Head (1968): Cast & Plot

Head opens with the dedication of a bridge, setting a tone that is at once ceremonial and mischievously subversive. As a local politician wrestles with his microphone during the speech, the scene erupts into a riot of sound and chaos: the wacky, fun-loving Monkees—Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith—burst through the gathered officials, their entrance punctuated by horns, sirens, and the kind of carefree anarchy that would become the film’s signature gesture. This blistering opening action reframes the movie as a collage of moments rather than a single, straightforward narrative, signaling that we are about to ride through a series of loosely connected chapters rather than follow a conventional plot.