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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

2020•1h 30m•6.7/10
Documentary

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6.7/10(3)

Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. He's a muse with BO and dirty needles, offering transcendence despite (or because of) the trail of wreckage behind him.

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Production

One Road Studios, Sincerely Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Del Close

Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus

Lynn / Self

Josh Fadem

Josh Fadem

John Ostrander

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Mike Gold / Self

Lennon Parham

Lennon Parham

Arabella

Diona Reasonover

Diona Reasonover

Annie the Summoner

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Lash LaRue

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

The Rat

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Narrator (voice)

Andrew Alexander

Andrew Alexander

Self

Ike Barinholtz

Ike Barinholtz

Self

Bernadette Birkett

Bernadette Birkett

Self

Craig Cackowski

Craig Cackowski

Self

Robert Dassie

Self

Mike Gold

Self

Ed Greenberg

Self

Charna Halpern

Self

Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

Self

Howard Johnson

Self

Joe Keefe

Self

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