Zachariah

1971 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Synopsis of Zachariah

The band Country Joe and the Fish perform as an inept gang of robbers (more adept as musicians) called "the Crackers," who are always "looking for people who like to draw." In the same vein, Zachariah boasts: "I can think, I can wait, and I'm fast on the draw." This is a parody of Siddhartha's famous line: "I can think, I can wait, I can fast." Underneath the gunplay, the jokes, and the music, an important message is delivered: a life of pacifism, quiet contemplation, male bonding and vegetarianism is preferable to a life of violence.

Direction George Englund

Cast John Rubinstein · Patricia Quinn · Don Johnson · Dick Van Patten · William Challee · Elvin Jones · Robert Ball · Doug Kershaw · Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez · Hank Worden