Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley

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Too Hip for the Room: The Righteous Reign of Lord Buckley (2016)

Directed by Michael Monteleone, Jeff Scheftel

Documentary · 1h 45m

'Too Hip For the Room' is a feature length documentary exploring the eccentric life and art of the little known jazz humorist Lord Buckley. Archival materials, intriguing presentations of Buckley's most mind bending audio performances, and insightful interviews with Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Studs Terkel and many others weave together a portrait of a unique American persona. Part preacher, part hipster, Buckley sermonized on everything from hydrogen bombs to Jesus Christ. He counted both Al Capone and Laurence Olivier as fans. During his heyday, the kings and queens of comedy and jazz sat eagerly at his feet to hear the word of 'The Lord', yet he rarely if ever fill a nightclub. Lord Buckley may simply have been 'Too Hip For the Room'.

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Cast

Robin Williams Self Whoopi Goldberg Self Jonathan Winters Self Joan Baez Self Studs Terkel Self Ken Kesey Self
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Anita O'Day Self George Carlin Self Steve Allen Self

Crew

Director
Michael Monteleone, Jeff Scheftel

Details

Release date
2016-10-01
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America