, ▁the ▁film ▁features ▁appearances ▁and ▁performances ▁by ▁R one e ▁Bla k ley , ▁T - B one ▁Burn ett , ▁R amb lin ' ▁Jack ▁Elli ott , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Ar lo ▁Gut hr ie , ▁Ron nie ▁Haw kins , ▁Roger ▁Mc Gu inn , ▁J oni ▁Mitchell , ▁M ick ▁R ons on , ▁Ar len ▁Roth , ▁Sam ▁She p ard , ▁and ▁Harry ▁Dean ▁St anton . ▁Ren al do ▁and ▁Clara ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁four - hour ▁form ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Its ▁limited ▁release ▁in ▁the aters ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁other ▁cities ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁following ▁w ides p read ▁negative ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Production ▁Ren al do ▁and ▁Clara ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁and ▁Sam ▁She p ard . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁perform ers ▁are ▁mus icians ▁or ▁members ▁of ▁D yl an ' s ▁inner ▁circle ; ▁the ▁only ▁professional ▁actors ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁are ▁Sam ▁She p ard , ▁Harry ▁Dean ▁St anton , ▁Hel ena ▁Kal li ani otes ▁and ▁R one e ▁Bla k ley . ▁ ▁The ▁style , ▁structure , ▁and ▁them atic ▁elements ▁of ▁Ren al do ▁and ▁Clara ▁were ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁film ▁Les ▁En f ants ▁du ▁Parad is . ▁Similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁films ▁include ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁white