Psych-Burn (1968)“Psych-Burn” was what musicians call a ‘contract-breaker’.
Psych-Burn (1968)“Psych-Burn” was what musicians call a ‘contract-breaker’. ABC had given us some coin to make a few short films for a TV Pilot. Love-In Tonite was to be a psychedelic rock variety show with live performances, skits, and whatnot to cash in on the emerging hippie demographic. Even pre-Disney, the network was riddled with a bunch of out-of-touch, pencil-pushing buffoons, so I quickly realized the show would be a disaster. Imagine if Midnight Special was produced by Aaron Spelling. Then cast Charles Nelson Reilly as emcee. That would have been a far more lively show than 'Love-In Tonite’. So I decided to deliver the suits a farewell kick-in-the-butt called Psych-Burn. The best part was that they presented my film sight unseen at a board meeting about the new Fall Season. I heard some heads rolled over that one.- J.X. Williams (from the forthcoming documentary The Big Footnote) (via fluffy Lychees: Underworld Cinema: The Life and Work of J.X. Williams ) -- source link