Head

Premiere: November 6, 1968
Filming dates: February 11-May 21, 1968
Color 85 min.

Frank & Davy

Directed by Bob Rafelson
Written and produced by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson

Peter Tork
David Jones
Micky Dolenz
Michael Nesmith

Annette Funicello--Minnie
Timothy Carey--Lord High 'n Low
Logan Ramsey--Off. Faye Lapid
Abraham Sofaer--Swami
Vito Scotti--I. Vitteloni
Charles Macaulay--Inspector Shrink
T. C. Jones--Mr. and Mrs. Ace
Charles Irving--Mayor Feedback
William Bagdad--Black Sheik
Percy Helton--Heraldic Messenger

Introducing
Sonny Liston--Extra
Ray Nitschke--Private One
Carol Doda--Sally Silicone
Frank Zappa--The Critic
June Fairchild--The Jumper
Terry Garr--Testy True
I. J. Jefferson--Lady Pleasure
and
Victor Mature as The Big Victor

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The movie also features Rafelson, Nicholson, Jon Andersen, and Dennis Hopper in interesting cameos during the café sequence. The origin of the movie generated in Ojai, California, where the foursome, Rafelson, Schnieder, and Nicholson ventured to generally spend an entire weekend in a resort motel verbally tossing story ideas into a tape recorder--which generally became the script for HEAD.

From the box:

Join Davy, Peter, Micky and Mike as they Monkee around in HEAD, a full-length feature fantasy! A technically innovative rock musical, HEAD features appearances by Frank Zappa, Annette Funicello and Teri Garr. Written and produced by Jack Nicholson and Robert Rafelson.

From: Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com/Title?Head+(1968))

Plot Outline: The Monkees are tossed about in a psychedelic, surrealist, plotless, circular bit of fun fluff.

From: Michael Forrest Zink

Frank is in the movie "HEAD", playing "The Critic" as the credits state. His only appearance on screen is with Davey Jones after the "Daddy's Song" sequence, and it goes like this.

For some reason, Frank has a cow with him in this scene. Still haven't been able to figure out why...

From: Keith Shiner

Obviously it was for future CC to the La:ther CD cover.

From: Patrick Neve

This flick is currently available from Rhino Video.

And here's a fan site dedicated to the movie:
http://members.tripod.com/~ahiii/movie.html

Also, a Quicktime video clip of the Zappa section is available here:
http://www.ripon.edu/students/quickr/head1.mov

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