Louie Bluie

"Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest"

1985 1h 0m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.

“Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest”

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Cast

Howard Armstrong
Himself
Ted Bogan
Himself
Jay Lynch
Himself
Yank Rachell
Himself
Ikey Robinson
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terry Zwigoff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Victoria Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Howard Armstrong and Ted Bogan and Jay Lynch carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Terry Zwigoff directs. Victoria Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Victoria Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Howard Armstrong and Ted Bogan and Jay Lynch carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest".
7IMDB entry: tt0089507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.