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The Weird World of Blowfly

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Miami musician Clarence Reid sings raunchy tunes on his world tours.

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Randall Roberts Los Angeles Times 09/23/2011
2/5
What ends up on screen is less a story than a string of depressing, offensive or depressingly offensive scenes. Go to Full Review Paul Brunick New York Times 09/15/2011
3/5
Somehow Mr. Reid has an ability to push so far into the depths of stupidity that he breaks out the other side, making you laugh in spite of yourself. Go to Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club 09/15/2011
B
Furmanski's melancholy, involving documentary ultimately registers as a haunting character study about the sad man behind the filthy music. Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Jun 4
3/4
If you're looking for 89 minutes of fun, The Weird World of Blowfly won't be the documentary to fill that need. Though high-profile admirers, like Ice-T and Jello Biafra, testify to his influence and importance, Furmanski tells a pretty sad story, Go to Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 07/12/2020
B+
Do you want to watch a 66 year old man dressed like a superhero lay down some of the filthiest rhymes you've heard this side of a 2 Live Crew record? Go to Full Review Brent Simon Shockya.com 09/25/2011
C
A nonfiction curio that gets by for hardcore music fans on the personality of its subject and little more; lapses in filmmaking judgment render this World more tragically unexplored than wonderfully weird for general viewers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/15/2013 Yeah, I saw him play at petit campus with 7 other people! See more 06/09/2013 The Blowfly doc turned out way better than the filmmakers probably hoped. Certainly worth watching. See more 02/17/2013 Wacky, wonderful and perverse this guy is. But he deserves much more credit in the music industry than what he gets. See more 12/11/2011 A great documentary about arguably the 1st rap artist as he started in 1960's and he's still kicking and making music. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Furmanski

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Jonathan Furmanski

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Jonathan Furmanski

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Cy Christiansen

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The Weird World of Blowfly

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Movie Info

Synopsis Miami musician Clarence Reid sings raunchy tunes on his world tours.
Director
Jonathan Furmanski
Producer
Jonathan Furmanski
Screenwriter
Jonathan Furmanski
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
Special Theory Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 16, 2011, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0K
Runtime
1h 33m