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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder

"If they think you're crazy, you can get away with anything."

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.

Top Cast

  • Timothy Bottoms

    Timothy Bottoms

    Vrooder

  • Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Zanni (as Barbara Seagull)

  • George Marshall

    George Marshall

    Corky

  • Lawrence Pressman

    Lawrence Pressman

    Passki

  • Albert Salmi

    Albert Salmi

    Splint

  • Richard Dysart

    Richard Dysart

    Father

  • Dena Dietrich

    Dena Dietrich

    Mother

  • Michael Cristofer

    Michael Cristofer

    Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)

  • Jack Colvin

    Jack Colvin

    Sergeant

Overview

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.

Rating

5.6 / 10
9 Reviews
1 Popular

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