Greaser's Palace (1972)
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- TV-MA
- 1h 31min
- Comedy, Western
- 08 Nov 1973 (France)
- Movie
A strange man named Jesse who can revive life and walk on water comes into a surreal and cruel western town.
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Cast
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Albert Henderson | ... |
Seaweedhead Greaser
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Michael Sullivan | ... |
Lamy 'Homo' Greaser
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| Luana Anders | ... |
Cholera
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| George Morgan | ... |
Coo Coo
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Ronald Nealy | ... |
Card Man / Ghost
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Larry Moyer | ... |
Captain Good
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John Paul Hudson | ... |
Smiley
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Jackson S. Haynes | ... |
Rope Man
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Lawrence Wolf | ... |
French Padre
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Alex Hitchcock | ... |
Nun
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| Pablo Ferro | ... |
Indian
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| Toni Basil | ... |
Indian Girl
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| Stan Gottlieb | ... |
Spitunia
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| Hervé Villechaize | ... |
Mr. Spitunia
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| Don Smolen | ... |
Gip
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Joe Madden | ... |
Man With Painting
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| Don Calfa | ... |
Morris
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| Woodrow Chambliss | ... |
Father
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| Allan Arbus | ... |
Jessy
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Elsie Downey | ... |
The Woman
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Rex King | ... |
Turquoise Skies
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| Jim Antonio | ... |
Vernon
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Buddy Butler | ... |
Judas
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| Robert Downey Jr. | ... |
Small Boy in Covered Wagon (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Downey Sr. | ... | (as Robert Downey) |
Written by
| Robert Downey Sr. | ... | () (as Robert Downey) |
Produced by
| Cyma Rubin | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jack Nitzsche | ||
Cinematography by
| Peter Powell | ||
Editing by
| Bud S. Smith | ||
Set Decoration by
| David Forman | ||
Makeup Department
| Pat Dobie | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Robert J. Koster | ... | production manager |
| James Gordon Mennen | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert J. Koster | ... | first assistant director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sharon Sachs | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Lucy Koster | ... | food caterer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cinema 5 Distributing (1972) (United States) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Scorpion Releasing (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Scorpion Releasing (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2010) (United States) (tv)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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| Taglines | He's got the boogie on his fingers & the hubba-hubba in his soul! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | American film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum used the term "Acid Western" to describe this film as well as the Jim Jarmusch film "Dead Man." The term "acid western" was first coined by film critic Pauline Kael in reference to Alejandro Jodorowsky's film "El Topo." See more » |
| Goofs | In the scene where the girl wakes to find her lover's throat cut she stands up wearing partially see-thru period underwear and you can see she is wearing tight-fitting modern panties underneath. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Remembering Greasers Palace (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Turquoise Skies See more » |
| Quotes |
Lamy Homo Greaser:
Dad, I was swimming in a rainbow with millions of babies... and they was naked... and then all of the sudden I turned into a perfect smile! Old guy: Put a rope around the son of a bitch! See more » |