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Tribulations of a newly elected President.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe infantile comedy gets over mainly because of the stroke of genius casting of Andy Warhol underground star Taylor Mead as the spastic president of the United Status. |
| Movie MetropolisChristopher LongMead only appears intermittently coherent which makes him a perfect match for the story |
| User ReviewGreg SMy first foray into Robert Downey, Sr. Hilarious? I think so. Slapstick? For sure. I had a hard time keeping up, but i loved the whole hour. |
| User ReviewRichard DThe incomparable Taylor Mead stars as the newly elected President Sandy Studsbury in Robert Downey, Sr's debut feature "Babo 73". It's largely a stream of consciousness satire with Mead divided between the advice of his left wing and right wing advisers. Downey's sensibility hits th screen fully formed here. In a sense, nothing much happens, but so many ideas are on display that you hardly need a plot to get in the way. Mead is particularly wonderful in what has to be the weirdest portrayal of a President on screen with his fey, slurred off-hand delivery of all of his dialogue. This film has the single greatest joke about racism I've ever heard in a film, partly due to the punch line totally blind siding you after a very very long set up. |
| User ReviewEric BA tedious film with little meat on its bones beyond the initial concept of casting Andy Warhol crony Taylor Mead as an impossibly whiny, listless President of the "United Status." Ample talk about negotiations with Albania and the Red Siamese goes nowhere, and a non-existent set budget results in most dialogue taking place outdoors in parks. |
| User ReviewDaniel DThe first Downey Sr. film I viewed was the political satire Babo 73. The film had a view good moments early on, such as the confession scene, but it quickly got boring and even predictable. I understood the satire of it, in fact I feel like the satire in this one was to simple. You don't even have to think about it, it's all laid out for you. As a directorial debut it's certainly not a great one, but it has a few sparks of energy. |