George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya! (2008) (TV)

Director:

Rocco Urbisci

Writer:

George Carlin

Release Date:

1 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Let's cut the crap.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Wild Comedy | Sardonic | Anger | Anti Social | Cult Film

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

George Carlin

...

Himself

Directed by
Rocco Urbisci

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
George Carlin

Produced by
George Carlin	....	executive producer
Jerry Hamza	....	executive producer
Jackson Kaufelt	....	associate producer
R.J. Mangone	....	coordinating producer
Kimber Rickabaugh	....	producer
Rocco Urbisci	....	producer

Art Direction by
Edwin McCormick

Makeup Department
Suzi Pannenbacker	....	makeup & hair: Mr. Carlin

Art Department
Edwin McCormick	....	staging supervisor

Production Companies

• Cable Stuff Productions
• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MPI Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• MPI Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Santa Rosa, California, USA

Company:

Cable Stuff Productions

Trivia:

George Carlin's 14th and final HBO special.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During his bit about rights, George mentions that the Bill of Rights has been amended seventeen subsequent times. The Bill of Rights hasn't been amended; those seventeen amendments apply to everything else in the Constitution.

Quotes:

[first lines]
George Carlin:I'd like to begin by saying fuck Lance Armstrong. Fuck him and his balls and his bicycles and his steroids and his yellow shirts and the dumb empty expression on his face. I'm tired of that asshole. And while you're at it, fuck Tiger Woods too!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: Episode #5.6" (2009)

The last, and one of the best.

My brother got me hooked on Carlin back in the 70s. I always loved his observational humor. That is, looking at every day things and finding the humor in it, like asking the question,"Have you ever tried to throw away an old waste basket? You can't do it! They keep bringing back to you!" And asking questions like why is the word kill more acceptable then the "F" word, while making prefect sense with the discussion.

However, during the 90s his stuff was less funny, and more angry. What he seemed to be doing was holding a mirror to society's face and say 'take a look!' At this point, his shows were less of a comedy show, and more of a gripe session. But in all fairness he always made a tremendous amount of sense. He really made you think.

Here was Carlin old and new. He starts out about the fun one could have by getting old, and later slamming the the state of the world. Again making perfect sense.

This was his best since "Jammin' in New York", and as it turns out his last.

I think what 'The Shootist' was to John Wayne, or 'A Prairie Home Companion' to Robert Altman, 'It's Bad For Ya' is to George Carlin. A fond farewell to a true great icon. Love him, or hate him, I think he will be remembered.