The film industry is in a state of crisis. The repercussions of the collapse of the American film industry has hit film production in this country pretty hard. Studios are closing, audiences are shrinking. In the middle of it all a few films are making huge profits - much to the surprise of the film industry itself. Films like Easy Rider have not only broken all the rules of how a film should be made, but have broken box office records too. Is the public voting with its head, choosing and discriminating among films it wants to see? Has the family entertainment film died? Are Mum and Dad sitting at home watching the telly while the youngsters go to the cinema to see only the films which reflect their own interests and concerns? Is the present crisis, in fact, a healthy shake-out leading to the production of better, more intelligent and less costly films