What an interesting little film. Combining footage from Downey's earlier Ball's Bluff, interview footage from New York City singles bars, a recreation of President Garfield's assassination, and staged scenes of professional trickster Alan Abel (still with us as of this writing at either 86 or 92, depending on whether you believe Wikipedia or IMDb) expounding on the necessity for clothing animals, this is a perfect encapsulation of everything that made the 60s so vital. As an extra bonus, some of the contemporary footage was shot outside the very first TGI Friday's, which opened in Manhattan in 1965. It was probably a step up from the crummy restaurant chain it later became. There's even music (presumably now cleared?) from The Cream, The Hollies, Janis Joplin, The Monkees, and The Who. To be honest, I think No More Excuses works better than Downey's acclaimed Putney Swope, which I've always considered an amazing concept in search of a better movie.
Footnote: Abel's wife Jeanne (also still alive) ran for President twice (1964 and 1968) using the pseudonym Mrs. Yetta Bronstein. She also recorded a version of Ticket to Ride that has to be heard to be believed.
Footnote: Abel's wife Jeanne (also still alive) ran for President twice (1964 and 1968) using the pseudonym Mrs. Yetta Bronstein. She also recorded a version of Ticket to Ride that has to be heard to be believed.