An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
Direction
Bobcat Goldthwait's intimate, fiercely loyal portrait of his mentor.
Writing
Crimmins' testimony before Congress—devastating, unscripted power.
Director
Bobcat Goldthwait
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Crimmins literally taught a young Bobcat Goldthwait how to do standup when Goldthwait was still a teenager in Syracuse.
His 1995 crusade against AOL's pedophile rings predated mainstream internet safety discussions by years—and he got actual policy changes before most people had email.
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