Crazy Love (2007)

The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.

Directors:

Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens (co-director)

Writer:

Dan Klores

Stars:

Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach, Bob Janoff

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bob Janoff	...	Himself - Burt's Friend
Burt Pugach	...	Himself
Linda Pugach	...	Herself (as Linda Riss)
Sylvia Hoffman	...	Herself - Linda's Cousin
Rita Kessler	...	Herself - Friend
Joyce Guerriero	...	Herself - Friend
Berry Stainback	...	Himself - Biographer
Janet Pomerantz	...	Herself - Burt's Secretary
Rusty Goldberg	...	Herself - Friend
Jimmy Breslin	...	Himself - Journalist
Margaret Powers	...	Herself - Police Officer
Norman Ackerman	...	Himself - Psychiatrist (as Dr. Norman Ackerman)
William Kunstler	...	Himself - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Marvyn Kornberg	...	Himself - Defense Attorney
Marvin Scott	...	Himself - TV Reporter

Storyline

The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.

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Plot Keywords:

extramarital affair | stalker | secretary | prison | obsession | 

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Taglines:

He had to have her

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Genres:

Documentary | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, and mature thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Magnolia Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Is in the Air

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,952, 3 June 2007

Gross USA:

$301,027

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$357,659

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoot the Moon Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

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Soundtracks

Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)
Written by Michel Polnareff
Performed by Sounds Orchestral
EMI Publishing (ASCAP) o/b/o Meridien Ediciones S.A.R.L. (SACEM)
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

User Reviews

Never Date a Loon

The nice thing about this story is that it doesn't show what it pretends to--that with age comes wisdom. It shows that demented people are walking around us all the time and you can even be married to one so stay awake and never sleep while dating. Burt is a sociopath with psychopathic tendencies. Linda is a lovely girl who is stuck on herself. It's a union made in Hell. He is pretty much unrepentant after disfiguring her, but supposedly still in love with her (huh-Brooklynese)! She is frightened out of her mind but still able to be wooed by him (her ego demands satisfaction). He is a known whore, she's a tease. It's inevitable that people like this are drawn to each other in life. The only remorse he shows is in getting old. He's upset that he has no cachet anymore, not that he frigged up a woman's life. Their faces reveal the delight at being able to 'tell their stories' after all these years and that anyone would care enough to watch. We have become the ultimate voyeurs. Most of the friends, family, witnesses are elderly boozed out/smoked out floozies and pimps. It could have cult status. It's a film that ought to have been made by John Waters. Watch it knowing that these people have lived and learned nothing. Watch it knowing that though you'll try, you probably will NEVER reach beyond your high school mentality. Who you are in h.s. is basically who you are the rest of your life regardless of career, style, money, etc. A thug is a thug is a thug. A cheerleader is a cheerleader is an old cheerleader.