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Head

1968Movie1 h 26 minG

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

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Makes you laugh.

Not for scares or tears.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1968
November 6, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusic
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Italian
Made in
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 55
Directing · 2
Bob Rafelson Director, Writer, Producer
Jon C. Andersen Assistant Director
Writing · 5
Jack Nicholson Writer, Producer, Songs
Davy Jones Writer
Michael Nesmith Writer, Songs
Micky Dolenz Writer
Peter Tork Writer, Songs
Production · 3
Bert Schneider Executive Producer
Harold Schneider Unit Production Manager
Marilyn Schlossberg Producer's Assistant
Camera · 1
Michel Hugo Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Monte Hellman Editor
Michael Pozen Editor
Sound · 8
Ken Thorne Original Music Composer
James Nelson Supervising Sound Editor
Carole King Songs
Les Fresholtz Sound Recordist
Harry Nilsson Songs
Igo Kantor Music Coordinator
Art · 2
Ned Parsons Set Decoration
Sydney Z. Litwack Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Gene Ashman Costumer
Other crew · 5
Toni Basil Choreographer
Jack Williams Stunts
Burton Gershfield Special Effects
Bruce Paul Barbour Utility Stunts
Chuck Gaspar Special Effects

Tropes

Involuntary Group SplitRare · in 40 titlesOne by one, each Monkee is separated from the group and has a solo vignette before rejoining the others.Dada AdRare · in 26 titlesOne reason that Head may have failed at the box office was its bizarre television ads which consisted solely of a continuous shot of advertising consultant John Brockman’s face with the word "Head" s…All 50 tropes

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