 The movie was picked up for European distribution and released  theatrically with Allison Anders (qv)s  _Gas, Food Lodging (1992)_ (qv), Alex Cox (I) (qv)s  _Patrullero, El (1991)_ (qv) and other American films as examples of  the "West Coast Independent" movement. It played extensively in  Holland, Switzerland and France. In Paris, Hippy Porn played at the  Action Christine Cinema for over a year.