Pound (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Written by | Robert Downey Sr. |
| Starring | Charles Dierkop Don Calfa Antonio Fargas Chuck Green Marshall Efron |
| Cinematography | Gerald Cotts |
| Edited by | Bud Smith |
| Music by | Charley Cuva |
Production company | Pound Company |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pound is a 1970 American comedy film written and directed by Robert Downey Sr.[1] It was based on The Comeuppance, an Off-Off Broadway play written by Downey in 1961. It is about several dogs, along with a Siamese cat and a penguin, at a pound, as they await being euthanised; the animals are played by human actors. The film is best known for marking the acting debut of Downey's son and namesake, then-5-year-old Robert Jr., as Puppy.[2]
Cast
- Lawrence Wolf as Mexican Hairless
- Stan Gottlieb as Boxer
- Charles Dierkop as Airdale
- Elsie Downey as Mutt Bitch
- Carolyn Groves as Pedigreed
- Lucille Rogers as Old Pekingese
- Ching Yeh as Siamese Cat
- George Morgan as Irish Setter
- Don Calfa as Italian Terrier
- Antonio Fargas as Greyhound
- Chuck Green as Mutt
- Buddy Butler as Singing Water Spaniel
- Harry Rigby as Fowl
- Marshall Efron as Dachshund
- Eric Krupnik as Montana Sheepdog
- Eric Crawley as Baltimore Pointer
- Carolyn Cardwell as Keeper
- Joe Madden as Colonel
- James Green as Honky Killer
- L. Errol Jaye as Lt. Weintraub
- Mari-Claire Charba as Killer's Wife
- Robert Downey Jr. as Puppy
- Carl Lee as Thief
See also
References
- ^ Dan Pavlides (2014). "Pound". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
- ^ Rothman, Lily (July 1, 2014). "Robert Downey Jr.'s First-Ever Movie Appearance Was Pretty Absurd". Time. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
