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Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness?
(Anthony Newley, USA, 1969, 35mm, 107 min)
An entertaining disaster, this X-rated musical comedy is the autobiographical magnum opus of its writer-director-composer-star Anthony Newley. Hieronymus has recently turned 40 and watches a film of his own life unspool before his eyes. Joan Collins (Newleys wife at the time) co-stars as the temptress "Polyester Poontang" and Milton Berle plays the devilish Goodtime Eddie Filth." Roger Ebert called this oddity strange, wonderful, original. Not available on DVD, this must be seen to be believed.
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LocationNorthwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave (at Pike)
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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Dog Friendly: No |
Non-Smoking: No |
Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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