Editing The Monkees (section)

===In popular culture===
[[The Criterion Collection]], which has a stated goal to release "a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, [and] has been dedicated to gathering the greatest films from around the world and publishing them in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements"<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.criterion.com/about_us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521102119/http://www.criterion.com/about_us |archive-date=May 21, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2012 |publisher=The Criterion Collection}}</ref> recognized the Monkees' film ''Head'' as meeting their criteria when they fully restored and released it on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010. They stated that ''Head'' was "way, way ahead of its time" and "arguably the most authentically psychedelic film made in 1960s Hollywood".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stephens |first=Chuck |title=Head-zapoppin'! |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1665-head-zapoppin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704064125/http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1665-head-zapoppin |archive-date=July 4, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2012 |publisher=The Criterion Collection}}</ref> ''Head'' dodged commercial success on its release but has since been reclaimed as one of the great cult objects of its era."<ref>{{cite web |title=Head |url=https://www.criterion.com/films/27527-head |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606011949/http://www.criterion.com/films/27527-head |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=May 20, 2012 |publisher=The Criterion Collection}}</ref>

In the book ''Hey, Hey We're The Monkees'', Rafelson wrote that, with ''Head'', he explored unprecedented cinematic techniques, including filming actors underwater, the use of polarization, and inventing "double-matte experiences". "When it was shown in France, the head of the Cinematheque overly praised the movie as a cinematic masterpiece, and from that point on, this movie began to acquire an underground reputation."<ref>{{cite book |last=Bronson |first=Harold |title=Hey, Hey We're the Monkees |publisher=General Publishing Group, Inc. |year=1996 |isbn=1-57544-012-1 |location=Los Angeles |page=146}}</ref>
In 2010, [[Nick Vernier Band]] created a digital "Monkees reunion" through the release of ''[[Nick Vernier Band Sessions (album)|Mister Bob (featuring the Monkees)]],''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Monkees &#124; Old Songs New Songs Remix to download new releases from iTunes |url=https://oldsongsnewsongsremix.com/the-monkees-2/#new_monkees_song |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823155306/http://oldsongsnewsongsremix.com/the-monkees-2/#new_monkees_song |archive-date=August 23, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |publisher=Oldsongsnewsongsremix.com}}</ref> a new song produced under license from [[Rhino Entertainment]], containing vocal samples from the band's recording "Zilch".
The [[contract bridge]] [[bridge convention|convention]] known as either [[Last Train (bridge)|Last Train]] or Last Train to Clarksville was so named by its inventor, [[Jeff Meckstroth]], after the Monkees' song.<ref>{{OEB|7|295}}</ref>

==== Comic books ====
A comic book series, ''The Monkees'', was published in the United States by [[Dell Comics]], which ran for 17 issues from 1967 to 1969.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=161}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, a ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' "Crazy Cartoon Book" featured four comic stories as well as four photos of the Monkees, all in black and white; it was published in 1967.

==== Biopic ====
In 2000, [[VH-1]] produced the television biopic ''[[Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241357/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016044912/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241357/ |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> In 2002, the movie was released on DVD and featured both commentaries and interviews with Dolenz, Jones and Tork. The aired version did differ from the DVD release, as the TV version had an extended scene with all four Monkees meeting the Beatles, but with a shortened Cleveland concert segment. It was also available on VHS.

==== Musical ====
A stage musical opened in the UK at the [[Manchester Opera House]] on Friday March 30, 2012, and was dedicated to Davy Jones (the Jones family attended the official opening on April 3).<ref name="Playbill">{{cite magazine |last=Gioia |first=Michael |title=Monkee Business, Featuring Songs of The Monkees, Premieres March 30 at Manchester Opera House |url=https://www.playbill.com/news/article/161263-Monkee-Business-Featuring-Songs-of-The-Monkees-Premieres-March-30-at-Manchester-Opera-House |url-status=dead |magazine=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830001948/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/161263-Monkee-Business-Featuring-Songs-of-The-Monkees-Premieres-March-30-at-Manchester-Opera-House |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=August 6, 2012 }}</ref> The production is a [[Jukebox musical]] and starred Stephen Kirwan, Ben Evans, Tom Parsons and Oliver Savile<ref name="Playbill" /> as actors playing the parts of the Monkees (respectively Dolenz, Jones, Nesmith, Tork) who are hired by an unscrupulous businessman to go on a world tour pretending to be the real band. The show includes 18 Monkees songs plus numbers by other 60s artists. It ran in [[Manchester]] as part of the "Manchester Gets it First" program until April 14, 2012, before a UK tour.<ref name="Playbill" /><ref name="BBC Musical">{{cite news |date=November 4, 2011 |title=Monkees musical to hit the stage |newspaper=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15591897 |url-status=live |access-date=August 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510173333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15591897 |archive-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref> Following its Manchester run, the show appeared in the [[Glasgow King's Theatre]] and the [[Sunderland Empire Theatre]].<ref name="Playbill" />