Captain Milkshake


1h 29m 1970

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1970
Premiere Information
San Diego, California, opening: 10 Nov 1970
Production Company
Richmark Productions
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

On emergency leave from Vietnam to attend the funeral of his stepfather, U. S. Marine Paul Fredericks arrives in San Diego and is given a lift by college student Melissa Hamilton, who is meeting Thesp, the leader of the hippie commune to which she belongs. Paul, attracted to Melissa, joins her and her friends, who introduce him to marijuana. Paul accompanies Melissa, Anchovy, another commune member, and Thesp, who is also a drug dealer, on a smuggling run (ostensibly a holiday) across the Mexican border. They are searched on their return, but border guards do not find the hidden marijuana; and Paul accuses Melissa of having known they were carrying contraband. On his last day of leave, Paul seeks out Melissa at an antiwar demonstration in Berkeley, but she breaks off with him. Returning to Vietnam, Paul is killed in action.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1970
Premiere Information
San Diego, California, opening: 10 Nov 1970
Production Company
Richmark Productions
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Location scenes filmed in and around San Diego and in Berkeley during an antiwar demonstration held in People's Park.