Robert Crumb
Also Known As: R. Crumb
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Dennis Crumb (born August 30, 1943)—known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream. Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Though one of the most celebrated of comic book artists, Crumb's entire career has unfolded outside the mainstream comic book publishing industry. One of his most recognized works is the "Keep on Truckin'" comic, which became a widely distributed fixture of pop culture in the 1970s. Others are the characters Devil Girl, Fritz the Cat, and Mr. Natural. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Crumb, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Crumb
Overview: This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-10
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Comic Book Confidential
Overview: A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-14
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Married to Comics
Overview: A rare glimpse into the art and married life of two giants of autobiographical comics, Justin Green and Carol Tyler, who pioneered and set the bar for one of comics' most important genres.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-08
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The Confessions of Robert Crumb
Overview: In 1987, Robert Crumb presents himself: raised by a Marine father, educated in Catholic schools, married at 21 in Cleveland where he worked for a greeting card company, dropping acid in 1965, heading to San Francisco and getting in on the formation of Zap Comix, gaining celebrity, loving old time jazz, starting a band, living in a commune, meeting Aline Kominsky who became his second wife and his partner in art, having a daughter, and developing a more realistic drawing style. The confessions include his loneliness, his obsessions with women, his bewilderment by fame, his sense of the disintegration of Sixties' subculture, his nervous breakdown in 1973, and his peace now.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-13
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Sex in the Comix
Overview: Documentary exploring the colorful history of the erotic comic strip, including its current comeback and controversial place in society.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-01-02
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Chelsea on the Rocks
Overview: Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an untouchable, impenetrable tower for writers, artists, musicians and mavericks, it has been recently claimed as a boutique hotel venture for a management company that shows disregard for its formidable history. –Cannes Film Festival
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-23
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Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Overview: Another low-budget horror documentary.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-15
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The Final Adventure of Kaktus Kid
Overview: Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf investigates into the life of Kaktus Kid’s creator – little known artist Veljko Kockar. He soon discovers that Kockar was arrested just after the liberation of Belgrade in 1944. He was charged for being a Gestapo agent and executed. Zograf’s investigation reveals a far more complex story: Kockar’s identity and artistic works were stolen, he possibly has an affair with the girlfriend of a guerilla soldier and he drew anti-communist propaganda for the Nazis. As he explores the story and pieces together the scraps of evidence 70 years after it happened Zograf is faced with his own personal and artistic dilemmas: why do these little drawings have such power to give consolation but also lead to violence?
Genres: Documentary Animation
Original Language: sr
Release Date: 2018-05-07
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Overview: Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-31
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Trashman: The Art of Spain Rodriguez
Overview: Legendary underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez and his friends -- cartoonists Robert Crumb and Jay Kinney and cultural critic Susie Bright -- discuss Spain's art and his life as an outlaw biker, '60s figure and social satirist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-23
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Overview: Explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman including the creation and ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel MAUS.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-21
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