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The Battle of Love's Return (1971)

 -  Comedy  -  June 1971 (USA)
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After a series of mishaps, a young man is fired from his job for failing to deliver a package. He goes on a journey to find himself, encountering various characters including a priest and ... See full summary »

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Abacrombie
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Dream Girl
Andy Kay ...
The Loafer
Stanley Kaufman ...
Mr. Crumb
Ida Goodcutt ...
Old Lady
Jim Crispi ...
Bridge Foreman
Bernard Brown ...
Detective
Roderick Ghyka ...
Dr. Finger
Bonnie Sacks ...
Army Sergeant
Robert S. Walker ...
Preacher
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Cliff
Theodore Gershuny ...
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After a series of mishaps, a young man is fired from his job for failing to deliver a package. He goes on a journey to find himself, encountering various characters including a priest and the owner of a pornographic bookstore, who are seen in black and white interview segments. Written by Georgina Spelvin

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You can always keep a good man down!

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Film debut of Lynn Lowry. See more »

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Mr. Crumb: Abacrombie, you're late again! It's the third time this year and it's only November!
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Not your normal Troma film
19 June 2003 | by (Seattle) – See all my reviews

So Tromaville's Lloyd Kaufman proves that he's a goofy guy. This 1971 directorial debut of Lloyd Kaufman isn't as great as say... Toxic Avenger, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., or Surf Nazi's Must Die, etc. But it is pretty interesting. If you go into it expecting very little Troma then you should be all set. The story is about a guy who, played by Lloyd is apparently a screw up and isn't concerned with what `important'. He's goofy and dorky and people make fun of him. But he's in love with a girl who works at a coffee shop and impressing her is important to him. Lloyd did something in this film that I don't think I've seen before. The base of the story was about Abercrombie running around and being silly. But when he runs into a new character like the Preacher or the guy who runs the adult bookstore, the movie changes. It suddenly becomes a black and white suedo-documentary. The characters, are asked questions by Lloyd then they answer them as their respectively as the person they're supposed to be. It gives the story some good depth. It's really a neat idea and it's too bad that the rest film doesn't carry it better. The ideas are there and it is surprising that movies like the ones listed above spawned from this.

If you're a die-hard Troma fan, you probably won't like this. It's too artsy and very slow. Plus, there are no heads being squashed or nudity.


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