Theatrical release poster for "Ghetto Freaks" edition of film
Directed by
Robert J. Emery
Screenplay by
John Pappas, Robert J. Emery
Produced by
George B. Roberts,Paul Rubenstein
Starring
Paul Elliot, Gabe Lewis, Mickey Shiff
Cinematography
Paul Rubenstein
Edited by
Robert J. Emery, Ellen Rubenstein
Music by
Tomas Baker, Al Zbacnic
Production company
Cinar Productions
Distributed by
Cinar Productions[1]/ World International Pictures[2]
Release date
1970 (1970)
Running time
95 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$250,000[1]
Ghetto Freaks is a 1970 American independent hippie exploitation film directed by Robert J. Emery and written by John Pappas and Robert J. Emery.[3] It was filmed entirely in Cleveland, Ohio, and originally opened in Cleveland under the title Sign of Aquarius, alternately titled Love Commune.[4]
Shortly after that, the film was retitled Ghetto Freaks and edited to include two additional minutes of footage showing a young, handsome black man performing a blood ceremony with a group of robed young women. The Ghetto Freaks version was marketed as a blaxploitation film, despite almost all the film's actors, including the male and female leads, being white.[5][6][better source needed][7]
The film has also been distributed under the titles Wages of Sin[6][better source needed] and The Aquarians[8] (not to be confused with the 1970 television film The Aquarians starring Ricardo Montalbán).
^ abHickey, William F. (1970-01-23). "Cleveland's Filmmakers". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. pp. PD Action Tab 2–3.
^"Actor Sues Hippodrome Over Film". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. 1972-03-08. p. 3-A.
^"Sign of Aquarius". AFI.com. American Film Institute. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^Weldon, Michael J. (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide. New York City: St. Martin's Press. p. 342. ISBN 0-312-13149-6.
^Kjolseth, Pablo (2015). "Movie News: Top News Stories: Something Weird's "Hippie Double Feature" on DVD". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
^ ab"Ghetto Freaks". grindhousedatabase.com. Grindhouse Cinema Database (GCDb). 2015-11-08. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^Dizzle Man (2011-12-21). "Ghetto Freaks [a.k.a. Love Commune, Sign of Aquarius] (1970)". blaxploitationpride.org. Blaxploitation Pride. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
^Siskel, Gene (1972-03-28). "The Movies: 'Cool Breeze'". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. B5 – via ProQuest.
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