Yup Yup Man is a schizophrenic street man who wants to become a crime crusader like Dark Justice, his favorite comic book. As he focuses on his crime fighting crusade, his delusional traits weaken, making him seem outwardly normal. In the end, he must choose between a destructive world of crime fighting or aspiring to grow his inherent goodness.
Acting
Bumiller's fragile, magnetic performance holds the whole thing together.
Production
Crusty LA streets become a personal Gotham on zero budget.
Director
Glenn Klinker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glenn Klinker never directed another feature; this was his one strange beautiful shot.
The film quietly predicts our modern obsession with 'real life superheroes' — but asks who gets hurt when fantasy meets street violence.
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