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Robert Downey Sr.'s Avant-Garde Classic Returns to Screen

10/16/2025

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Robert Downey Sr., director of Greaser’s Palace (1972), is a low-budget western that blends 1960s humor with 1970s avant-garde cinema and is described as a "slap in the face of public taste."
The film features a tyrannical character and mixes absurdity with musical elements, reflecting Downey Sr.'s unique style.
It has rarely been shown since its release and will be screened in new restorations at Anthology Film Archives.

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Story summary

Robert Downey Sr., director of Greaser’s Palace (1972), is a low-budget western that blends 1960s humor with 1970s avant-garde cinema and is described as a "slap in the face of public taste."
The film features a tyrannical character and mixes absurdity with musical elements, reflecting Downey Sr.'s unique style.
It has rarely been shown since its release and will be screened in new restorations at Anthology Film Archives.