Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb
A fascinating, funny and finally troubling documentary about the prolific, iconoclastic underground cartoonist Robert Crumb.
DVD Release Date: March 9, 1999
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July 5, 2009I have a hard time recommending this. The film is a typical talking head doc about comics artist Robert Crumb, with all the traits you'd expect -- childhood, interviews with family and friends, examples of his work. It's definitely interesting, and the guy is a talented artist to...( read more)
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January 23, 2009You have probably seen Robert Crumb's images somewhere, be it on a comic book, a set of mud flaps, or in your mind at night. Crumb's documentary is an examination of what led him to what could have been a lucrative existence as a 1960's icon that he shunned. Yes, Crumb is one of ...( read more)
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January 17, 2009Robert Crumb was the founder of an underground comics movement started in the 1960's, and his "Keep on Truckin'" logo became a national phenomenon. He also created the comic strip "Fritz the Cat", which later became a film that Crumb himself had nothing to do with. Since the earl...( read more)
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September 29, 2008A bold and unflinching examination of an (socially edgy) artist and his equally talented but more troubled male siblings. Deserved its Grandy Jury Prize at Sundance
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May 8, 2008Crumb is Terry Zwigoff's quintessential documentary about legendary underground artist Robert Crumb, famous for his unique, highly strange and sexualized style, and for revolutionizing the comic and art world with it. I was vaguely familiar with the man before seeing this, but no...( read more)
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November 17, 2009This is the true story of a truly broken artist. He is the most functional of his family, the rest of which seems to be holding on to sanity by a thread. This documentary is enlightening but at the same time terrifying. The man is incredibly talented but has an intense disdain fo...( read more)
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July 23, 2009I'm glad I saw this. I really am because I knew nothing of Crumb except for his comics and knowing him "better" wasn't as much of a delight as I thought it was going to be. I don't think he's a strange guy, but he is. So, why the one star? Because I don't really care to see it ag...( read more)
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January 13, 2008Seeing this movie explained, well, .... A LOT about the man who did so much for comic books at a time when we probably needed it most.
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