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''Ghetto Freaks'' is a 1970 American independent hippie exploitation film directed by Robert J. Emery and written by John Pappas and Robert J. Emery.〔(''American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1961-1970.'' ) Univ. of California Press, 1976, p. 987. ISBN 0-520-20970-2.〕 It was filmed entirely on location in Cleveland, Ohio, and originally opened in Cleveland under the title ''Sign of Aquarius'', alternately titled ''Love Commune''.〔Weldon, Michael J. (''The Psychotronic Video Guide.'' ) St. Martin's Press, 1996, p. 342. ISBN 0-312-13149-6.〕 Shortly thereafter, 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.〔(Pablo Kjolseth, "Something Weird's 'Hippie Double Feature' on DVD" ), TCM.com, accessed Mar. 4, 2015.〕〔("Ghetto Freaks" ), grindhousedatabase.com, accessed Mar. 4, 2015.〕 The film has also been distributed under the title ''Wages of Sin.''〔 Something Weird Video released the original version of the film on VHS as ''Love Commune'' in 1992, and released the later ''Ghetto Freaks'' version on VHS and DVD in 2002 and again in 2004 as a special edition DVD.〔("Something Weird Video (SUV)(us)" ), IMDB.com, accessed Mar. 4, 2015.〕 ==Plot== The film is largely plotless, following the daily activities of a group of hippies living in a communal apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. The hippies encounter hostile police at a peaceful gathering in a park, get arrested and spend a night in jail. They earn money by panhandling and selling copies of an underground newspaper on the street. They stage a protest march against the Vietnam War on Cleveland's Public Square, discussing their viewpoints with random passersby. For recreation, they attend a rock concert at a club, and frequently use marijuana and LSD. Under the influence of LSD (illustrated by the filmmakers using various psychedelic effects), the hippies engage in nude dancing and uninhibited sex, and one girl experiences a bad trip. A rudimentary plot concerns the hippies' handsome, womanizing leader, Sonny (Paul Elliot), becoming attached to Donna (Gabe Lewis), a naive young girl who runs away from her parents' home to join the commune after a chance meeting with Sonny at the rock club. Sonny and Donna's newfound happiness is threatened by Billy, a violent drug dealer, who pressures Sonny to push drugs for the local rackets. Sonny refuses, leading to a tragic conclusion in which Donna is killed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghetto Freaks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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