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Bukowski: Born into This (2003)

Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.

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John Dullaghan
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Cast

Credited cast:
Charles Bukowski ... Self (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bono ... Self
John Bryan John Bryan ... Self
Linda Lee Bukowski Linda Lee Bukowski ... Self
Marina Bukowski Marina Bukowski ... Self
Neeli Cherkovski Neeli Cherkovski ... Self
Joyce Fante Joyce Fante ... Self
FrancEyE FrancEyE ... Self
Taylor Hackford ... Self
John Martin John Martin ... Self
Michael D. Meloan ... Self (as Mike Meloan)
Jack Micheline Jack Micheline ... Self
Pam 'Cupcakes' Miller Pam 'Cupcakes' Miller ... Self
Dom Muto Dom Muto ... Self
William Packard William Packard ... Self
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Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content/nudity | See all certifications »
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Trivia

The title of the film comes from Bukowski's poem, "Dinosauria, we", which was published in his book, "The Last Night Of The Earth Poems". Published in 1992, it was the final book of poetry released while the poet was still alive. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Last Straw (2008) See more »

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Bukowski, as he was
2 December 2007 | by slake09See all my reviews

If you're a Bukowski fan, you'll love this documentary about his life and works. Interviews with his friends, lovers, patrons and publishers make up a good part of the film, interspersed with footage of Bukowski being himself around the house and during poetry readings.

The big mystery to me is how he attracted all those women; we're not talking skid-row winos here, Bukowski kept company with some good looking girls and seemed to take them for granted. What's up with that? He wasn't nice to them, didn't use them as muses, certainly didn't take them places or buy them things, and I doubt anyone would describe him as an Adonis. There must have been something...

In any case, he appears on film here exactly as he came through in his written work, there are no disappointments. From watching him drive to the racetrack to arguing with his wife, this is essential stuff for Bukowski fans.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2004 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Bukowski: Gennimenos mesa se afto See more »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,095, 30 May 2004

Gross USA:

$318,816

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$329,097
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Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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