HEAD
TCM, 4:00 a.m. ET
This rarely televised 1968 Monkees movie is shown late at night on TCM tonight, but you might want to record it for viewing later. It catches the Monkees when they had tired of both their image as pre-fab Beatles ripoffs and musical hacks, yet at a time when they still had enough clout to record and play their own music, and make a psychedelic movie surrounding themselves with friends and allies. And those friends are what make Head so… weird. The movie is co-written by Jack Nicholson. The Monkees’ co-stars include Annette Funicello and Victor Mature. And there are cameo appearances by, among others, Frank Zappa (seen here with Monkee Davy Jones). Who are these guys? Hey, hey, they're the Monkees...