The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide
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The Robert Downey Jr Film Guide |
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Greaser's Palace (1972) |
Summary |
Satire sets story of Jesus in the Old West. |
Direction |
Robert Downey Sr. |
Downey Factor |
Very low. Appears in a few scenes but has no lines. |
Character |
Uncredited, young boy at a pioneer camp who gets his throat slit by god. |
Looks |
Seven years old. |
Performance |
Mopey, ragdoll. |
Dies, Gay or Villain |
Yes, he's only 7, no |
Other Actors |
Allan Arbus, Albert Henderson, Luana Anders, George Morgan. |
Connection |
Elsie Downey (mother) in Pound. Robert Downey Sr.'s Hugo Pool, Pound, Up the Academy, Rented Lips, America, Too Much Sun, in The Last Party and Johnny Be Good. |
RDJ Says |
Greaser's Palace was about a messiah, it was about how even God is an actor. It just seemed like part of my day was: Dad isn't into the child-labor laws, but he wants to have an eight-year-old get his neck slit by God in Greaser's Palace, so you're in the movie. I was pissed. I wasn't into it... I didn't understand why more than one take was necessary. |
Hot Link |
Greaser's Palace at badmovies.org TCM Clip of his scene |
Availability |
Rare, but available on VHS. Released on DVD in Region 1. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Greaser's Palace |
Critical View |
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: As a product of an unusually adventurous time in cinema history, Greaser's Palace has perverse appeal. As a comedy, it's virtually unwatchable. |
2 Reasons to See It |
1. You dig 70s cult satire. 2. You also have the hubba hubba in your soul. |
Overall |
It is a strange, 70s underground cult movie. |
If You Liked It |
You might also like Rented Lips (1988), The Singing Detective (2003) |
Photos |
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