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Lenny (film)
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| Lenny | |
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| Directed by | Bob Fosse |
| Produced by | Marvin Worth |
| Written by | Julian Barry (screenplay) Based on his play Lenny |
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman Valerie Perrine Jan Miner Stanley Beck Gary Morton |
| Music by | Ralph Burns |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
| Editing by | Alan Heim |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1974 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Lenny is a 1974 film about the life of the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman. Directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Julian Barry is based on his play Lenny.
It was nominated for 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.
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The chronology hops, skips and jumps between Lenny Bruce in his prime and the burned-out, strung-out performer who, in the twilight of his life, used his nightclub act to pour out his personal frustrations to great, boring length. We watch as up-and-coming Bruce courts his "Shiksa goddess", a stripper named Honey. With family responsibilities, Lenny is encouraged to do a "safe", comfortist act, but he cannot do it. Constantly in trouble for flouting obscenity laws, Lenny develops a near-messianic complex which fuels both his comedy genius and his talent for self-destruction. Worn out by a lifetime of tilting at Establishment windmills, Lenny Bruce died in 1966.
It was known that Hoffman would spend days listening and watching Bruce's routines and practice mimicking in front of a mirror to get the feel of the role.
Lenny was one of the earliest films along with The Last Picture Show to be deliberately filmed in black and white to capture the flavor of the times instead of budget restraints being the reason.
- Dustin Hoffman - Lenny Bruce
- Valerie Perrine - Honey Bruce
- Jan Miner - Sally Marr
- Stanley Beck - Artie Silver
- Rashel Novikoff - Aunt Mema
- Gary Morton - Sherman Hart
- Guy Rennie - Jack Goldman
- Lenny at the Internet Movie Database