Fight Club (1999), Woodstock (1970), The Big Lebowski (1998), Crumb (1994), Gimme Shelter (1970), This Is England (2006), Seconds (1966), Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Counter Culture movies.
Storyline: Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals.
Plot Keywords: counter culture, rock star, recording studio, dying young, san francisco california, rock concert, musician ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Kowalski works for a car delivery service. He takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to take from Colorado to San Francisco, California. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours. After a few run-ins with motorcycle cops and highway patrol they start a chase to bring him into custody. Along the way, Kowalski is guided by Supersoul - a blind DJ with a police radio scanner. Throw in lots of chase scenes, gay hitchhikers, a naked woman riding a motorbike, lots of Mopar and you've got a great cult hit from the early 70's.
Plot Keywords: on the run, desert, on the road, car chase, police chase, suicide, flashback ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Documentary explore the unfulfilled promise of Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac, covering the period from the publication of his notorious novel On the Road in 1957 to his alcohol-related death 12 years later.
Plot Keywords: writing, independent film, archive footage, counter culture, interview, literature, poetry ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.—Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
Plot Keywords: long take, cult film, gun holster, explosion, trailer home, pianist, laughter ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When she sees him at a hospital fund-raiser, newlywed San Francisco socialite Petulia Danner, who has been married to naval engineer David Danner for six months, seems determined to have an affair with soon to be divorced physician Dr. Archie Bollen, who has been married to his wife Polo for close to ten years, their marriage which many saw as being perfect. Archie doesn't even know Petulia's name, but only knows her as the woman who brought in a young Mexican boy into the hospital with serious injuries. Petulia's pursuit of Archie is relentless - she even declaring that they will someday be married - even as Archie dates another woman named May. Archie eventually learns part of the reason why Petulia is so determined to cheat on David as her relationship to David and David's wealthy father are brought to light. Archie also learns that getting involved with Petulia in any regard has its consequences, both for Petulia herself and for him, most specifically in his relationship to Polo.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: unhappy marriage, midlife crisis, cult film, rich woman, extramarital affair, surgeon, domestic violence ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A village is attacked by the evil ruler of the Snake Cult, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones) and his evil warriors, when Thulsa Doom and his warriors kills his parents, a young boy named Conan (Jorge Sanz) is enslaved. Years later, Conan grows up and becomes a mighty warrior and is trained as a fighter. After years as a slave and as a gladiator, Conan is set free. Conan sets out on a quest as he vows to avenge his parents and solve the riddle of steel. Joined by a archer named Subotai (Gerry Lopez), a beautiful thief who falls in love with Conan, Valeria (Sandahl Bergman) and a Chinese wizard (Mako), Conan and his companions sets out to rescue Princess Yasmina (Valérie Quennessen), daughter of King Osric (Max von Sydow), from the Snake Cult, and get his revenge on Thulsa Doom and avenge his parents.
Plot Keywords: evil sorcerer, bare chested male, female nudity, bare breasts, muscleman, cult film, female frontal nudity ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A successful operative for an elite private intelligence firm is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
Plot Keywords: hypodermic needle, cliche, terrorist group, terrorism, terrorist, hippie, shot in the back ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The deranged adventures of Gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson and his attorney Oscar Acosta, referred to in the movie as "Laslow". Thompson attempts to cover the Super Bowl and the 1972 Presidential election in his typical drug-crazed state, but is continually and comically sidetracked by his even more twisted friend Laslow. Allegedly based on actual events.
Plot Keywords: hitchhiker, bat, cabin, lawyer, 1970s, marijuana, 1960s ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Bizarre and surreal road movie about a biker and his unlikely sidekick. On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson and meets a succession of odd characters, including Sam. Sam begins following Joe, on a quest of his own, which necessitates staying in Motel 9's wherever they go. Themes such as friendship, faith, and isolation are brought into sharp relief by strange situations, the lonely road, and the stark emptiness of the desert. There are also several humorous cameos.—Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
Plot Keywords: independent film, ash scattering, human ashes, f rated, motel, motorcycle, nevada ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Godard's documentation of late 1960s Western counter-culture, examining the Black Panthers, referring to works by LeRoi Jones and Eldridge Cleaver. Other notable subjects are the role of news media, the mediated image, a growing technocratic society, women's liberation, the May revolt in France and the power of language. Cutting between three major scenes, including the Rolling Stones in the studio, the film is visually intercut with Eve Democracy (Wiazemsky) using graffiti which amalgamates organisations, corporations and ideologies. Godard also examines the role of the revolutionary within Western culture. Although he believes Western culture needs to be destroyed, it can only be done so by the rejection of intellectualisation. "There is only one way to be an intellectual revolutionary, and that is to give up being an intellectual"—<gary.elshaw@vuw.ac.nz>
Plot Keywords: independent film, behind the scenes, band, rock band, singer, singing, london england ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband before taking control of her life.
Plot Keywords: rape, porn industry, fellatio, sex toy, clitoris, porn star, female nudity ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Infamous psychedelic all-star comedy about ex-gangster Tony Banks, who's called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.—Alex Barylski <asbarylski@msn.com>
Plot Keywords: reading a book, coded message, woman in a shower, electric guitar, black and white scene, reference to abraham lincoln, reference to george washington ...
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