Jefftowne

September. 08,1997

Rating：

5.9

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Down Syndrome

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jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.

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Reviews

SnoReptilePlenty

1997/09/08

Memorable, crazy movie

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Platicsco

1997/09/09

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

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Listonixio

1997/09/10

Fresh and Exciting

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Portia Hilton

1997/09/11

Blistering performances.

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jescho13

1997/09/12

Making a documentary about a man with down syndrome can not be an easy thing to do. Some people would simply exploit the subject of the film and play it for laughs. Fortunately, this is not the case with JeffTowne. Daniel Kraus never crossed that line of exploitation, while still providing the viewer with laughs naturally through Jeff's unique personality. Jeff seems a lot happier than other people in the movie and relishes in the fact that he is in this film. This is independent film making at its finest. Kraus didn't worry about having a polished piece of work, but instead focused on telling a unique story about a man that had made an impact on his and his friend's and co-worker's lives.

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