Pound (1970)
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(103 ratings)
This allegorical film by Robert Downey finds humans all playing the role of animals in cages as they wait to be gassed. Flashbacks are used to tell the character's fantasies outside the cage. It is hard to tell if the characters are supposed to be animals, although a depressed prized fighter… More This allegorical film by Robert Downey finds humans all playing the role of animals in cages as they wait to be gassed. Flashbacks are used to tell the character's fantasies outside the cage. It is hard to tell if the characters are supposed to be animals, although a depressed prized fighter plays a boxer and a bald man is supposedly a Mexican hairless. Robert Downey Jr. makes an early film appearance as a puppy. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Written By
- Robert Downey Sr.
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Special Interest
NC-17,
- In Theaters
- Aug 17, 1970 Limited
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Ed Halter, Village Voice
Part wacky comedy (with plenty of jailhouse humping), part existential allegory, Pound betrays its stage-play roots with too much actorly grandstanding but is peppered with ecstatic funk-powered freak-outs.
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
The dog-human switcheroo isn't as straightforward as it should be
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Cast
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Lawrence Wolf
as Mexican Hairless
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Charles Dierkop
as Airdale
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Ching Yeh
as Siamese Cat
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George Morgan
as Irish Setter
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Antonio Fargas
as Greyhound
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Buddy Butler
as Singing Water Spaniel
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Joe Madden
as Colonel
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James Green
as Honky Killer
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Carl Lee
as Thief
- Corinne Calvet
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Robert Downey Jr.
as Puppy
- Charles Green
