{"id":40469,"date":"2018-05-06T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40469"},"modified":"2021-02-03T01:52:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T08:52:36","slug":"dynamite-chicken-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40469","title":{"rendered":"Dynamite Chicken (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What is obscene?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster-768x1196.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Poster.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Pryor appears intermittently in this collage of skits, spoofs, and commentary on countercultural topics, including war, sex, feminism, patriotism, politics, and obscenity.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Experimental Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Pryor Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s difficult to know what to make of &#8212; or say about &#8212; this experimental pastiche of a film, which was surely much more relevant at the time of its release, but now simply comes across as a time capsule worthy of screening at a modern art museum. There&#8217;s some amusement to be had in &#8220;spot the celebrity&#8221; (not only Pryor but Fred Willard, Joan Baez, Andy Warhol, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono show up), and there is a clear attempt to push boundaries and taboos of every kind (viz. a scene of a stripping nun) &#8212; but&#8230; Feel free to skip this one unless you&#8217;re curious. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A few effectively surreal and\/or randomly engaging scenes and moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Pryor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Pryor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Pryor.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Pryor-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Pryor-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Warhol.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Warhol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Warhol.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Warhol-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Warhol-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Baez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Baez.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Baez.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Baez-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dynamite-Chicken-Baez-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is simply an historical curiosity. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067030\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4422&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1972\/01\/04\/archives\/-dynamite-chicken-is-aimed-at-the-young.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/dynamite-chicken\/review\/133576\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What is obscene?&#8221; Synopsis: Richard Pryor appears intermittently in this collage of skits, spoofs, and commentary on countercultural topics, including war, sex, feminism, patriotism, politics, and obscenity. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Counterculture Experimental Films Richard Pryor Films Satires and Spoofs Review: It&#8217;s difficult to know what to make of &#8212; or say about &#8212; this experimental pastiche of a film, which was surely much more relevant at the time of its release, but now simply comes across as a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40469\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40469"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68254,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40469\/revisions\/68254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}