Keep Off My Grass! (1975) Poster

User Reviews

Review this title
5 Reviews
Sort by:
Filter by Rating:
8/10
Actually, pretty good
sbale5 February 2011
I am old enough to say I actually saw "Keep Off My Grass" when it came out in very limited release. Albeit somewhat "B" list, I found it culturally relevant, and Micky Dolenz's performance completely heart-rendering.

Dolenz said that his best performances were in "Head" and this movie. You need to open your mind to what it meant to be trapped in the early 70s drug culture. This movie exhibits all of it.

Perhaps he did not have a good publicist to help promote the movie's true meaning and its relevant Hollywood milestone within movie culture to ensure this movie's success. If you can find it now on DVD, video or download, buy it.
9 out of 10 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
8/10
I did get to see the entire movie as a kid and I liked it!
dcjhallstrom18 February 2012
Actually I think my mom has the copy that was my dad's. But I did see this movie twice, once in the 8th grade at I believe it was at Shelley Berman's home or some one else that was involved and then in the 9th grade, I took the movie to school. My teacher and I watched it to see if we could show it at school to make $$ for a field trip.(It only played in Europe) After watching it he said, "It would not be a proper film to show in the school." But he said he enjoyed it. I mean how can you watch a trailer and be able to tell if the movies good or not? I've seen trailers where it looks like it's going to be a good movie, but they put all the best bit's in the trailer. I still remember the songs and the words to "Look at You Man, Look at Me" and "Mother Jessica's Triple Sunshine Wine."
6 out of 7 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
7/10
I saw this movie at the age of 10 at Mr Shelley Bermans home.
LibertySynRecords3 August 2006
Warning: Spoilers
To me this was a great movie of its time, Mikey Dolenz was so proud of his pot plant (everyone else knew it was just a weed). The old clean cut red blooded Americans giving the poor misunderstood hippies a hard time. Mother Jessica's Triple Sunshine Wine. I know my father worked on this film, but as what? I'd have to see the credits at the end of the film again. We have the original hand painted poster by Bill Proctor and in my mom's garage there are a few film canisters with Keep off my Grass growing old inside. When I was in the Ninth grade I took the film to school and me and my Biology teacher watched it, we were thinking of showing it to raise money for a school trip, but because of the Marijuana theme, he shot that project down and that was five years after the making of 'Grass.
5 out of 6 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
8/10
My sister was in this.
mumager27 January 2013
Warning: Spoilers
We lived in New Orleans at the time, and my older sister played one of the residents of the new community. She had no lines, but she did get a good bit of screen time, and ended up with the character name of 'Cricket' in the closing credits. She had long red hair that she wore with two small braids at the front. My mom took me to the set in Violet, LA several times, and I got to meet Mickey and get a photo with him. We've reminisced about going to see the movie when it came out, and though I was only around 10 or 11, I do remember sitting through it twice with her and my parents. We have searched for it repeatedly online, but have had no luck finding it anywhere. It really should be reissued on DVD. Those of you who have copies of the film, PLEASE have it transferred to digital, even if it's only for yourself and your family. It is a piece of cinematic history and should be preserved.
3 out of 4 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink
sad memory of this period
monsieurzy2 October 2006
never saw it , but how well I remember Mickey appearing on the Virginia Graham Show to promote it....(this was well after the series had been cancelled so I was interested to see what he was up to)...Mickey came out and described the plot of the film and then they showed a short clip...it was the big moment when his friend breaks the news that it's only a weed that' he's growing..when the clip was over they cut back to Mickey and he was doing some hammy fake crying over how touching it was. ..even as a young teen I could smell a stinker...it all seemed so sad to see one of the Monkees doing this just to keep working...as I got older I realized this happens to everyone at some time or another...and I wonder if this movie could be any worse than the pathetic Monkees reunion TV show from the 1990s
2 out of 12 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

See also

Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews


Recently Viewed