"Crumb" is a well done documentary, acknowledged as such, even by those too young to remember when Crumb's comic-book work was all the rage.
(especially in New York & San Francisco).
I was in high school (in NYC) when Crumb's work first surfaced, and with lightning speed, imitators were everywhere. Mostly in the underground media, but most notably (and publicly), grafitti artists all over NYC were copying Crumb's style onto subway trains, exterior walls of buildings, and any public space big enough to paint/sketch on.
Walls of buildings all over the East Village were blanketed with Crumb-like images, so ingrained was the artistic style (and popularity) of his work.
When I entered NYU, students (including me) kept copies of "Mr. Natural" and "Zap" comics tucked into textbooks and notebooks, reading them whenever classes dragged.
His artwork reflected the feelings of the disenfranchised youth of the time, and as such, it infuriated the authority figures in the educational establishment, as well as the government-- both, of which, were frequent targets of Crumb's satirical ethic.
This film not only brought back memories on a more enlightened era, but strictly speaking --as a film-- it's an excellent example of how a documentary should be done.
--D.--
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aliensatemybuick
16 years ago
Why doesn't he drive? Did any of you SEE the glasses he wears?! OK, its a joke, obviously he can see well enough to draw...but perhaps it is a physical limitation of some sort (related to his vision or otherwise) that keeps him from driving.
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