Thursday, September 14, 2023

Movie review - "Hi Mom!" (1970) **1/2

 Sequel to Greetings is more focused, with Robert de Niro as the only protagonist, but also has less life though it's similiarly wacky with political sants.

De Niro goes to work in the porn industry, then for a black revue.The black revue segment is startling - it's immersive theatre, the whites have black polish put on them, get harassed by cops (one of them de Niro, doing an acting gig), one is raped, the girl screams, it's all filmed. This is powerful. Then the rape victim praises the immersive theatre experience.

It's bold I'll give it that. Lots of ideas. Interesting. I'm not sure how I think about it.

The cast includes people like Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield.

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