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

[Thomas Beshear]

I've seen parts of it on cable TV -- Turner Classic Movies ran it years 
ago -- it's pretty bad, very much a relic of the times, but interesting 
because of that.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kelber at mindspring.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: The Monkees' Head: 'Our fans couldn't even see it'


> 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.
>