Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana

2018 1h 45m EN

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7.6

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★7.1TMDB · 9★7.6IMDB · 222

Documentary

Synopsis

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Florida, 1994. Artist Mike Diana is convicted on an obscenity charge in the wake of an undercover police officer purchasing his limited edition zine Boiled Angel. Here is the very unusual story of what led to this First Amendment debacle happening for the first time in the United States.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mike Diana
Jello Biafra
Narrator
Neil Gaiman
Stuart Baggish
Prosecuting Attorney
Luke Lirot
Defense Attorney
Christopher Marone
Assistant State Attorney
Evan Bacon
TV Newscaster
Peter Bagge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Henenlotter
Languages: English

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Mike Diana and Jello Biafra and Neil Gaiman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7401070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frank Henenlotter directs. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Mike Diana and Jello Biafra and Neil Gaiman carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt7401070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 10 themes, including "freedom of speech", "comic book", "trial", "art".