Operation Sidewinder

An adventure story, a political satire, a pop-art “smash up,” this play with music points up the dehumanizing effects of technology on American culture, circa 1970. A sophisticated Air Force computer in the form of a huge snake escapes in the Mojave Desert, becoming the focus of a multitude of forces – black militants, a hapless young tourist couple, the military establishments that tries to recapture the sidewinder – against a backdrop of Hopi Indian magic and mysticism. A cartoon with a rock score from the early ‘70s and a cautionary tale for now. Written by Sam Shepard Directed by Jeff Ginsberg

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