Arthur PennCast
Arlo Guthrie Pat Quinn James Broderick
Credits
Written by: Arlo Guthrie
Plot
Based on Arlo Guthrie's song, a young folk singer deals with the draft and a Thanksgiving littering incident.
Sinekatalog’s take
Arthur Penn's counterculture comedy-drama, based on Arlo Guthrie's talking-blues song, follows a draft dodger's Thanksgiving littering saga. Loose, funny and elegiac, it is a charming time capsule of the late 1960s.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (4,998 votes)
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