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Auction History Result 7x782 RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP pressbook '67 hippies with too-tight capris, crazy pot-partygoers! Date Sold 5/11/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 12 pages) (Learn More) Riot on Sunset Strip, the 1967 Arthur Dreifuss AIP Los Angeles California non-conformist anti-establishment teen political thriller ("The most shocking film of our generation!"; "See for yourself their Mod, mad world... without law or license, morals or manners, God or goal!"; "Meet the Hippies... The Teenyboppers with their too-tight capris... And the Pot-Partygoers -- out for a new thrill... A new kick!") starring Aldo Ray, Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans, Laurie Mock, and Tim Rooney. Note that this movie was based on the Sunset Strip curfew riots (also known as the hippie riots) which took place in 1966 to protest a 10pm curfew law. Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, Jack Nicholson, and Peter Fonda attended the gathering (the latter two were detained by police), and the event inspired the protest song "For What It's Worth", written by Stephen Stills, and performed by by Buffalo Springfield. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook (if the back cover is not the poster page, we photographed the interior poster page), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good to fine, NO CUTS. There are a few tiny stains at the bottom of the front cover, but the pressbook is otherwise in nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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