BABO 73
by Robert Downey Sr.
1964, 59 minutes, 16mm-to-35mm blow-up.
Welcome to The United Status, a country led by President Taylor Mead. Say what? That’s right, this ribald satire focuses on superstar Mead’s blundering administration at the very brink of oblivion. Among their many problems, it seems, is that the Red Siamese have hatched a plan to flood the market with contraceptives in an effort to bring down the birthrate and debilitate the nation. The President and his crooked cabinet must plot counter-actions and defense maneuvers, as well as deal with dissension among their ranks. They spend most of their time wandering around Washington, DC, or hanging out on the beach (where all decisions of national importance should be made). As silly as it is serious, BABO 73 takes no prisoners. “Mead looks like a cross between a zombie and a kewpie and speaks as if his mind and mouth were full of marshmallow.” –Brendan Gill, THE NEW YORKER
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