Documentary
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.
Directed by
Robert Carl Cohen
Written by
Robert Carl Cohen
Bobby Beausoleil
Himself - Cupid
Frank Zappa
Princess Margaret
Julie Andrews
Ann-Margret
Steve McQueen
James Stewart
Danny Thomas
Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
Brigitte Bardot
Cher
Troy Donahue
Rock Hudson
Carolyn Jones
Elke Sommer
Frank Sinatra
Ginger Rogers
Ronald Reagan
Elsa Lanchester
Ann Miller
Jayne Mansfield
Hedy Lamarr
Andy Williams
Jane Russell
Mary Pickford
Vince Edwards
Greer Garson
Arlene Dahl
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Nancy Sinatra
Ram Dass
Mary Ure
Coleman Francis
Rodney Bingenheimer
Carol Cole
Gypsy Boots
Dale Davis
Carazini
Carl Franzoni
Valerie Porter
Margaretta Ramsey
Vito Paulekas
Jimmy Carl Black
Jennie Lee
Lewis Beach Marvin III

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