Bob Levis - Levis Productions - Reviews of the 60s Movie Gold
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Page 1 of 2 BOB LEVIS Produced and directed the 60's film: GOLD
Review from Shock Cinema #21 (2002)It's always refreshing to stumble across an obscure, bizarre and baffling relic from the groovy late-'60s, when coherence was at a minimum and radical ideas were embraced by open-minded viewers. GOLD begins with and opening-credit montage that includes police brutality, dead Vietnamese children, JFK's assassination, Kent State - so I expected a heavy message flick. But instead, it offered up a hippie-hodgepodge of political metaphor, sing-a-longs, bizarre camerawork, tinted stock, solarization, split screen, and gratuitous sex scenes that makes you wonder if the cameraman was on peyote. In addition, this no-budget odyssey stars improvisational comedy legend Del Close, along with fellow member of San Francisco's The Committee, Gary Goodrow. Its baffling story is set in an anachronistic Old West town (which contains electric guitars and mini-skirts), with all of the townsfolk in search of precious gold! Along the way, they're attacked by modern-day soldiers and seduced by right-wing conspirator (led by a stick-in-the-mud referred to as "The Law", played by Goodrow). There's also a rigged election, trampled personal rights, evicted citizens, and "The Law" getting pissed whenever he spots nude flower children cavorting in the woods. No surprise, these elected-assholes feast in their power, by murdering anyone who represents freedom (or runs around in the nude) and by keeping all 'lawbreakers' in an animal pen. GOLD is an indulgent, energetic burst of lovable counterculture craziness. It looks like everyone had a blast filming it, and with the proper 'medication', most viewers will too. |
"Like Hair - the film reflects the time when GOLD - The Movie
