Lenny Bruce: Swear To Tell The Truth

1998, Movie, NR, 94 mins

Lenny Bruce: Swear To Tell The Truth: Review

At a time when the name "Lenny Bruce" is more likely to produce a "who?" than a howl, Robert Weide's portrait of the notorious "sick" stand-up comic comes as a welcome and long overdue tribute. Forty years after he first horrified mainstream America, Bruce's material remains provocative and pertinent, but there's an even more valuable lesson to be learned from the outrageous circumstances that short-circuited Bruce's career and contributed to his untimely death. Read the complete review for Lenny Bruce: Swear To Tell The Truth