American: The Bill Hicks Story
Aroview: The belligerent standup comedian is posthumously honored in this thorough, well-rounded portrait that, if a little too gushing in its reverence, charts the evolution of Hicks's comedy with the right amount of acid and wit.
Compensating for an early lack of archival footage with pseudo-animated stills, the film eventually settles down to deliver a conventional, yet satisfying documentary experience that worshipers to the Bill Hicks shrine will appreciate immensely.
NZ International Film Festival 2010
DVD Features
- deleted scenes
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
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