The Monkees' Head: 'Our fans couldn't even see it'

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Has anyone on the list actually seen this movie?  I haven't, but can't help thinking that, subversive for the times or not, it was probably REALLY bad.  Think:  Laugh In.

Laura


-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>Sent: May 1, 2011 12:02 PM
>To: James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com>
>Cc: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>Subject: The Monkees' Head: 'Our fans couldn't even see it'
>
>"According to director Bob Rafelson, the Beatles and the Rolling
>Stones both requested private screenings, while Thomas Pynchon
>attended a screening disguised as a plumber."
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/28/monkees-head-jack-nicholson-interview
>
>On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 10:40 AM, James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Also in The Guardian (yesterday's or the day before's - saw it in a
>> cafe and the article doesn't seem to be online) in an article about
>> the Monkees film "Head", a claim by the director that Thomas Pynchon
>> went to see said film disguised as a plumber.