The National Rehabilitation Center

Two years before Peter Watkins’ Punishment Park (1971), director Penelope Spheeris takes the McCarran Act to its inevitable next step and shows us—via an early use of mockumentary—what the U.S. might be like if potential subversives were simply locked up en masse before they had a chance to subvert anything. 16mm, color, 12 min. Director: Penelope Spheeris.1969. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016. Watch The National Rehabilitation Center in HD free online now on MyWatchSeries with multiple servers and instant playback. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The National Rehabilitation Center and share your thoughts in the comments below!