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Call Me Lucky

Rating
7.2
92
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Original title
Call Me Lucky
Year
Running time
105 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Cast
Documentary, Self:
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Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Documentary | Biography
Synopsis
Barry Crimmins is pissed. His hellfire brand of comedy has rained verbal lightning bolts on American audiences and politicians for decades, yet you've probably never heard of him. But once you've experienced Bobcat Goldthwait's brilliant character portrait of him and heard Crimmins's secret, you will never forget him.

From his unmistakable bullish frame came a scathingly ribald stand-up style that took early audiences by force. Through stark, smart observation and judo-like turns of phrase, Crimmins's rapid-fire comedy was a war on ignorance and complacency in ’80s America at the height of an ill-considered foreign policy.

Crimmins discusses another side of his character, revealing in detail a dark and painful past that inspired his life-changing campaign of activism in the hope of saving others from a similar experience.

Interviews with comics like Margaret Cho and Marc Maron illustrate Crimmins's love affair with comedy and his role in discovering and supporting the development of many of today's stars. As a venerated member of America's comic community, Crimmins could be your newest national treasure. Just don't tell him that. He's not done being pissed yet.
Awards
2015: Sundance Film Festival: U.S. Documentary Competition
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Call Me Lucky
2015
Bobcat Goldthwait
7.2
(92)
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