Greetings (1968)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 108 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three young men in New York try different schemes to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. They get caught up in conspiracy theories, dating advice, and technology experiments.

satiricaldarkly comicloosecerebralirreverenttenseperiod pieceunsettling

What happens

Greetings is a 1968 American black comedy film co-written and directed by Brian De Palma. A satirical film about men avoiding the Vietnam War draft, it marks Robert De Niro's first major role. It is the first American film to receive an X rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), although it was later given an R rating. However, contrary to some allegations, it was not the first film to receive an X-rating in the United States; the first film to hold an X-rating in the country was in fact French-British film The Girl on a Motorcycle (also known as Naked Under Leather). De Niro reprised the character of Jon Rubin in the 1970 film Hi, Mom!, also directed by De Palma. The film was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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