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2 unusual facts about Greaser


Greaser's Palace

Robert Downey, Jr., the son of the writer-director of the film, has an uncredited role as a Quasimodo-like child.

Greaser's Palace is a 1972 American acid western cult film directed by underground filmmaker Robert Downey, Sr. A parable based on the life of Christ, it is full of references about the destruction of the world.


Engineer boot

Billy Joel refers to the popularity of the Engineer Boot in 50's and 60's Greaser culture in his song "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" with the line "I remember those days hanging out/At the village green/Engineer boots, leather jackets/And tight blue jeans"


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