Crumb
United States • 1995 • 2h
Director
#533Criterion Collection →Synopsis
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
Synopsis
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
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Crew
DirectorTerry Zwigoff
WriterTerry Zwigoff
CinematographerMaryse Alberti
ComposerDavid Boeddinghaus
EditorVictor Livingston
ProducerTerry Zwigoff, Lynn O'Donnell
