Babo 73

Taylor Mead plays the president of the United Status, who, when he isn’t at the White House—a dilapidated Victorian—conducts his top-secret affairs on a deserted beach. Robert Downey Sr.’s first feature is a rollicking, slapstick, ultra-low-budget 16 mm comedy experiment that introduced a twisted new voice to the New York underground.

Chafed Elbows

Chafed Elbows is a 1966 still image film directed by Robert Downey Sr. A manic comic parody underground film made for $12,000, Chafed Elbows was a commercial success. The film was premiered at The Gate Theater in New York City and ran for over one month

No More Excuses

A time-traveling soldier (Robert Downey Sr.) from the Civil War era awakes in 1968 New York, explores the sights and investigates the singles scene.