A psychiatrist's office becomes a window into a world of illicit desires and family dysfunction.
THE WILD SCENE
Dr. Virginia Grant is a psychiatrist dealing with five case studies about the misguided, hedonistic, radical and naive youth and the generation gap between their hippie generation and that of their parents. The fifth story is her own.
When the family therapist’s own life belongs in the case files, you know it’s time for The Wild Scene.
William Rowland's The Wild Scene serves up exploitation drama with a clinical twist: a female psychiatrist dissects the era's dirtiest case studies, only to find herself and her daughter swept up in campus chaos and decadent parties. Masochism, incest, and generational clashes come rattling out of the file cabinet, with Alberta Nelson keeping her composure even as the 'free love' spirit gets a little too close to home.
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The Wild Scene is a 1970 American drama directed by William Rowland about a female psychiatrist who recounts her most sordid case studies involving hedonism, radical youth, and taboo desires, while she and her daughter become entangled in scandalous adventures themselves.
Themes & Keywords
Synopsis
- Director
- William Rowland
- Writers
- Michael Kraike, William Keys, William Rowland, Sam Jacoby
- Release
- 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Drama
Why Cult
The film structures itself around five wild and taboo-ridden case studies, each peeled back for the audience like a patient's file.
Incestuous desires, mother-daughter conflicts, and rebellious offspring fuel the drama with nuclear-family implosion.
Campus riots, hippies, and drug-fueled debauchery paint a lurid portrait of the generation gap circa 1970.
Alberta Nelson stars as Dr. Virginia Grant, a rare exploitation protagonist who unpacks sexuality and scandal from a perspective both clinical and personal.
Questions from the Vault
What is The Wild Scene about? +
The Wild Scene is a 1970 American drama directed by William Rowland about a female psychiatrist who shares her most salacious case studies, only to get embroiled in her own erotic and counterculture misadventures.
Who directed The Wild Scene? +
The Wild Scene was directed by William Rowland.
How long is The Wild Scene? +
The Wild Scene has a runtime of 96 minutes.
What genre is The Wild Scene? +
The Wild Scene is a drama film with exploitation and psychological drama elements.
Where can I watch The Wild Scene? +
The Wild Scene is available to stream on SassyFlix.
