Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film

December. 27,2023      NR
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Lenny Bruce's depiction on film did not start or end with Bob Fosse's Lenny (1974). Through these other often offbeat cinematic incarnations, this essay piece considers how Lenny Bruce was the perfect Bob Fosse subject, and how Fosse's focus on the lives of performers invigorated his portrait of the controversial, trail-blazing comic.

Lenny Bruce as  Himself (archival footage)
Bob Fosse as  Himself (archival footage)

Reviews

VividSimon
2023/12/27

Simply Perfect

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CommentsXp
2023/12/28

Best movie ever!

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Baseshment
2023/12/29

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Voxitype
2023/12/30

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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