The Graduate was a good film--but counterculture? Nahhhhh.

LH, I quite agree that in my life and yours the 60's went to the mid-70's, then folded the circus tents and stole away. But there is a considerable difference in pre-Easy Rider and post-Easy Rider counterculture/new school movies. After Easy Rider they were taken seriously enough by the industry to spend real money on, resulting in much better production values in every respect--better directing, acting, writing and cinematography.

Everything I come up with seems to have Jack Nicholson in it. And funny, most of the ones that seem good today were NOT about the counterculture, do not have headbands, love beads and peace signs everywhere--but were produced by the same bunch that started with "Psych-Out" and "Easy Rider"

Like:
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

"Missouri Breaks"--a rare 70's Western. Nicholson, an excellent threatening Brando, and superb cinematography. Haskell Wexler was it?      

Altamont was the name of the rock festival where someone was killed in front of the stage when the Stones were playing. The movie was "Gimme Shelter", and it was very good--one of the best rockumentaries, an honour it shares with "The Last Waltz" (made by Scorsese!). I guess they are a separate category.