Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
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MPAA Raing: NR
Director: Robert B. Weide
Genres: Biography, History
Released Date: October 23, 1998 (USA)
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Summary:
Lenny Bruce was easily the most controversial stand-up comic of his generation. Tackling subjects that were not common fodder for humorists in the mid-1950's -- religious hypocrisy, the power of forbidden language, sexual obsessions and hang-ups, racism, drugs and the absurdity of the American cultural landscape -- Bruce created hilarious but cutting satire that made many people laugh... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Lenny Bruce - (Himself)
Robert De Niro - (Narrator)
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Review:
It's easy to forget what a jerk Lenny_Bruce could be, just as a human being, never mind his groundbreaking comedy and largely unwarranted persecution by zealous prosecutors with nothing better to do than bust a stand-up comic with a cult following. Robert Weide's film almost gives Bruce a free pass on that score in its haste to turn him in... Continue >>
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