Florida’s seedy underbelly gets a hit of crime, chaos, and counterculture in Grefé’s drug-fueled rampage.
THE HOOKED GENERATION
Their bag - Supplying
About a gang of dope peddlers who sail out to meet a Cuban boat. The trouble starts when they are forced to throw their narcotics overboard and are seen by a young couple.
The Hooked Generation is a 1968 American action, adventure, crime, and drama film directed by William Grefé about a ruthless drug dealer and his gang whose violent narcotics scheme unravels after being spotted by a young couple at sea.
Synopsis
Desperate, Daisy and his men kill the Coast Guardsmen and take Mark and Kelly hostage. The gang recover the narcotics but later discover that because they have been implicated in the murders they cannot sell the drugs. They move their hideout to a Seminole Indian camp where Acid rapes and then accidentally drowns an Indian girl. Sent into town for supplies, Acid stops at an addicts' hangout and is killed in a shootout with police. The FBI, tipped off by a drug dealer, pursue the gang into the Everglades. In a showdown, Dum Dum is bitten by a water moccasin and shot by FBI agents. Daisy is about to escape when Mark plunges a hypodermic needle into his neck, killing him.
Why Cult
Watch Daisy and his gang escalate from a simple narcotics pickup to violence, murder, and a desperate chase through the Florida waterways.
William Grefé’s Floridian setting oozes local flavor, with criminals, smugglers, and hostages tangled up in the sun-soaked crime scene.
From a dealer named Daisy to henchmen called Acid and Dum Dum, expect a cast of misfits that epitomize the late-'60s anti-heroes.
High-seas drama erupts when a pleasure cruise turns into a hostage nightmare after a drug drop-off goes south.
Themes & Keywords
Questions from the Vault
What is The Hooked Generation about? +
The Hooked Generation follows a drug dealer named Daisy and his gang as they attempt a narcotics deal off the coast of Cuba, only for things to spiral into murder and a hostage crisis after they are spotted by a young couple.
When was The Hooked Generation released? +
The Hooked Generation was released in 1968.
Who directed The Hooked Generation? +
The Hooked Generation was directed by William Grefé.
How long is The Hooked Generation? +
The Hooked Generation has a runtime of 92 minutes.
What genre is The Hooked Generation? +
The Hooked Generation is an action, adventure, crime, and drama film.
Where can I watch The Hooked Generation? +
You can watch The Hooked Generation on SassyFlix.
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