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CONSENSUS
The Cockettes provides a colorful, eye-opening view of the counterculture 1960s.
CAST & CREW
Sylvia Miles, John Waters, Holly Woodlawn
Directed by David Weissman, Bill Weber
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SYNOPSIS
In 1969 San Francisco, a group of hippies were assembled by a charismatic free spirit known as Hibiscus to create an act to go on before a midnight film festival. more...
MPAA RATING
Not Rated
RUNTIME
90 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Video: Feb 4, 2003
GENRE
Education/General Interest, American History/Culture, Drugs, Gay/Lesbian, Documentary, 1960s, Performance Artists
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Cockettes Site
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 "An edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era."
-- Rod Armstrong, REEL.COM
"Not so much a gushing tribute to a troupe of only rudimentary and frankly dubious talent as it is a celebration of a now-distant time remembered only through the bracing movies and music that it produced."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"It celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what Hibiscus grandly called his 'angels of light.'"
-- Misha Berson, SEATTLE TIMES
"...a bit of offbeat nostalgia and a well-rounded glimpse into counterculture Americana."
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"In addition to lively interviews with surviving Cockettes features a dizzying array of vintage footage of the troupe in action."
-- David Ehrenstein, NEW TIMES
"Exhilirating and inspiring doc about the legendary anarchic, gender fluid San Francisco commune and performance troupe at the dawn of the Age of Aquarias"
-- Thom Fowler, HOLLYWOOD BITCHSLAP
"The real value of the film ... lies in its retrieval of a hugely influential -- even revolutionary -- arts collective from the cultural dustbin where anything that didn't happen yesterday, or on MTV, is casually remaindered."
-- Ernest Hardy, L.A. WEEKLY
"Colorful, informative documentary."
-- Laura Kelly, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
"A succinct, intelligent and scintillating slice of cultural history."
-- Sheri Linden, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"Filmmakers David Weissman and Bill Weber benefit enormously from the Cockettes' camera craziness -- not only did they film performances, but they did the same at home."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"A totally delightful hoot."
-- David Noh, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"An entertaining film."
-- Connie Ogle, MIAMI HERALD
"'[The Cockettes] provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.'"
-- David Lee Simmons, GAMBIT WEEKLY (NEW ORLEANS, LA)
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""The Cockettes" is the microcosm of a culture entertainingly tied up in a ninety minute package.
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-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"Gaudily filmed, tenderly imagined."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"This is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party."
-- Chris Gore, FILM THREAT
"A fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it."
-- Justin Hartung, CITYSEARCH
"A wild, endearing, masterful documentary."
-- Shawn Levy, OREGONIAN
"Much has been written about those years when the psychedelic '60s grooved over into the gay '70s, but words don't really do the era justice. You have to see it."
-- Jean Lowerison, SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN
"A fascinating poke into the soul of the '60s."
-- Paula Nechak, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
 "Vaguely interesting, but it's just too too much."
-- Christopher Null, FILMCRITIC.COM
"One fantastic (and educational) documentary."
-- Jon Popick, PLANET SICK-BOY
"This is simply the most fun you'll ever have with a documentary!"
-- Michael Szymanski, ZAP2IT.COM
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FRESH 91%
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"An insightfully cheeky entertainment."
-- Duane Byrge, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A funny, triumphant, and moving documentary."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Fond, funny documentary."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"As Weber and Weissman demonstrate with such insight and celebratory verve, the Cockettes weren't as much about gender, sexual preference or political agitprop as they were simply a triumph of the indomitable human will to rebel, connect and create."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
"Cockettes has the glorious, gaudy benefit of much stock footage of Those Days, featuring all manner of drag queen, bearded lady and lactating hippie."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
"Manages to transcend the sex, drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer."
-- Loren King, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"This expert, heartfelt movie establishes them as being as much a part of swingin' San Francisco as the Grateful Dead or the Beats."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"It turns out there is quite a lot that the endlessly recycled and diluted images of the storied counterculture have obscured about some of the most interesting and vital parts of the culture itself, which the filmmakers have brought triumphantly to life."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES
"A sweet-natured reconsideration of one of San Francisco's most vital, if least widely recognized, creative fountainheads."
-- James Sullivan, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"An irresistible documentary look at the ensemble of the moment in the hippie kingdom of San Francisco, this comprehensive and charming film not only recalls those days exactly, it also manages the wonderful trick of taking us back there along with it."
-- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
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"An occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten."
-- Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
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