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American: The Bill Hicks Story
Directed by
Matt Harlock
,
Paul Thomas
Not Rated
2010
1h 42m
Documentary
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Comedy
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7.7
83%
86%
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Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.
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Cast of American: The Bill Hicks Story
Bill Hicks
Self
Kevin Booth
John Farneti
Lynn Hicks
Self
Matt Harlock
Director / Producer
Paul Thomas
Director / Producer
American: The Bill Hicks Story Ratings & Reviews
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Williams
Directors Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas work wonders with the old photos, animating and enhancing them to simulate Hicks' excellent adventure.
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Corey Hall
American plays less like a primer than a devotional, a dangerous thing for a satirist committed to "evolving ideas."
Slant Magazine
Rob Humanick
It's greatness as a documentary is debatable, but as a eulogy, it's damn near unparalleled.
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
If you have any sort of interest in stand-up comedy, this is as fine a documentary as you will see on the subject.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Hicks deserves a truly great documentary, but for now this one will do.
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
Doesn't impart much in the way of hard facts about Hicks, preferring an affectionate route of celebration, blindly fawning over this mystery man in a way that would likely make Hicks himself retch.
Brand X
Andy Klein
Rather than simply panning around within still photos, [the filmmakers] have taken images apart by computer and composited them, even moving bits around. ... It's a weird way to recreate missing events, but it's not as dishonest as it sounds.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
Documentary American is stylishly told, but engaging chiefly because comedic wunderkind Bill Hicks is a bundle of contradictions.
Film Threat
Mark Bell
One of the marvels of this documentary, and Bill's life, really, is that it packs so much in such a small window of life.
Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires
They bring Hicks back to life, his rants still sounding fresh and brilliant. Scorched ears never felt so good.
JoBlo's Movie Network
Chris Bumbray
A very entertaining examination of Hicks' life and legacy.
Variety
Joe Leydon
Ultimately, the doc comes off as yet another reminder that, in showbiz and elsewhere, one of the greatest tragedies in life is unfulfilled promise.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
A portrait of the short-lived artist that will move fans while letting the uninitiated witness enough onstage highlights to leave them wanting more.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Posthumous albums and now this film are securing his legacy and enduring influence.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Recounts a bright-burning life while leaving us mostly in the dark.
NPR
Ian Buckwalter
It's heavy on facts, but short on insight -- a surface-level look at a performer of extraordinary depth.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
Like Man In The Moon, American applies a thick gloss of reverence and sentimentality to the story of a comic pioneer who made his living challenging the kinds of neat, convenient, slickly packaged narratives presented here.
Village Voice
Andrew Schenker
Hicks's shtick is so good and his life so ordinary that it's hard to escape the feeling that we might've been better off just watching a compilation of the groundbreaking funnyman's work.
Slant Magazine
Bill Weber
The vitriolic comedian's career gets a photo-animated documentary treatment which drowns out his voice with a chorus of friends and family.
IFC.com
Matt Singer
Hicks was like the stand-up comedian version of a five-tool baseball player. He could do it all.
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