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Call Me Lucky
20157.01h 46m
Overview
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Produced by Clinton Trucks, Charlie Fonville
0Top Cast
Barry Crimmins
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David Cross
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Patton Oswalt
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Tom Kenny
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Margaret Cho
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Steven Wright
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Lenny Clarke
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Kevin Meaney
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Bobcat Goldthwait
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Marc Maron
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Themes & Keywords
childhood sexual abusestand-up comedian
About Call Me Lucky
Call Me Lucky is a comedy, documentary film released in 2015 exploring themes of childhood sexual abuse, stand-up comedian. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, it stars Barry Crimmins, David Cross, Patton Oswalt. An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
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