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    Yippie

    Yippie

    1968

    12:02

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    Yippie

    Genre

    Comedy
    Documentary

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Allen Ginsberg

    Writers

    N/A

    Stars

    Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman, Richard J. Daley,