TMDb Rating
6.7/10
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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)
Documentary
90 min
Plot Summary
Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. He's a muse with BO and dirty needles, offering transcendence despite (or because of) the trail of wreckage behind him.
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DocumentaryHeather RossJames UrbaniakLauren Lapkus2020
Director
Heather Ross
Top Cast
James UrbaniakLauren LapkusJosh FademMatt WalshLennon Parham
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