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Mondo Hollywood

Mondo Hollywood

Hollywood laid bare!

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Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

30 June 1967

Country

United States of America

Cast

Vito Paulekas

Vito Paulekas

Carl Franzoni

Carl Franzoni

Gypsy Boots

Gypsy Boots

Ram Dass

Ram Dass

Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

Bobby Beausoleil

Bobby Beausoleil

Himself - Cupid

Margaretta Ramsey

Margaretta Ramsey

Dale Davis

Dale Davis

Theodore Charach

Theodore Charach

Valerie Porter

Valerie Porter

Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring

Carazini

Carazini

Rudi Gernreich

Rudi Gernreich

Rodney Bingenheimer

Rodney Bingenheimer

Jimmy Carl Black

Jimmy Carl Black

Carol Cole

Carol Cole

Coleman Francis

Coleman Francis

Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon

Antony Armstrong-Jones Snowdon

Himself (archive footage)

Lewis Beach Marvin III

Lewis Beach Marvin III

Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

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