A folk singer mingles with hippie
dropouts in this satirical melodrama about the freewheeling life-style
of the 1960's. The theme is rather flimsy, but director Arthur Penn
succeeds in wringing charm, energy, and comedy from the material.
Guthrie, who does quite well in his film
debut, is especially funny in a scene where he is briefly and
traumatically inducted into the US Army. The movie was inspired
by Guthrie's popular song of the same name.
TRIVIA NOTE The movie was filmed on location in Van Deusenville MA, and
originally released with an X rating. Alice Brock (the real
Alice who was paid $8,000 for her story) appears as Suzy.
Arlo Guthrie
Pat Quinn
James Broderick
Pete Seeger
Michael McClanathan
Geoff Outlaw
Tina Chen
Alice Brock
