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Robert Downey Sr. (writer)
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1966 (USA)
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(Credited cast) | George Morgan | ... | Walter Dinsmore |
| Elsie Downey | ... | All Women's Roles |
| Lawrence Wolf | ||
| Tom O'Horgan | ||
| Elmer Kline | ||
| Ben Bagley | ||
| Ralph Blasi | ||
| Michael Brown | ||
| Ronald Nealy | ||
| Stanley Warnow | ||
| Lafayette Malatsun | ||
| Jack Jobson | ||
| Jack Harvey | ||
| Dan List | ||
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| Steve Harris | ||
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My mother says that kissing a boy only leads to trouble and danger and skepticism.
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First off, where did those preposterous ratings come from? Have any of those nincompoops actually seen the movie?
It's certainly understandable if they hadn't, as it is EXTREMELY rare. More's the pity. This movie is a whoopee, stops-out, take-no-prisoners satire of absolutely everything. Independent film-making, pop music, American mores, psychology, politics, family, education -- whatever popped into Downey's head. It's completely plot less and totally absurd, and it feels very much like a "Monty Python" episode made by New Yorkers in the '60's.
It's absolutely hilarious and I could go on for days about the performances too (why didn't Elsie Downey and Lawrence Wolf have huge careers beyond their films with Downey?), but let's just leave it at this: if you ever get the chance, SEE IT.