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Terry Zwigoff


Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Zwigoff held several jobs before making his breakthrough feature: the documentary Crumb (1994) in 1994. His previous jobs included musician, shipping clerk, printer and welfare office worker. In fact, Zwigoff traces his film career back to discovering a rare blues recording by an unknown Chicago blues musician he discovered in 1978... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2003 Bad Santa
 
2001 Ghost World
 
1994 Crumb (documentary)
 
1985 Louie Bluie (documentary)
 
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2001 Ghost World (written by)
 
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1994 Crumb (documentary) (producer)
 
1985 Louie Bluie (documentary) (producer)
 
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2001 Ghost World (writer: "Zine-O-Phobia Music", "Pickin' Cotton Blues")
 
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2004 Bad Santa: Not Your Typical Christmas Movie (video documentary short)
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2002 Making of 'Ghost World' (video documentary short)
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1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
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Episode dated 13 February 1996 (1996) … Himself
 

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Crumb -- David Lynch produced this wild documentary that profiles the mind of underground comic book creator, artistic genius, sexual obsessive, and Fritz the Cat creator, R. Crumb. Louie Bluie -- Documentary trailer featuring an outspoken artist Bad Santa -- A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
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Personal Quote:

It's certainly a difficult time right now to try to make small, smart films. I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you know, you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make something big and loud and dumb, it's pretty easy. It's very hard to go down there and make a film like Sideways , which I thought was a great film... See more »

Trivia:

Was offered $10,000 to appear in a commercial campaign using hip filmmakers to endorse The Gap but turned it down, saying "I would find it a bit disingenuous after having spent 5 years of my life making a film railing against the evils of Corporate America.". See more »

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