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Produced by David Lynch, this acclaimed, often unsettling portrait of cartoonist Robert Crumb, most famous for his Zap Comix, Keep on Truckin' cartoon and the x-rated character Fritz the Cat, lifts the page and looks into the twisted roots of the artist's inspired lunacy.CRUMB traces the lives of underground cartoonist Robert .. Read more

Starring	Robert Crumb
Director	Terry Zwigoff
Genres	Drama

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- At four, Robert Crumb would hump his mother's cowboy boots while singing 'Jesus Loves Me'. At six, he developed a... read more on Time Out
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  Crumbs!!!
  
  Robert Crumb is one of my heroes because he's one of the 20th centurys great artists who created some of most important iconic images of the 60s & 70s.<... read more »
  
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  - Gonzosoul
  - The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge
  - 24 Jun 2004 at 10:40
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  Interesting Fella
  
  Strangely compelling documentary. A tale of three brothers Robert, Alex and Charles. Robert became a famous comic artist but not really in a conventional way.<... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 183 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2011 at 08:10
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  unexpectedly brilliant!!!
  
  brilliant documentary delving into the life of the artist Robert Crumb ....... Pretty sure its not for everybody but if youre at all interested in social ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jul 2011 at 00:17
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  Well yes?
  
  Rather like watching Cloverfield without the action. Even though Crumb's work is of the best this doco was less than well made. It has less action than ... read more »
  
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- - Hitchhiker
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  - Haverhill
  - 06 Nov 2010 at 15:52
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  Odd
  
  But i'd guess thats how any film would come out when based upon Mr Crumb and his family. What came across to me from watching this film/documentary was how ... read more »
  
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  - Gratefully not American
  - 07 Oct 2010 at 02:53
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  Well it is certainly revealing
  
  Very, very interesting. An opportunity to dissect his artwork against a unique and candid portrait.
  
  (dissect, nothing to do with David Lynch, of ... read more »
  
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- - Yepanchon
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Sep 2010 at 19:27
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  How Perfectly Goddamned Delightful It All Is... To Be Sure...
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  'Crumb' is the documentary following the life, work and troubled future of American Comic artist Robert Crumb.
  
  The film seemingly has no ... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 03 Jun 2010 at 11:54
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  robert crumb
  
  A wonderful and sometimes touching insight into the life of one of the worlds most iconic cartoonists of the 20th century.
  
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  - scumbria
  - 15 Apr 2010 at 23:57
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  crumb but not crumby
  
  Fascinating...Mr. Crumb is pleasantly eccentric.His family are a step beyond and extremely watchable.
  
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  - gottago
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  - High Peak
  - 22 Feb 2010 at 09:22
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  Crumb (1994)
  
  Insight into the warped imagination of cult cartoonist R. Crumb whose often disturbing work caught the imagination of the '60s and '70s counter-cultures... read more »
  
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- - Teebs
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  - Rochester
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 17:32
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  Genius
  
  I first saw R.Crumb's artwork when I was ten years old. It blew my mind, and still does to this day. He is one of the few genuine artistic geniuses alive on... read more »
  
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  - 04 Mar 2008 at 13:10
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  Crumbs!!!
  
  Robert Crumb is one of my heroes because he's one of the 20th centurys great artists who created some of most important iconic images of the 60s & 70s.<... read more »
  
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  - Gonzosoul
  - The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge
  - 24 Jun 2004 at 10:40
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  Compelling documentary...
  
  Compelling documentary about the great comic artist; initially Robert Crumb seems like an eccentric, but compared to his 2 brothers he's positively normal... read more »
  
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- - loz#6
  - BRISTOL
  - 07 Jul 2004 at 15:14
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  Mesmerising
  
  Not so much a biopic of the artist, more a documentary exploration of a dysfunctional family of 3 artistically driven brothers.
  
  At once shocking and ... read more »
  
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- - Geepee
  - Cornwall
  - 07 Nov 2004 at 00:10
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  Superb documenatary of a man who's work I need to check out
  
  Fascinating documentary about a US underground cartoonist, Robert Crumb. Although I’d heard of Crumb (mainly through American Splendour I wasn’t that ... read more »
  
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  - St Helens
  - 25 Mar 2006 at 09:07
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  An exemplary piece of work
  
  Robert Crumb is probably still an under-appreciated genius, although Zwigoff's documentary should do much to change that. Eschewing any directorial or ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
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  - London, England
  - 01 Oct 2007 at 16:36
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  Genius portrait
  
  What an amazing documentary this is. A lovingly intimate portrayal of an artist who has come to terms with his wierdness by revealing himself through his art. ... read more »
  
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- - mishi
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  - 15 Sep 2005 at 08:43
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  unexpectedly brilliant!!!
  
  brilliant documentary delving into the life of the artist Robert Crumb ....... Pretty sure its not for everybody but if youre at all interested in social ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jul 2011 at 00:17
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  It does what it says on the tin
  
  The blurb:
  
  A David Lynch produced documentary about Robert Crumb, a cartoonist who is most famous for Zap Comix, 'keep on trckin' and Fritz ... read more »
  
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- - Timothy Francis
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  - 11 May 2005 at 01:02
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  artists
  
  this film takes you along, showing you the life of robert crumb. it's a real underdog story but is he a genius comic artist or a sick, twisted individual... read more »
  
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- - meg
  - west midlands
  - 23 Mar 2005 at 14:15
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  'Keep on trucking'
  
  Crumb's artwork comes to life and the balance between family revelations and artistic progress is well-captured. Terry Zwigoff gets access to all areas of ... read more »
  
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- - delusionaryvisionary
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  - 14 Nov 2005 at 16:32

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- Crumb
  
  Produced by David Lynch, this acclaimed, often unsettling portrait of cartoonist Robert Crumb, most famous for his Zap Comix, Keep on Truckin' cartoon and the x-rated character Fritz the Cat, lifts the page and looks into the twisted roots of the artist's inspired lunacy.
  CRUMB traces the lives ...