as seen from below, he enters feet first. See more »Quotes
Mike: Okay. You think they call us plastic now, babe, but wait 'til I get through telling them how we do it.See more »
Crazy Credits
These names were seen in reverse during the end credits: Srebmahc Yrret Oreh Snrub Ekim Gnihton Drapehs Rehtse Rehtom Iksotsleh Enitsirk Dneirf Lrig Namffoh Nhoj Dneifxes Eht Revaew Adnil Yraterces Revel Yelnah Mij Sidorf See more »Alternate Versions
When the film was previewed in August 1968, its original cut ran about 110 mins. It was trimmed down to 86 mins. for the premiere. See more »Soundtracks
Happy Birthday to You(1893) (uncredited)
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I thought this G-rated movie would be fun to share with my child, as an introduction of sorts to the beginnings of music videos. What I didn't expect was the Vietnam War newsreel footage spliced into the Monkees' soundstage skit. The unedited news footage included the (in)famous execution of a Vietnamese soldier: we see a close-up of his fearful face as he is held with a gun to his head, the trigger is pulled, he is killed and falls down dead. How this movie got a "G" rating is hard to understand. Beware, it's not what you would expect a "G" movie to be.