Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Medium Cool (1969)

Medium Cool (1969) -- (Movie Clip) I'm The Enemy

Minutes into the picture, Robert Forster as news cameraman John, in cocktail conversation with friends and associates of the director, cinematographer Haskell Wexler, then working with sound man Peter Bonerz covering an Illinois National Guard riot rehearsal, in Medium Cool, 1969.

Medium Cool (1969) -- (Movie Clip) You Are The Exploiters

Interviews interjected with Chicagoans selected by the director, cinematographer Haskell Wexler, as citizens who insisted on being interviewed by cameraman John (Robert Forster), whose next shoot, with sound man Peter Bonerz, features Peter Boyle as a gun salesman, in Medium Cool, 1969.

Medium Cool (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Better Call An Ambulance

Little explanation, only Robert Forster on camera and Peter Bonerz sound, on a Chicago highway, recording an accident, before they call for help, which arguably is the main issue posed by the first and only feature film by renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler, opening Medium Cool, 1969.

Medium Cool (1969) -- (Movie Clip) Peace Now!

Director and cinematographer Haskell Wexler now directly imposing his story on real events, finds his main character John (Robert Forster) covering the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, then his friend Eileen (Verna Bloom), whose son has gone missing, among the protesters milling outside, in Medium Cool, 1969.