Product Details

• Actors: Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen, Fred Baker, Martin Garbus, William Glenesk
• Directors: Fred Baker
• Writers: Fred Baker, Barbara Baker, John Parson
• Producers: Fred Baker, Barbara Baker
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Atlantic / Wea
• VHS Release Date: August 4, 1992
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302922747
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,160 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but it's all there is., March 9, 1999

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Bill Shoemaker ([e-mail]) (Bloomsburg, Pa.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Without Tears [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Lenny Bruce Without Tears" shows us the late "sick comic" at his best, as well as at his worst.

Kinescopes from "The Steve Allen Show" and an unaired TV project show Lenny as sharp and energetic. News footage shows him during (and after) his slow death from drugs, and what one observer called "an overdose of police."

There is some padding. Stock footage accompanies routines from Lenny's LPs. Too many people who barely knew Lenny give us their opinions on him (Fans of "A Christmas Story" will cringe as Jean Shepherd suggests Bruce's popularity may lead to a new totalitarianism, in which the un-hip are sent to gas ovens[!]).

However, the filmmakers did the best they could with what they had, and none of the footage they used happens to be currently available elsewhere. This alone makes "Lenny Bruce Without Tears" a must-see.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this to learn about Lenny Bruce, May 26, 2000

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R. Spell "raspell" (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Without Tears [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you want to learn about Lenny Bruce, buy this video. You will see him at his best but also at his rambling worse after his arrests. This is a study of his life so if you are viewing this just for comedy, you may be disappointed. Most of the jokes don't translate well for 40 years. But as a study in this cult hero, this is a "must buy".