85 minutes of pure chaos from the guy who made The Right Stuff. Yes, really.
Direction
Kaufman's debut is gloriously unhinged.
Acting
Lou Gilbert's Old Man: chaos agent, no explanation given.
Production
Shot in Chicago with Chicago actors, zero studio interference.
Director
Benjamin Manaster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Philip Kaufman's first feature, made for roughly $50,000 with a cast of Chicago improv actors before he became a studio director.
Screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, it was part of a brief American 'underground cinema' wave that critics ignored and film students later mythologized.
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