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Doc (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:7

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Jan 23, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: The amazing adventures of H.L. "Doc" Humes, the man who put the culture in counterculture. With Lord Buckley, the Hip Messiah; paper houses for the poor; Don Peyote, a lost Beat take on Cervantes;... The amazing adventures of H.L. "Doc" Humes, the man who put the culture in counterculture. With Lord Buckley, the Hip Messiah; paper houses for the poor; Don Peyote, a lost Beat take on Cervantes; the CIA, FBI, marijuana, massage, utopia—and paranoia.

In the 1950s and early '60s, Doc co-founded The Paris Review, wrote two acclaimed novels, and was a gregarious fixture of the cultural scene in Paris, London and New York. Doc was a 1950s NYC intellectual, a 60s free speech militant, and a 70s visionary crazy genius. His story is the story of decades of cultural history, a poignant personal long-strange-trip, and a fount of ever-relevant ideas.

George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, William Styron, Peter Matthiessen, Paul Auster, Timothy Leary, Alan Cheuse, Jonas Mekas, and other luminaries, friends and family all appear in the film. --© Official Site
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Starring: George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Jonas Mekas, Peter Matthiessen

Starring: George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Jonas Mekas, Peter Matthiessen, William Styron, Paul Auster

Director: Immy Humes

Director: Immy Humes
Producer: Immy Humes
Composer: Zev Katz

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An unsparingly personal though also warmly charitable portrait of an impossible man.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/25/08
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Film Journal International

The inclusion of interviews with several cultural giants who are no longer with us -- Mailer, Plimpton, Leary -- make this engaging documentary an even more valuable snapshot of a rich cultural moment that has long passed us by.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/24/08
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Pristine cinematic journalism.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/22/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Slant Magazine

Fascinating, wryly distanced docu[mentary].

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/23/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety

Pieces together Doc’s phenomenal, wayward life and pays him unsentimental tribute.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
01/25/08
Sam Howard
Sam Howard
New York Magazine

Absorbing

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/25/08
Tom Beer
Tom Beer
Time Out New York

Harold L. 'Doc' Humes was an icon of the counter culture, even though in his prime he looked more like a CPA. But looks can be deceiving, as we discover in the lively and loving documentary Doc, directed by one of Humes' four daughters, Immy.

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01/23/08
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

Immy Humes no doubt needed to make this movie, and the PR set (Mailer, Matthiessen, Plimpton) obviously enjoy the trip down memory lane, but while Doc makes for a fascinating subject, Doc feels intended less for us than for them.

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01/22/08
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
Village Voice

As Doc observes, most crazy people are repellent, but H.L. Humes was magnetic.

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01/23/08
Steven Hyden
Steven Hyden
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