The Youth International Party, whose members were commonly called Yippies, was a radically youth-oriented and countercultural revolutionary group opposed to war and the status quo of American culture. Known for using theatrics and humor to advocate social change, several Yippies were notably on trial as the Chicago 7. Primarily consisting of footage from the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago which sparked massive demonstrations that were met by violence and hysteria caused by the police. This film also includes found newsreel footage as well as Pigasus - the pig the Yippies advanced as a candidate for President of the United States.
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe.
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue.
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape".
Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there befriends with a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from something.
A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and groups coping with their post-war woes.
Alternative movies trailers for Yippie
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Yippie - Trailer - Third World Newsreel
Filmed as the official statement of the Youth International Party this film is as freewheeling and irreverent as the Yippies themselves. It presents an overview of ...
Yippie Trailer
Filmed as the official statement of the Youth International Party this film is as freewheeling and irreverent as the Yippies themselves. It presents an overview of ...
Abbie Hoffman on Yippie Tactics - 1968
Abbie Hoffman discusses Yippie guerilla theater tactics in advance of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Yippie!
This is a short documentary still in its first draft stage made for a National History Day project. It details the Yippies a jocular protest group of the '60s. Since it is ...
Yippie! Party Video from 1968
Yippee! Party mashup from the 1968 Democratic Convention.
Yippie utopia in the film "Wild in the Streets"
Following the Yippie protests of 1967 *Wild in the Streets* took Jerry Rubin's slogan "don't trust anyone over thirty" to an absurd extreme.
Popular movie trailers from 1968
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1968:
The Three Kingdoms period begins as the walled fortress of Hsin Yang falls to invaders. Centered around this historical event, The Last Days of Hsin Yang follows the escape of the prince of Hsin Yang as he hides with a small family and escapes from the sacked and burning city.
Five criminals are arrested after a bank-robbery. One escapes, and the police officer in charge of transporting them arrests a new person at random to cover up for his negligence.
