DVD Review

Crumb (2006)

Reviewed by Timothy Gunatilaka | Apr 25, 2006
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Apr 25, 2006; DVD Release Date: Apr 25, 2006; Movie Rated: R; Genre: Documentary; With: R. Crumb and Terry Zwigoff

Between drawing zaftig ostrich-humanoids and chatting with his reclusive brother (who is meditating atop a bed of nails), cult cartoonist Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat) clearly inhabits a dimension quite different from Charles Schulz's. In this documentary, Terry Zwigoff paints a bittersweet portrait of his longtime pal as both quirky charmer and unsavory misanthrope — think Woody Allen meets Steve Buscemi in Zwigoff's Ghost World. EXTRAS In a joint commentary, Zwigoff playfully chides Roger Ebert for perpetuating a rumor that Zwigoff had warned Crumb, ''Make this movie or I'll shoot myself.''

Originally posted Apr 21, 2006 Published in issue #874-875 Apr 28, 2006 Order article reprints
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