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Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.
Original Release
11/13/1985
US Release
11/13/1985
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Howard Armstrong | Himself / Self |
| Ted Bogan | Himself / Self |
| Yank Rachell | Self / Himself |
| Ikey Robinson | Self / Himself |
| Jay Lynch | Self / Himself |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Howard Armstrong | Himself / Self |
| Ted Bogan | Himself / Self |
| Yank Rachell | Self / Himself |
| Ikey Robinson | Self / Himself |
| Jay Lynch | Self / Himself |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Terry Zwigoff | Producer |
| Frank Simeone | Producer |
Editors
