Long considered a cult classic, "Mondo Hollywood" captures the underside of Hollywood by documenting a moment in time (1965-67), when an inquisitive trust in the unknown was paramount, hope for the future was tangible and life was worth living on the fringe. An interior monologue narrative approach is used throughout the film, where each principal person shown not only decided on what they wanted to be filmed doing, but also narrated their own scenes. The film opens with Gypsy Boots (the original hippie vegan - desert hopping blender salesman), and stripper Jennie Lee, working out 'Watusi-style' beneath the 'Hollywood' sign -- leading into the 'sustainable community' insight of Lewis Beach Marvin III, the S&H Green Stamp heir, who lived in a $10 a month garage while owning a mountain retreat in Malibu.
| Title | Mondo Hollywood |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Omega-Cyrano Productions, Emerson Film Enterprises |
| Cast | Vito Paulekas, Carl Franzoni, Gypsy Boots, Ram Dass, Frank Zappa, Bobby Beausoleil |
| Crew | Robert Carl Cohen (Director), Robert Carl Cohen (Editor), Mike Curb (Music), Allen Porter (Title Graphics), Robert Carl Cohen (Cinematography), Arthur N. Gilbert (Executive Producer) |
| Keyword | surfing, underground, lsd, counter-culture, hollywood, los angeles, california, freaks, mondo, 1960s, sunset strip, hippies, hippie exploitation |
| Release | Jun 30, 1967 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 5.30 / 10 by 3 users |
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