6.1/10
229
7 user 5 critic

Pound (1970)

X | | Fantasy | 1970 (USA)
Pound Poster
In a pound, eighteen dogs wait to be adopted.

Director:

Robert Downey Sr. (as Robert Downey)

Writer:

Robert Downey Sr. (as Robert Downey)

Stars:

Joe Madden, James Green, Mariclare Costello | See full cast & crew »
Reviews

Photos

Add Image
See all 2 photos »
Learn more

More Like This 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

Next »
Greaser's Palace (1972)
Comedy | Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Albert Henderson, Michael Sullivan, Luana Anders
Next »
Baby It's You (1983)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Director: John Sayles
Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin
Next »
Up the Academy (1980)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.7/10 X  

Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Ron Leibman, Wendell Brown, Ralph Macchio
Next »
America (1986)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.7/10 X  

The zany crew of a New York cable television station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Zack Norman, Tammy Grimes, Michael J. Pollard
Next »
Rented Lips (1988)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.8/10 X  

A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, Jennifer Tilly
Next »
A Touch of Greatness (1964)
Documentary
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

In an era when Dick, Jane, and discipline ruled America's schools, Albert Cullum allowed Shakespeare, Sophocles, and Shaw to reign in his fifth grade public school classroom. Through the ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Albert Cullum
Next »
Sweet Smell of Sex (1965)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.5/10 X  

A young woman arrives in New York to visit a friend and lands in one hot spot after another as she fends off the perverted advances from every man she meets.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Lawrence Wolf, Tom O'Horgan, Elmer Kline
Next »
Babo 73 (1964)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

Tribulations of a newly elected President.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Taylor Mead, Jim Antonio, Tom Gaines
Next »
Chafed Elbows (1966)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

A welfare recipient marries his mother.

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: George Morgan, Elsie Downey, Lawrence Wolf
Next »
No More Excuses (1968)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

Downey takes his camera and microphone onto the streets (and into some bedrooms) for a look at Manhattan's singles scene of the late sixties. Of course, that's not all: No More Excuses cuts... See full summary »

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Robert Downey Sr., Alan Abel, Lawrence Wolf
Next »
Firstborn (1984)
Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

A teen must protect his family when his mother's sinister new boyfriend begins exerting his authority in their home.

Director: Michael Apted
Stars: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet
Next »
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

An experimental, ludicrous, plotless, absurd, surreal comedy. It is seemingly intentionally impossible to understand. It leaps from scene to scene, world to world, with recurring names and ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Stars: Leonard Buschel, Elsie Downey, Michael Sullivan
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Madden Joe Madden ... Colonel
James Green James Green ... Honky Killer
Mariclare Costello ... Honky Killer's Wife
L. Errol Jaye L. Errol Jaye ... Police Chief
Carolyn Cardwell Carolyn Cardwell ... Keeper
Charles Dierkop ... Airdale
Lawrence Wolf ... Mexican Hairless
Ching Yeh Ching Yeh ... Siamese Cat
Marshall Efron ... Dachshund
Eric Krupnik Eric Krupnik ... Montana Sheepdog
Elsie Downey Elsie Downey ... Mutt Bitch
Chuck Green Chuck Green ... Mutt
Don Calfa ... Italian Terrier
Stan Gottlieb Stan Gottlieb ... Boxer
Carolyn Groves Carolyn Groves ... Pedigreed Bitch
See full cast »
Edit

Storyline

In a pound, eighteen dogs wait to be adopted.

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

dog | animal shelter | mexican hairless dog | absurdism | dog pound | See All (54) »

Taglines:

A new kind of film by Robert Downey ("Putney Swope") See more »

Genres:

Fantasy

Certificate:

X

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1970 (USA) See more »

Filming Locations:

637 Greenwich Street, West Village, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Floyd L. Peterson Productions See more »
Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was written and directed by Robert Downey, Sr., father of Robert Downey, Jr. See more »

Connections

References The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) See more »

Soundtracks

Godboy
Written and Performed by Charley Cuva
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

A unique and innovative film which deserves a second chance.
14 October 2003 | by EyeAskance – See all my reviews

See the amazing Robert Downey Sr.'s chimerical POUND, and experience the happy-sadness of a single night in a city dog-pound from a canine point-of-view.

One of the director's stronger works, POUND is a brilliantly conceptualized semi-experimental film which is well-played by the entire cast. Each performer is in the role of a dog(sans costume), written in respect to specific characteristics of their breed/type(staunch, high-flown pedigree, agreeable dim-witted domestic mutt, world-wise elder, ruffian homeless mongrel, etc.). The bizarre, obstreperous script crackles with zippy dialog and trenchant witticisms, but the thrust of the matter is the disconcerting collective trepidation of impending doom(the dogs know that some among them are at an advantage, as puppies, pure-breeds, and lost domestics are less likely to be "put down" than the age-advanced, sickly, or mongrel types). We sympathize with these characters, and share their apprehension as the clock ticks away to their potential fate.

An ingenious experiment commendably executed(if a bit stagy at points), POUND has sadly slipped through the cracks into oblivion...let's hope it soon finds its way back home.
15 of 22 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 7 user reviews »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Rent or Buy Popular Movies With Prime Video

Explore popular movies available to rent or buy on Prime Video.

Visit Prime Video to explore more titles


Clear your history

Recently Viewed