Mondo Hollywood

IMDb 5.3 1967 • 120 min • Documentary

Director

Robert Carl Cohen

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Bobby Beausoleil
Bobby Beausoleil Himself - Cupid