Just as sex, drugs, rock & roll, hippies, and Vietnam enter our consciousness, so it does for Ben Sweet, the shy, 18-year-old son of conservative businessman, Sy. Ben enters UC Berkeley in 1966 to avoid the draft, but finds himself smack in the middle of a home-grown revolution.
Acting
Henry Winkler playing against type as a rigid conservative dad.
Production
Bobby Roth's personal Berkeley memories give it authentic texture.
Score
Tom Morello cameo AND likely some righteous guitar moments.
Director
Bobby Roth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Bobby Roth actually attended UC Berkeley in 1966 — this is basically his autobiographical fever dream with a budget.
Tom Morello's cameo as 'Blue' bridges actual revolutionary cred with the film's fictionalized history — Rage Against the Machine energy in a period drama.
US
