| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 301 min.) : color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection |
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Eclipse series ; 33.
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 33, Up all night with Robert Downey Sr.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono. ; NTSC, region 1; aspect ratio for Putney Swope 1.78:1, all other features, aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
| Language |
In English, subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Presents five feature films directed by Robert Downey Sr., showcasing his comedic and experimental style. |
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Titles and credits from containers. |
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Babo 73 originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. |
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Chafed elbows originally produced as a motion picture in 1966. |
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No more excuses originally produced as a motion picture in 1968. |
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Putney swope originally produced as a motion picture in 1969. |
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Two tons of turquoise to Taos tonight originally produced as a motion picture in 1975. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Babo 73 (56 min.) -- Chafed elbows (58 min.) -- No more excuses (46 min.) -- [Disc 2]. Putney Swope (85 min.) -- Two tons of turquoise to Taos tonight (56 min.) / producers Ray Lofaro, Max Raab, Bette Wanderman ; screenplay by L. C. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, William Waering (Babo 73, Chafed elbows, Two tons), Stan Warnow (Chafed elbows, No more), Gerald Cotts (Putney swope), Robert Prince (Two tons) ; editor, Fred von Berewitz (Babo 73, No more), Robert Prince (Chafed elbows), Robert Soukis (Chafed elbows), Bud S. Smith (Putney swope), Stan Waering (Two tons) ; music by Tom O'Horgan (Babo 73, Chafed elbows), Charley Cuva (Putney swope), Jack Nitzsche (Two tons), David Sanborn (Two tons), Arica (Two tons). |
| Cast |
Babo 73: Taylor Mead, James Antonio, James Greene, Tom Gaines. |
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Chafed elbows: George Morgan, Elsie Downey, Lawrenc Wolf (voice), Elsie Downey (voice). |
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No more: Robert Downey Sr., Alan Abel (himself), Lawrence Wolf, Linda Diesen, Prentice Wihite, Don Calfa, Paula Morris, Amy Eckles. |
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Putney Swope: Arnold Johnson, Laura Greene, Buddy Butler, Antonio Fargas, Vincent Hamill, Larry Wolf, Pepi Hermin, Ruth Hermine. |
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Two tons: Elsie Downey. |
| Summary |
Babo 73. Taylor Mead plays the president of the United Status, who, when he isn't at the White House--a dilapidated Victorian--conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach. |
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Chafed elbows. Visualized largely in still 35 mm photographs, it follows a shiftless downtown Manhattanite having his "annual November breakdown" as he wanders from one odd job to the next. |
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No more excuses. A look at Manhattan's singles scene of the late sixties. |
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Putney Swope. Putney Swope, the token black man on the board of a Madison Avenue advertising agency, is inadvertently elected chairman. |
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Two tons of turquoise to Taos tonight. A newly re-edited versin of the director's 1975 release Momen to moment (also known as Jive). |
| Subject |
Presidents -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rogues and vagabonds -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Incest -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
DVD-Video discs.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Experimental films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Mead, Taylor.
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Antonio, James.
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Greene, James, 1926-
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Morgan, George, 1932-
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Downey, Elsie, 1934-
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Wolfe, Lawrence, 1934-
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Abel, Alan.
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Johnson, Arnold, 1921-2000.
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Greene, Laura.
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Butler, Buddy.
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Pachard, Henri, 1939-2008.
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Lofaro, Ray.
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Raab, Max L.
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Wanderman, Bette.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604655940 |
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1604655941 |
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9781604655957 (Babo 73) |
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160465595X (Babo 73) |
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9781604655964 (Putney Swope) |
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1604655968 (Putney Swope) |
| Standard No. |
715515096119 |
| Music No. |
ECL152 Criterion Collection |
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