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Greetings (1968)

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If for nothing else, Greetings would be memorable as the second feature-length directorial effort of Brian DePalma (his first, 1966's The Wedding Party, was released shortly afterward). A satire of late-1960s manners and mores, the film aims its barbs at Lyndon B. Johnson, Vietnam, the draft, the counterculture, Greenwich Village and the John F. Kennedy assassination. Billed first, Robert DeNiro actually has a supporting role as a young longhair who tries to help his best pal (Jonathan Warden)

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Brian DePalma , Brian J. De Palma

Written By: Charles Hirsch, Brian DePalma

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1968 Wide

On DVD: Nov 1, 2002

Cast

Jonathan Warden
Paul Shaw
Robert De Niro
Jon Rubin
Gerrit Graham
Lloyd Clay
Richard Hamilton
Pop Artist
Megan McCormick
Marina
Bettina Kugel
Tina
Jack Cowley
Photographer
Jane Lee Salmons
Model
Ashley Oliver
Bronx Secretary
Peter Maloney
Earl Roberts
Allen Garfield
Smut Peddler
Roz Kelly
Photographer
Richard McCormick

Critic Reviews for Greetings

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (1)

Most of it is strained and unfunny, with some generous nudity for nudity's sake and a hip sprinkling of four-letter words.

May 10, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Howard Thompson

New York Times

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What holds the film together is not its plot (there isn't one) but its attitude, its general instinct for what is funny in our society.

October 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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It's all served up with good humor, self-indulgence, a touch of wit, and once in a while a fine satirical relish.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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This modest film by the young Brian De Palma, starring the young Robert De Niro, is one of the first features that dealt with Vietnam.

August 20, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Brian De Palma's breezy, Godardian first feature distills the heady atmosphere of Greenwich Village in an era of countercultural experimentation and anti-war protest.

March 7, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Messy, but lively and surprisingly funny.

March 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Prickly comedy of alienation

February 7, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Greetings, and salutations to a career destined to be pockmarked by provocation.

August 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Silly and substantial.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

What happened to a vivacious, talented director who could in 1968 co-write, direct and edit this movie for $40,000 yet 30 years later made Mission: Impossible?

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Almost too relevant for its own good, this is a hauntingly realistic interpretation of life in the 60s. It consists of draft dodging techniques, clues to the Kennedy assassination and making low budget porn. Following three friends, you really get a sense of what it was like to be a guy in his 20s at the brink of the

March 30, 2010

Conner Rainwater

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A quirky early film for De Niro, where it doesn?t really give his acting skills chance to shine through and yet, it is strangely intriguing. It feels like the type of movie which could have developed a Cult following, being an either love it or hate it type of film and yet I?m guessing as a lesser known title, this didn?t seem to be the case.

June 4, 2007