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Growing Up in America (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Morley Markson
- Starring
- Allen Ginsberg, Jerry Rubin, Timothy Leary, John Sinclair, Fred Hampton, Abbie Hoffman
Filmmaker Morley Markson revisits the 1960s counterculture by profiling Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and other era rebels, juxtaposing archival footage with present‑day interviews. The documentary examines how their activism and ideas have evolved, serving as a follow‑up to his 1971 film “Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family.”
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