Dynamite Chicken (1971)

A collection of skits, parodies, musical performances, and film clips supposedly relating to the peace movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies , but more a general patchwork than a... See full summary »

Director:

Ernest Pintoff

Writer:

Ernest Pintoff

Stars:

Joan Baez, Linda Boyce, Jim Buckley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Baez	...	Herself
Linda Boyce	...	Herself
Jim Buckley	...	Himself
Ron Carey	...	Himself
Leonard Cohen	...	Himself
Marshall Efron	...	Himself
Jay Garner	...	Himself
Paul Krassner	...	Himself
John Lennon	...	Himself
Peter Max	...	Himself
Ondine	...	Himself
Yoko Ono	...	Herself
Richard Pryor	...	Himself
Lisa Ryan	...	Herself
Andy Warhol	...	Himself

Storyline

A collection of skits, parodies, musical performances, and film clips supposedly relating to the peace movement of the late Sixties and early Seventies , but more a general patchwork than a purposeful collection.

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Plot Keywords:

parody | song | musical number | sketch comedy | stand up comedian | 

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Taglines:

Something to Offend Everyone!!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kotopoulo dynamitis

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Gigot (1962)

User Reviews

So this is what they did before public access!

A rambling incoherent collection of commentary, skits and "psychedelic" imagery.

Unless you have a historical interest about a particular person featured in the mess I would avoid watching this. I got it from a friend because a mutual friend of ours was in it. I tried to sit through it but was reduced to fast forwarding. I almost never do that.

If there was some sort of connecting thread between all the stuff that happens it would be bearable. The only thing I could see was a need for the director to get some counter-culture filler between his animated collages of newspapers and magazines and shots of naked women. He must have had a lot of fun filming them. The director's leaning are clear when he gives a lot of screen time to Al Goldstein of Screw Magazine.

Richard Pryor tries hard but, like most stand up comics, his routines flop without a live audience to bounce off of. One of the Ace Trucking, Co. skits did make me smile and it's interesting to see a young Fred Willard.

Be forewarned, some of the people listed as appearing are on very briefly. This one is barely worth a dollar in the second-hand shop.