| You Are What You Eat | |
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| Directed by | Barry Feinstein |
| Produced by | Michael Butler Barry Feinstein Peter Yarrow Associate Producers Phil Ramone A. Joseph Tandet |
| Starring | Paul Butterfield David Crosby Dave Dixon John Herald Sharmagne Leland Barry McGuire Rosko Marilyn Salisbury Super Spade John Simon Tiny Tim Peter Yarrow Frank Zappa The Band |
| Cinematography | Barry Feinstein |
| Edited by | Howard Alk |
| Music by | John Simon Musical Director Peter Yarrow |
| Distributed by | Commonwealth United Entertainment (US Theatrical) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
You Are What You Eat is a 1968 American counterculture semi-documentary movie that attempts to capture the essence of the 1960s flower power hippie era and the Haight-Ashbury scene. The film features locally known personalities, including well known drug dealer Super Spade (Bill Powell Jr[1]) and musicians of the day, including Tiny Tim, David Crosby and Peter Yarrow, and radio disc jockey, Rosko.
The film soundtrack features music by John Simon and by artists as diverse as Paul Butterfield, The Electric Flag, Eleanor Barooshian, Peter Yarrow, John Herald and Harpers Bizarre, accompanied by several members of The Band.[2]
The film was preserved and restored by Ed Carter at the archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.[3]