Review of Crumb (1995) by Kevin M — 26 Feb 2018
Fantastic documentary and arguably one of the best American films ever made about the greatest drawer in the world. It was very cool to see that Terry Zwigoff used many of Crumbs characteristics in Steve Buscemi's character in Ghost World.
They're almost a replica, but Buscemi's characters sexual fetishes are never displayed. What makes Crumb such a successful documentary is the way it shows the twisted nature of Crumb against the backdrop of his nearly psychotic family.
Compared to the world, Crumb is a sexual deviant, a lunatic genius, and a perfect candidate to be taken away in a plain white van. Compared to his family, Crumb is completely and utterly normal. I was surprised Crumb made no references to his friend and fellow underground cartoonist Harvey Pekhar, who's portrayed by Paul Giamatti in American Splendor.
Who knows what goes through these crazy artists heads though? What else makes this documentary great is Terry Zwigoff. He doesn't appear in any of it because he was suicidally depressed during years it took to complete this.
It shows.
This review of Crumb (1995) was written by Kevin M on 26 Feb 2018.
Crumb has generally received very positive reviews.
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