Totally Bill Hicks (Video 1994)

A celebration of the comedy of Bill Hicks. The film is structured around the different strains of comedy in the Hicks stand-up, sampling the best of his confrontational performance. ... See full summary »

Director:

Rupert Edwards

Writer:

Bill Hicks

Stars:

Bill Hicks, Richard Belzer, Eric Bogosian

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Hicks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Belzer	...	Himself
Eric Bogosian	...	Himself
Kevin Booth	...	Himself
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Brett Butler	...	Herself
William Cook	...	Himself
Allan Havey	...	Himself
Jim Hicks	...	Himself
Mary Hicks	...	Herself
Steve Hicks	...	Himself
Sean Hughes	...	Himself
Eddie Izzard	...	Himself
Richard Jeni	...	Himself
David Johndrow	...	Himself

Storyline

A celebration of the comedy of Bill Hicks. The film is structured around the different strains of comedy in the Hicks stand-up, sampling the best of his confrontational performance. Interviewees include two major American chat show hosts, David Letterman and Jay Leno, the actor Eric Bogosian and a wide range of comedians who admired his work including Sean Hughes and Eddie Izzard. There are also anecdotal contributions from his high school friends and an interview with his parents.

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Plot Keywords:

comedian | joke | stand up comedian | stand up comedy | monologue | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Totally Bill Hicks Featuirng 'It's Just a Ride' & 'Revelations'

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Babylon Pink (1979)

User Reviews

precursor to the 2009 documentary

This is a great but short documentary about Blll Hicks and the length deducts 1 star from the final score. In my opinion this is the precursor to American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009).

If you're new to Bill Hicks, this is a place to start, although the 2009 documentary would give you a more comprehensive overview. And if you're into his work, you've already seen more or less everything in this movie.

What amazed me is that the insights shared in Totally Bill Hicks (1994) reveal the situation hasn't changed almost two decades after it's creation. The media still favors what they want to see and the people prefer to be entertained than to know what's going on around them. Most of those who could make a difference go along with the flow and deliver the audience what they want to hear. In this sense, Bill Hicks was a hero...