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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
“If they think you're crazy, you can get away with anything.”
5.6 / 10• 1974• 1h 38m•PG• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
After returning home from the war, Vietnam veteran Julius Vrooder resides in a veteran's hospital, where he has been vaguely diagnosed as "psychiatrically impaired." Taking the news with an air of initially lighthearted defiance, Vrooder escapes and sets up camp under a highway, where he builds a paranoia-driven booby-trapped bunker for himself. Falling in love with not-so-bright nurse Zanni, Vrooder soon plans to elope with her to a remote Canadian outpost.
Cast & Crew
Timothy Bottoms
Vrooder
Lead
Barbara Hershey
Zanni (as Barbara Seagull)
George Marshall
Corky
Lawrence Pressman
Passki
Albert Salmi
Splint
Richard Dysart
Father
Dena Dietrich
Mother
Michael Cristofer
Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Hiller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
