Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) (V)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Lawrence Jordan

Writer:

Eddie Izzard (writer)

Release Date:

13 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | History

Plot:

Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions...

Plot Keywords:

Church Of England | Puberty | British | Moon | Stonehenge

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Eddie Izzard

...

Himself

Runtime:

USA:175 min (DVD)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | French | German | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Ella Communications Ltd.

Quotes:

[about America]
Eddie: You are the new Roman Empire, you realize that? There's no one else going... So you've got vomitariums and orgies to look forward to. Let the President lead the way!

Movie Connections:

References "Spitting Image" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Alcatraz Jazz

Perhaps one of the best stand-up performances ever...

I find myself comparing all stand-up acts to this one performance now. Even older recorded performances I once thought were funny just don't seem as funny after seeing Eddie Izzard in this award-winning look at history, language disparities, and Englebert Humperdink...