Who's Crazy?

Who's Crazy? (1965)

Insane asylum inmates escape their confinement and hole up in a deserted Belgian farmhouse, where they cook large quantities of eggs and condemn one of their own in an impromptu court. Accompanied by a frenetic original soundtrack by the great Ornette Coleman and starring The Living Theater.

Date of release
1965-07-25
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Drama
Director
Allan Zion, Thomas White

Casting

Interesting facts

Who's Crazy? is a 1965 film directed by Thomas White starring actors from the Living Theatre troupe while they were living in Paris. The film focuses on a group of inmates in a mental institution who escape when their bus breaks down and begin to live in a rural farmhouse. The film was an American independent production shot in Belgium.

Production

The movie came about as director Thomas White became aquatinted with the Living Theatre troupe actors in Europe who sought to fill their time while waiting for founders Judith Malina and Julian Beck to return from America. The film was shot over the course of 10 or 12 days in Belgium, and 10 hours of raw footage was captured.

The movie premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 1965 with a poor reception leading White to re-edit it and add a soundtrack. White, who lived in Paris, had many artistic friends and acquaintances and he recruited singer-songwriter Nino Ferrer, guitarist Ramon Ybarra, and British folk singer Marianne Faithfull. Most importantly, White convinced influential jazz musician Ornette Coleman, who was touring Europe, to record the soundtrack.

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