Comedy, Music  •  1968  •  86 min  •  All Ages

Head (1968)

Head poster

Head (1968)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.


Starring Cast

Peter Tork  •   Davy Jones  •   Micky Dolenz

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

Head is a highly experimental and satirical film that explicitly critiques the Vietnam War, consumerism, and the manufactured nature of pop culture, firmly aligning its central thesis with the progressive, anti-establishment ideology of the 1960s counter-culture.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie 'Head' features traditional casting, primarily centered around the all-white male band The Monkees, consistent with the era's practices. Its narrative offers a surreal and experimental critique of media and consumerism, but does not explicitly focus on or negatively portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Head' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its experimental and satirical narrative primarily focuses on deconstructing pop culture and the manufactured image of The Monkees, without engaging with queer identities or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Head" (1968) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the Monkees' struggle with their manufactured image and explores various counter-culture and anti-establishment themes, without engaging with transgender identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Head" is an original production starring The Monkees as themselves, or fictionalized versions thereof. It does not adapt characters from pre-existing source material, historical records, or prior installments where a character's gender was established and subsequently changed.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Head" features The Monkees playing fictionalized versions of themselves and other original characters. There are no instances of pre-existing characters from source material or history whose race was changed for this film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

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7.1
Metacritic logo
N/A

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