List of films related to the hippie subculture

This is a list of fiction and documentary films about or relating to the hippie counterculture of the 1960s.

Feature films

Documentary films

• Back to the Garden, flower power comes full circle (2009), hippies in Washington state, U.S.
• Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
• Beyond this Place (2010), imdb a man meets his absent hippie father for the first time
• Charles Manson Superstar (1989)
• The Cockettes (2002)
• Commune (2005), about the Black Bear Ranch
• Conventions: The Land Around Us (1968), at 1968 Democratic National Convention
• Crumb (1994), about underground comix artist Robert Crumb
• Dont Look Back (1967)
• F.T.A. (1972)
• Feast of Friends (1970) - The Doors' self-produced documentary filmed in 1968, released in 2014
• Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005), about Lonnie Frisbee
• Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
• Hippie Masala^[1] (2006), Swiss documentary about the hippies who live in India.
• Hippie Movie (2008, Polish/English)
• Huerfano Valley^[2] (2012, English), about a 40 years old hippie commune in Colorado. Three residents share their experiences and talk of the evolutions in the way of living in the commune during all these years.
• The Hippie Revolt a.k.a. Something's Happening (1967)
• Jimi Hendrix (1973), various interviews of people who knew Hendrix before and when he was famous
• Jobs (2013)
• Die Karawane der Blumenkinder^[3] (2008, German), documentary on the Hippie trail
• Karl Hess: Toward Liberty (1980), documentary about Republican speechwriter turned anarchist
• Klunkerz: A Film About Mountain Bikes (2006)
• Last Hippie Standing^[4] (2002), on hippies in Goa with Cleo Odzer
• '’Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon, The'’ (1996)
• Magic Trip (2011) Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters' bus adventures
• Inside LSD (2009), an explorer puts LSD under the microscope
• Manson (1973)
• MC5: A True Testimonial (2002)
• Mondo Mod (1967)
• My Generation (2000)
• My Hippies (2005) Reflection from two couples living in Haight Ashbury in the sixties.
• Project Nim (2011), interviews and footage of the free and expressive upbringing of a chimpanzee taught sign language in the 1970s.
• Ram Dass Fierce Grace (2001)
• Revolution (1968)
• Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie (2008)
• The Source Family (2012), the commune of the same name, first in Los Angeles, then Hawaii, centered around Father Yod.
• Taylor Camp: Living the 60s Dream (2010), nostalgic reflections of 1970s hippies in tree houses in Hawaii.
• Tripping (1999)
• The Valley of the Moon (2010)
• Underground (1976)
• The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
• Volem Rien Foutre al Païs^[5] (2006, French)
• The Weather Underground (2002)
• Within Reach Movie, journey to find sustainable community (2013)
• Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (2008), a group of young people visit San Francisco

Concert films

• The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream (2008), a documentary about the 1967 concert
• Festival Express (2003)
• Fillmore (1972)
• Gimme Shelter (1970)
• Glastonbury Fayre (1972)
• Medicine Ball Caravan (1971)
• Monterey Pop (1968)
• Nambassa Festival^[6] (1980)
• '’Rockin’ at the Red Dog: The Dawn of Psychedelic Rock'’ (2005)
• Woodstock (1970)

Short films

See external links section

• "Brink of Disaster!" (1972)
• "Curses and Sermons", documentary about poet Michael McClure
• "Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb" (1969)
• "Greenwich Village Sunday"
• "Quantum Satori" (Samuel Vanclooster, 2015)

Television

• The '60s (1999-2005)
• All in the Family (1971-1979)
• The Banana Splits (1968-1970)
• Batman (1966-1968)
• The Brady Bunch (1969-1974)
• The Bugaloos (1970-1972)
• Chico and the Man (1974-1978)
• The Dick Cavett Show (1968-1975)
• Dragnet 1967 (1967-1970) often portrayed hippies pejoratively
• The Electric Company (1971-1985)
• Family Ties (1982–1989)
• Hippies (1999)
• Hippy Gourmet (2001-)
• H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1971)
• Kung Fu (1972-1974)
• Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970-1971)
• Lidsville (1971-1973)
• Love, American Style (1969-1974)
• Mad Men (2007-2015)
• The Mod Squad (1968-1973)
• The Monkees (1966–1968)
• Mulligan Stew (1972)
• The Partridge Family (1970-1974)
• Room 222 (1969-1974)
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1973)
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1969)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974)
• Star Trek (1966-1969), hippie episode "The Way to Eden" first broadcast on 21 February 1969
• Summerhill (2008)
• WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982)
• The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
• The Young Ones (1982-1984)
• The Drug Years (2006)

Animated

• The Beatles (1965–1967)
• Groovie Goolies (1970-1972)
• Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971-1974)
• The Magic Roundabout (1965-1977)
• Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1970) and Scooby-Doo successors to present

See also

• Hippie exploitation films
• Acid Western

References

External links

• List of counterculture films Based upon a deleted article from Wikipedia
• A film clip of Drug Abuse: The Chemical Tomb is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
• A film clip of Greenwich Village Sunday is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
• HippieTV, in Norwegian
• Hippie Movies & TV Shows
• A film clip of Peace March. Thousands Oppose Vietnam War, 1967 Newsreel is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
• Rainbow Family National Gathering 2006

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