Crumb
1994 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.5 · 94% critics
This documentary traces the life of the underground cartoonist behind Keep On Truckin’ and Fritz the Cat. Through interviews with family and close relationships and selections from a large body of graphic work, it delivers a darkly comic look at one man’s inner world and creative drive.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1995-04-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (280 votes)
- Box office
- $3,174,695
About
You’ll likely enjoy Crumb if you’re interested in underground comics, frank personal storytelling, and a darkly comic, intimate documentary vibe; Not for you if depressing real-life portraits or controversial, offensive-feeling material makes you uncomfortable, even if you’ve liked Inside Job or The Fog of War.
Pros: darkly comic insight; fascinating artwork; intimate family focus | Cons: very depressing; unsettling subject matter; repetitive pacing
Themes
- underground
- san francisco, california
- obsession
- fetish
- artist
- cartoon
- nerd
- biography
- comic-strip artist
- counter-culture
- drawing
- art
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize — Best Documentary · 1995
Cast & crew
Robert Crumb
as Self
Aline Kominsky
as Self
- CC
Charles Crumb
as Self
- MC
Maxon Crumb
as Self
Robert Hughes
as Self
Martin Müller
as Self
Spain Rodriguez
as Self
- DD
Don Donahue
as Self
- DM
Dana Morgan
as Self
- TR
Trina Robbins
as Self
Directed by Terry Zwigoff