DVD NEW: Greetings - 1968 Black Comedy, Stars A Very Young Robert De Niro

Description: 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 marked Robert De Niro's first major role. It was 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. Greetings is an episodic film about three friends: Paul, a shy love-seeker, Lloyd, a vibrant conspiracy nut and Jon, a peeping tom and aspiring filmmaker. The film satirizes free love, the Kennedy assassination, the Vietnam War and amateur filmmaking. 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 REAR COVER Spend a few days with three American men in this exhilerating comedy set in New York's hip underground. Directed, edited and co-written by Brian DePalma and starring Robert De Niro as Jon Rubin, one of three men trying to beat an army physical. They will try anything imaginable to avoid serving in Vietnam. Jon's plan to pose as a right-wing militant backfire, and he ends up on the front lines of the war. The film explores the early sixties through the eyes of these disillusioned men. The result is an hilarious satirical attack on everything from the Kennedy assassination to computer dating and free love.

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