简介:Deservesrecognitionasaninterestingmisunderstandingofthehallucinationgeneration,20January2007Author:TimothyFarrellfromWorcester,MA"WildintheStreets"comesfromthesameschooloffilmmakingthatspawnedotherattemptstoconnecttothecounterculturesuchas"Skidoo"and"Candy".Thedifferencebetweenthisandtheaforementionedfilmsisthat"WildintheStreets"isreasonablycleverandwell-made.Itisn'tsympathetictothecountercultureandwilllikelyoffendthosewithfondmemoriesofthetime.Surprisingly,itwasabighitwhenreleasedandappealedtotheyouthwhomitridiculedsomuch.Unlike"TheTrip"and"Psych-Out"(twootherAIPfilms),itsnotanaccuraterepresentationofthemovementatall.Howeveritdoesworkassocialsatire.ThedirectionbyBarryShearisgoodandmakesinnovativeuseofsplitscreenphotography.Plus,hekeepseverythingmovingataquickpace.Initsfunnymoments,thefilmworkswell.Initsattemptsatdrama,itshelplesslydatedandjustasfunnyasthehumorousmoments.ChristopherJonesunderplayshisroleandShellyWintersoveracts.HalHolbrookoffersthebestperformanceandDianeVarsiachievesth