Wednesday, August 10, 2011

"Thank You Mask Man"

I discovered this animated film years ago in college. It was in the extras on a video (that's right, vhs tape) of the Lenny Bruce biopic "Lenny" starring Dustin Hoffman. Extra material wasn't common in the late 80's like it is today, so this gem is special. Thank You Mask Man was actually created after Lenny Bruce died. John Magnuson and Jeff Hale utilized recorded audio from"Dirty Lenny's" stand-up act. It explores prejudice/bigotry, hero worship, religion, sex & society. All of the things Lenny was famous for discussing when no one else would. Check it out. It's a great 7 minute ride.
***Slight use of adult language

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