Head (1968)

Head (G) - Review

"A Hard Day's Sight"

The comparisons between The Monkees (the stars of Head) and the Beatles have been around since their inception, that they were just an American attempt at manufacturing a band that could rival the Fab Four in popularity and sales.  But one thing the Beatles never tried that the Monkees did was star in a psychedlic live action stream of consciousness film that effectively tried to end their own careers.  Allegories of suicide, violence and drug use are abundant, the plotline as as ethereal as reefer smoke.  Scripted by Jack Nicholson and the Monkees with their staff, Head is exactly what it wants to be, a 1960s headtrip full of acid, built around the framework of their successful musical Television series but with the handcuffs taken off.  It looks the way Sgt Peppers sounds, and in that way the Monkees had at last beaten the Beatles to the punch.

5 Groovy Dudes out of 10 (MEDIOCRE)