''Arnold's Wrecking Company'' is the first film written and directed by
Steven E. de Souza, released in 1973. It was filmed on Library Place,
Princeton, New Jersey
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, with residents of the home of Ellwood and Shirley Kauffman receiving credits for their work. Business-manager-to be
Scott Kauffman
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made a
cameo appearance
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as the younger version of de Souza's character, Kenny.
Synopsis
From the film's promotional materials:
Reception
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 1972
Atlanta Film Festival
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. It was released in a few venues the following September, with promotion and advertising all but absent when the film's distributor went into bankruptcy at the same time.
["Arnold's Wrecking Co." ''Boxoffice'' Magazine. January 7, 1974.]
The soundtrack by the band Adom, released on East Coast Records, has become something of a cult collectible, and the "Marijuana!" cut (with the lyrics simply being repetitions of that one word) was frequently played on the
Dr. Demento radio show.
See also
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List of American films of 1973
This is a list of American films released in 1973 in film, 1973.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1973, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows:
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References
External links
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1973 films
1973 comedy films
American films about cannabis
American comedy films
Films directed by Steven E. de Souza
1973 directorial debut films
Films with screenplays by Steven E. de Souza
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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