Synopsis
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, ex-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.
Crumb (1995) is a 2h 0min documentary feature film by Terry Zwigoff. This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Robert Hughes, Martin Müller, Spain Rodriguez, Don Donahue
Original language
English
First release
April 28, 1995 (Romania)
Awards
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Setting
San Francisco
Filming locations
San Francisco
Crew
Screenplay
Terry Zwigoff
Producer
Lynn O'Donnell, Terry Zwigoff
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Editing
Victor Livingston
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Crumb - Original Soundtrack (1995) | 1 release, 2019: Cinema Paradiso |
| CD | Crumb - Original Soundtrack (1995) | 1 release, 1995: Rykodisc |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | April 28, 1995 |
| Theatrical | United States | April 28, 1995 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 7, 1995 |
| Theatrical | Australia | September 15, 1995 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Full credits
| Director | Terry Zwigoff |
| Cast | Robert Crumb (Self), Aline Kominsky (Self), Charles Crumb (Self), Maxon Crumb (Self), Robert Hughes (Self), Martin Müller (Self), Spain Rodriguez (Self), Don Donahue (Self), Dana Morgan (Self), Trina Robbins (Self), Bill Griffith (Self), Deirdre English (Self), Peggy Orenstein (Self), Beatrice Crumb (Self), Kathy Goodell (Self), Dian Hanson (Self), Sophie Crumb (Self), Jesse Crumb (Self) |
| Screenplay | Terry Zwigoff |
| Producer | Lynn O'Donnell, Terry Zwigoff |
| Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
| Editing | Victor Livingston |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
