''Chafed Elbows'' is a 1966
still image film directed by
Robert Downey Sr.
Robert John Downey ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film '' Putney Swope'', a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. Accord ...
A manic comic parody
underground film made for $12,000,
[ ''Chafed Elbows'' was a commercial success. The film was premiered at The Gate Theater in New York City and ran for over one month alongside '' Scorpio Rising''.
Downey photographed most of the movie with a still 35mm camera and had the film processed at ]Walgreens
Walgreen Company, d/b/a Walgreens, is an American company that operates the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States behind CVS Health. It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, a ...
drugstore. These pictures were animated alongside a few live-action scenes and almost all the dialogue was dubbed to rather hilarious effect. One scene was shot in Anthology Film Archives
Anthology Film Archives is an international center for the preservation, study, and exhibition of film and video, with a particular focus on independent, experimental, and avant-garde cinema.[1964 New York World's Fair
The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair was a world's fair that held over 140 pavilions and 110 restaurants, representing 80 nations (hosted by 37), 24 US states, and over 45 corporations with the goal and the final result of building exhibits or ...]
, has a love affair with his mother,
Home media
It was released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films." Criterion serves film and media scholars, cine ...
.
See also
* List of American films of 1966
* Still image film
References
External links
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The Gate Theater by Aldo Tambellini
1966 films
1966 comedy films
Films directed by Robert Downey Sr.
American comedy films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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