Lenny (1974)
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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 16 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Synopsis: Director Bob Fosse (CABARET) brings his characteristically scathing commentary on the entertainment biz to this biopic about the controversial comedian Lenny Bruce. Bruce's career was brought to a dramatic halt just years before this film was made, when he was found dead of a drug overdose... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner, Stanley Beck, Gary Morton
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His performance may feel too Actors Studio at times, but he radiates his broad-spectrum intensity until Lenny becomes something of a Dustin Hoffman film festival in miniature.
04/06/06
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02/09/06
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05/09/05
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A bravura turn by Hoffman, plus Fosse's kinetic direction make this an unforgettable biography.
01/07/04
Dustin Hoffman succesfully transmits to screen some of the rage of Lenny Bruce, a hard role to digest and project.
04/23/03
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03/10/03
A movie that trades on the word "hip," Lenny has a lot to show for itself twenty-eight years later.
04/13/02
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