Head

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Head is a 1968 surreal, satirical musical film starring The Monkees that subverts their TV image through a series of disjointed, countercultural vignettes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
surreal film
associatedMovement 1960s counterculture
basedOn The Monkees (TV series) image and persona
cinematographyBy Michel Hugo
containsElement anti-war imagery
media satire
self-referential humor
countryOfOrigin United States
director Bob Rafelson
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Michael Pozen
featuresBand The Monkees
filmFormat 35 mm
genre comedy
counterculture film
musical
satire
surrealism
includesCameo Annette Funicello
Frank Zappa
Sonny Liston
Teri Garr
Victor Mature
initialReception commercial failure
laterReception cult film status
musicBy Carole King
Harry Nilsson
The Monkees
narrativeStructure episodic vignettes
notableFor countercultural themes
fourth-wall breaking
subverting The Monkees television image
originalLanguage English
producer Bert Schneider
productionCompany Raybert Productions
releaseYear 1968
runtimeMinutes 86
setting various surreal and metafictional locations
starring Davy Jones
Michael Nesmith
Micky Dolenz
Peter Tork
title Head
writer Bob Rafelson
Jack Nicholson

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Bob Rafelson directed Head
Bob Rafelson produced Head
Bert Schneider produced Head