An in depth documentary that looks into the strange sexually neurotic and twisted world of Crumb. It goes even so far as to trace his bizarre family members and the inspiration for his different characters. Crumb's talent as a cartoonist is odd but intriguing.

A bold, almost lewd documentary, which is only fitting. Crumb and his two maladjusted brothers bare all, repressing only their emotional crippling by a loveless father. Women in Crumb's life are also abundantly candid, revealing his fetishes, masturbation habits and penis size. Both positive and negative reactions to his art are recorded, and accusations of misogyny and racism are contrasted with a sympathetic Crumb's musings about how much of his art was subconsciously drawn during LSD trips.

Crumb is a strange fascinating character, and everyone around him is as well. At times endearing and at others disturbing it's a unique portrait that satisfies a morbid curiosity.

A captivating glimpse into the life of a man who's as unique and outlandish as his comic books. His illustrations suggest an tempestuous extension of his misunderstood childhood, in other words, an artistic outing which parallels his own life. What a great film, what a great persona. Presenting it as a family portrait only enhances the experience, hats off to Zwigoff. This is what documentary filmmaking is all about.

Love the comics, love the movie... "Nuff said

Both non-intrusive and penetrating at the same time, thanks to great testimony from his family, plenty of shots of his artwork, and lots of footage of the man himself, and almost no interference from the filmmakers (emotionally I mean, the physical presence is acknowledged). Even the dimiest of dime store psychologists would have a field day with this film. I did think Crumb's juvenile misanthropy got very irritating most of the time though, despite being extremely telling of his personality.

I had no interest in Robert Crumb before I watched this, but I was immediately captivated by him and his eccentric family. Crumb is a must see documentary without a doubt.

A perculiar and interesting movie. Very good.

This movie kind of left me in a daze. Robert Crumb's art, which is extensively displayed throughout the film, turns out to be a surreal mirror image of all of the real-life footage shown. Crumb and his family are ugly and eccentric, and the actual women shown in the film are - for the most part - voluptuous. It's a very odd documentary, and I was actually more interested in Crumb's philosophies and the analysis/criticism of his art more than his screwed-up family. Recommended for art/comic fans.

I expected more. But was still interesting enough I suppose.

Crumb makes a perfect subject for a documentary with his bizarre personality, shocking artwork, strange life and eccentric family. Everything about him and his relationships feels very much off. The film gives us his own opinions on his art(usually a laugh and denial that it means anything) as well as those of his supporters and detractors in delicate balance. This ends up secondary, however, to his devastating family portrait. A well made and extremely interesting documentary.

Simultaneously laugh-out-loud funny, disturbing and very sad, Crumb is a great film with a fascinating man at the center of it all. Zwigoff breaks down Crumb, delving into all of his intricacies to paint a portrait of such a strange man, who lived such a strange life. You also learn a lot about Crumb's family, which helps you understand just how he became the man he is today.

Weird!

I think the best thing to come from the movie is the mixture of admiration and sympathy you feel for Crumb by the end. His brother provides a heartbreaking counter-point as we realise that all Crumb's misogynistic, offensive work was (and perhaps still is) the only thing preventing his terrible upbringing from taking over his life. An extraordinary success.

I've seen this four or five times, and the one, telling, little detail that speaks volumes with me is the photo of RC's dad. He's smiling, but you can see he has the eyes of one scary, mean asshole. Neat archival footage from Rolling Stone magazine's young heydays. Never been a Ruebenesque fan but Aline really grew on me. I found RC's pompous yet juvenile mindset wearisome - acting too cool for school in the comic store, or repeatedly going off about his cock. Ultimately - kinda sad.

perfectly goddamned delightful, to be sure

"crumb" is brilliant. he is an interesting man, that when it was done, i felt like i wanted to keep watching his life. it was fascinating. my favourite thing about "crumb," is the honesty, and that it passes no judgment. it's a film about an eccentric weirdo, but it never tries to make a joke of him.