Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

Born: August 30, 1943
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.

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Movies for Robert Crumb...

Married to Comics
Title: Married to Comics
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2023
Type: Movie
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.
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The Final Adventure of Kaktus Kid
Title: The Final Adventure of Kaktus Kid
Character: Himself
Released: May 7, 2018
Type: Movie
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?
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Sex in the Comix
Title: Sex in the Comix
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary exploring the colorful history of the erotic comic strip, including its current comeback and controversial place in society.
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Chelsea on the Rocks
Title: Chelsea on the Rocks
Character: Himself
Released: May 23, 2008
Type: Movie
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
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Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Title: Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 31, 2006
Type: Movie
Featuring Robert Crumb, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiny Tim, Russ Meyer and more this volume of the “Midnight Blue” collection focuses on celebrities.
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Crumb
Title: Crumb
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1994
Type: Movie
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.
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Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Title: Gorgon Video Magazine Vol. 2
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 1990
Type: Movie
Another low-budget horror documentary.
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Comic Book Confidential
Title: Comic Book Confidential
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 1989
Type: Movie
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
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The Confessions of Robert Crumb
Title: The Confessions of Robert Crumb
Released: February 13, 1987
Type: Movie
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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Wild Guitar
Title: Wild Guitar
Character: Don Proctor
Released: December 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A young rock & roll hopeful is given a shot at the big time by the unscrupulous owner of a small record company.