Greaser's Palace (1972)

Directed by

Robert Downey Sr.

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

15

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with amnesia named Jesse arrives in a dusty frontier town. He performs miracles like healing the sick and tap dancing on water, causing a stir among the locals.

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What happens

Greaser's Palace is a 1972 American Western film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr. It stars Allan Arbus as Jesse, a man with amnesia who heals the sick, resurrects the dead and tap dances on water on the American frontier. A parable based on the life of Jesus in the New Testament, the film has been described as an acid Western. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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