Greaser s palace looks really good on bluray in this new transfer from scorpion releasing taken from the film s original 35mm negative. Greasers palace 1972 one of the bigger surprises at bfest 2001 was this bizarre retelling of the life of christ, set in the american old west. Directed by robert downey sr with albert henderson, michael sullivan, luana anders, george morgan. Kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven more info. Greasers palace follows jesse allan arbus, a christlike figure in a zootsuit, on his way to jerusalem to find work as a singerdanceractor.
Greasers palace didnt just raise the bar on what might be possible to achieve in film it threw the fking bar away. Greaser s palace is a comical, chaotic, absurdist and surreal religious parody. A parable based on the life of christ, it utilizes surrealist comedy in a setting of americas frontier days. At first, he is targeted for extermination by town boss seaweedhead greaser albert henderson but all this changes when he brings greaser s son. Castle of frankenstein index page 1 classic horror. One of the most original, bizarre, hilarious, unforgettable films that you ll ever see, greasers palace takes the story of christs suffering and places it in the old west. Those who remember that time might recall that a common justification for having long hair was that jesus had long hair, the implication being that hippies were more christlike than the conservative christians who were not very kind to longhairs. Greasers palace 1972 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Jul, 2018 robert downeys greasers palace is a problematic film.
Sidney freeman on the mash tv series is jessy, our zootsuited christ figure who claims he is. Comic actor allan arbus ma s h pops up as well, one year after his astonishing turn in robert downey s greaser s palace. Finally, we now have a weird movie to watch for every day of the year, assuming its a leap year the weirdest of all years. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. In their own words, they deal in the cinematically surreal, bizarre, cult, oddball.
Though now best known for siring one of americas most famous excons, robert downey sr. In a rundown western town, he runs afoul of the local boss, seaweedhead greaser albert henderson, until he brings greaser s son lamy michael sullivan back from the dead. Ferro also directed and edited his own short films, including five minutes late 1970, as well as doing some acting in robert downey sr. The other storylines are far less interesting, with kitty jeane manson and joanne ashley porter. My crowd is still quoting lines from this film 40 years later. Hammer horror 19571976 completed uschi digard needs to have my babies badass charles bronson nunsploitation completed nazisploitation completed 31 days of horror 2011 completed 1968. Greaser s palace 2005 cult writerdirector robert downey s surreal, scatological parable of the life of christ takes place in a rundown wild west town run by the perpetually angry and severely. Like a random waft of sensimilla or the voice of richard nixon, greasers palace returns as a flashback of the 1970s. While the foundation to the story is a parable on the life of jesus christ played by a zoot suit clad allan arbus that familiar tale is quickly rendered incoherent and grotesque by robert downey sr. In a rundown western town, he runs afoul of the local boss, seaweedhead greaser albert henderson, until he brings greasers son. The very definition of 1970s cult film when it really meant something to be a cult film greaser s palace continues to shock and delight today s audiences with its deranged inventiveness and undeniable watchability. Remember, dust thou art and to dust thou returnest. Zootsuited messiah called jessy allan arbus lands in old west. In greasers pa lace, alan arbus plays a zootsuited character named jesse, who is not only a christlike figure, he is christ.
Greasers palace is a comical, chaotic, absurdist and surreal religious parody. Greaser s palace 1972 could only have come from the 196773 era that we now call the sixties. Alan arrbus plays a strange messiahlike zootsuited actorsingerdancer called jessy, who one day parachutes into a field close to a western town where a host of odd characters hang out, the main one being a constipated chap called seaweedhead greaser, who runs the. A conversation with jonathan demme and paul thomas anderson duration. Greasers palace is totally insane, but also quite brilliant. En route to jerusalem, where he hopes to find work as a singerdanceractor, jesse finds himself in a dusty western town. Greaser s palace 1972 07311972 us western, comedy 1h 31m user score. Directed by robert downey, sr staring elise downey, herve villechaize, don calfa and albert henderson.
The film was influenced by the work of eastwoods two major collaborators, film. Perhaps worst of all, for a film that aims to shock and offend, its juxtaposition of show business and divinity now seems downright quaint. Successful upon its original release time magazine named it one of the top ten films of 1972, it has gone widely unseen for decades. Today 366 weird movies officially completed their list of certifiably weird movies with the addition of the final, 366th film the cabinet of dr. One of the most original, bizarre, hilarious, unforgettable films that you ll ever see, greaser s palace takes the story of christ s suffering and places it in the old west. Greaser s palace follows jesse allan arbus, a christlike figure in a zootsuit, on his way to jerusalem to find work as a singerdanceractor. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 scorethefilms movie blog. At first, he is targeted for extermination by town boss seaweedhead greaser albert henderson but all this changes when he brings greasers son. Greasers palace sees an american filmmaker robert downey sr. The first screening will be introduced by austin filmmaker michael tully. So let the lovers of greasers palace have their awkward laughfest. Carl jung, two essays on analytical psychology directed by. In this gleefully surreal western, a christlike singer parachutes into a frontier town and gets on the bad side of a meanspirited local boss.
Greaser s palace is a 1972 american western film written and directed by robert downey sr. Castle of frankenstein index page 1 classic horror film board. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Greaser s palace is the next logical step in such creative, irreverent mind such as downey s. I still remember it popping up frequently on the schedule of local repertory. Mash pops up as well, one year after his astonishing turn in robert downeys greasers palace. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. In greasers palace, alan arbus plays a zootsuited character named jesse, who is not only a christlike figure, he is christ. Greasers palace e um filme americano dirigido por robert downey, sr. A wild, crazy, occasionally disturbing and rarely funny low rent hodgepodge of a film.
Greasers palace is a 1972 bgrade acid western movie directed by robert downey, sr. Spalovac mrtvol the lord arranged it very well when he told people. So let the lovers of greaser s palace have their awkward laughfest. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. This is downeys epic, slapstick, gagaminute christ allegory set in the old west. The very definition of 1970s cult film when it really meant something to be a cult film greasers palace continues to shock and delight today s audiences with its deranged inventiveness and undeniable watchability. Detail is quite strong throughout and there s quite a bit of depth to the picture. Apr 20, 2015 spaghetti western, also known as italian western, is a broad subgenre of western films that emerged in the mid1960s in the wake of sergio leone s film making style and international boxoffice. See the full list of greasers palace cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Based on the same true story that inspired fritz langs m, ulli lommels tenderness of the wolves takes an unsettling look at the life of murderer, black marketeer, and police informant fritz haarman, a pedophile who used his position to sweep the train stations and pick up young.
A crematorium, dear friends, is clearly a godpleasing object, because it helps god to speed up the transformation of people into dust. This aint your fathers bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a new mexican setting. After a week or more of contemplation, yours truly has given up. Sure, its faded and lacking in some detail, but for the most part. Finally we hit the fourth chronological film of the series and last in the set, 1973s the young nurses. Spaghetti western, also known as italian western, is a broad subgenre of western films that emerged in the mid1960s in the wake of sergio leones filmmaking style and international boxoffice. Albert henderson, michael sullivan, luana anders, george morgan, ronald nealy. Sure, it s faded and lacking in some detail, but for the most part. A parable based on the life of jesus in the new testament, the film has been described as an acid western. The movie is supposed to be an allegory of the story of christ through the new testament, starring allan arbus as the symbolic christ, jessy, who parachutes to earth, and is sent on a journey jerusalem to become an actorsinger, as per the mission bestowed. Greasers palace 1972 07311972 us western, comedy 1h 31m user score.
Greasers palace 1972 albert henderson, michael sullivan, luana anders. This aint your father s bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a new mexican setting. Greasers palace 1972 film complet en francais film. Sidney freeman on the mash tv series is jessy, our zootsuited christ figure who claims he is headed for jerusalem to become a singerdancer. Greasers palace is a 1972 american acid western film directed by underground filmmaker robert downey sr. In their own words, they deal in the cinematically surreal, bizarre, cult, oddball, fantastique, strange, psychedelic, and the just plain weird. Jul 23, 2017 greaser s palace 1972 film complet en francais a 20170723t18. Paul kirchner began his career at neal adams continuity associates in 1973 and he later served a tenure as an assistant to legendary cartoonist wallace wood. See the full list of greaser s palace cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Greaser s palace is a 1972 bgrade acid western movie directed by robert downey, sr.
Greasers palace 1972 tvma 1h 31min comedy, western 8 november 1973 france a parable based on the life of christ. Greasers palace 1973 movie search, ratings, photos. Apr 11, 20 if you hadnt guessed, greasers palace is a smorgasbord of pentup tensions and ideas, lacerating in its analogies for the entertainment industry see above but also given to a freudian longing for the reconciliation of father and sona reunion downey ensures will go wrong every single time. A zootsuited drifter performs miracles and attracts a large following, but all he really wants is to sing and dance. Glacially paced and filled with enough dead time and shots of people walking and crawling to fill a halfdozen bresson films, greaser s palace is wellacted and handsomely filmed but unrelentingly dull. Add video add image high plains drifter is a 1973 american western film, directed by and starring clint eastwood and produced by robert daley for the malpaso company and universal studios. Greasers palace 1972 could only have come from the 196773 era that we now call the sixties. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. It stars allan arbus as jesse, a man with amnesia who heals the sick, resurrects the dead and tap dances on water in the american frontier.
Greasers palace 1972 film complet en francais a 20170723t18. Greasers palace bluray disc details highdef digest. Nov 09, 2015 a parable based on the life of christ. The persona is a kind of mask, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and on the other to conceal the true nature of the individual one result of the dissolution of the persona is the release of fantasydisorientation. Robert downeys greasers palace is a problematic film. I still remember it popping up frequently on the schedule of local repertory theater the music box when i was in high school.
Thomaier fantasyhorror film news of 1962 cof2, pgs. Time has not been kind to downey, however, and after more than two decades of terrible flops up the academy, too much sun, his critical reputation has. The movie is supposed to be an allegory of the story of christ through the new testament, starring allan arbus as the symbolic christ, jessy, who parachutes to earth, and is sent on a journey jerusalem to become an actorsinger, as per the mission bestowed upon him by the agent morris. Set in a mystical frontier town where seaweedhead greaser runs his eponymous saloon, this freewheeling social satire features, among other things, a vaudeville jesus, a topless indian scout and a. The film was influenced by the work of eastwood s two major. Greaser s palace is totally insane, but also quite brilliant. Greasers palace 2005 cult writerdirector robert downeys surreal, scatological parable of the life of christ takes place in a rundown wild west town run by the perpetually angry and severely. Greasers palace 1972 albert henderson, michael sullivan. The other storylines are far less interesting, with kitty jeane manson and joanne ashley porter getting a grip on a boat racing competition and the best way to wriggle out of their tight nurse uniforms.
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