Review of Babo 73 (1964) by Richard D — 28 Jan 2015
The 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.
This review of Babo 73 (1964) was written by Richard D on 28 Jan 2015.
Babo 73 has generally received mixed reviews.
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