Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Barry Shear
Written by	Robert Thom
Based on	short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom
Produced by	Samuel Z. Arkoff James H. Nicholson
Starring	Shelley Winters Christopher Jones Diane Varsi Hal Holbrook Millie Perkins Richard Pryor Bert Freed Kevin Coughlin Larry Bishop Ed Begley
Narrated by	Paul Frees (uncredited)
Cinematography	Richard Moore
Edited by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Eve Newman
Music by	Les Baxter
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release date	May 29, 1968 (1968-05-29)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$700,000[1]
Box office	$4,000,000 (rentals)[2]

Wild in the Streets is a 1968 American dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher Jones, Hal Holbrook and Shelley Winters. Based on the short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom, it was distributed by American International Pictures. The film, described as both "ludicrous" and "cautionary", was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and became a cult classic of the 1960s counterculture.