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Feature film — 2015

Call Me Lucky (2015)

7.01h 46mComedy — Documentary

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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A high-signal pick with 65 votes.

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Director: Bobcat Goldthwait

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Cast & crew

Barry Crimmins as Self

Barry Crimmins

Self

David Cross as Self

David Cross

Self

Patton Oswalt as Self

Patton Oswalt

Self

Tom Kenny as Self

Tom Kenny

Self

Margaret Cho as Self

Margaret Cho

Self

Steven Wright as Self

Steven Wright

Self

Lenny Clarke as Self

Lenny Clarke

Self

Kevin Meaney as Self

Kevin Meaney

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait as Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Marc Maron as Self

Marc Maron

Self

James Franco as Self

James Franco

Self

Jack Gallagher as Self

Jack Gallagher

Self

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