Head (film)

Head
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bob Rafelson
Written by	Bob Rafelson Jack Nicholson
Produced by	Bob Rafelson Jack Nicholson
Starring	The Monkees Victor Mature Sonny Liston Annette Funicello Carol Doda
Cinematography	Michel Hugo
Edited by	Mike Pozen
Music by	Ken Thorne
Production company	Raybert Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 6, 1968 (1968-11-06) (New York City)
Running time	86 minutes 110 minutes (original cut)
Country	United States
Languages	English Italian
Budget	$750,000[1]
Box office	$16,111[1]

Head is a 1968 American satirical musical adventure film written and produced by Jack Nicholson and Bob Rafelson, directed by Rafelson, starring television rock group the Monkees (Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith)^[2] and distributed by Columbia Pictures. A theatrical spin-off of the 1966–68 NBC television show and a swan song (series finale), it started production directly after completion of series production.

During production, one of the working titles for the film was Changes, which was later the name of an album by the Monkees. Another working title was Untitled. A rough cut of the film was previewed for audiences in Los Angeles in the summer of 1968 under the title Movee Untitled.

The film featured Victor Mature as "The Big Victor"^[2] and cameo appearances by Nicholson, Teri Garr, Carol Doda, Annette Funicello, Frank Zappa, Sonny Liston, Timothy Carey, Percy Helton and Ray Nitschke.^[2] Also appearing on screen in brief non-speaking parts are Dennis Hopper and film choreographer Toni Basil.^[2]