Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

April. 01,2024

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Biography Artist Comedy

Trailer Synopsis Cast

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike Judge, Merrill Markoe and many others.

Scott Alexander as Self

Eddie Gorodetsky as Self

Mike Judge as Self

Larry Karaszewski as Self

Leonard Maltin as Self

Merrill Markoe as Self

Marc Maron as Self

Richard Kind as Self

Gilbert Gottfried as Self

Patton Oswalt as Self

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Reviews

GamerTab

2024/04/01

That was an excellent one.

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Greenes

2024/04/02

Please don't spend money on this.

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Odelecol

2024/04/03

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Abbigail Bush

2024/04/04

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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