An unsparingly personal though also warmly charitable portrait of an impossible man.
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01/25/08
Doc (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 7 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Synopsis: The amazing adventures of H.L. "Doc" Humes, the man who put the culture in counterculture. With Lord Buckley, the Hip Messiah; paper houses for the poor; Don Peyote, a lost Beat take on Cervantes; the CIA, FBI, marijuana, massage, utopia—and paranoia. In the 1950s and early '60s, Doc... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Jonas Mekas, Peter Matthiessen, William Styron
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1 - 9 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Pieces together Doc’s phenomenal, wayward life and pays him unsentimental tribute.
01/25/08
The inclusion of interviews with several cultural giants who are no longer with us -- Mailer, Plimpton, Leary -- make this engaging documentary an even more valuable snapshot of a rich cultural moment that has long passed us by.
01/24/08
As Doc observes, most crazy people are repellent, but H.L. Humes was magnetic.
01/23/08
Top Critic
Harold L. 'Doc' Humes was an icon of the counter culture, even though in his prime he looked more like a CPA. But looks can be deceiving, as we discover in the lively and loving documentary Doc, directed by one of Humes' four daughters, Immy.
01/23/08
Immy Humes no doubt needed to make this movie, and the PR set (Mailer, Matthiessen, Plimpton) obviously enjoy the trip down memory lane, but while Doc makes for a fascinating subject, Doc feels intended less for us than for them.
01/22/08
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