Call Me Lucky
Official poster
Directed by	Bobcat Goldthwait
Produced by	Charlie Fonville Clinton Trucks
Starring	Barry Crimmins Patton Oswalt David Cross Steven Wright Baratunde Thurston Mike Donovan Lenny Clarke Jimmy Tingle Jack Gallagher Martin Olson Margaret Cho Marc Maron
Cinematography	Bradley Stonesifer
Edited by	Jeff Striker
Music by	Charlyne Yi
Production company	Type 55 Films
Distributed by	MPI Media Group
Release date	August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)
Running time	106 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Call Me Lucky is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait^[1] about the life of satirist, author, and performer Barry Crimmins.

Synopsis

Call Me Lucky details the life of stand-up comedian and activist Barry Crimmins, from his roots in upstate New York to his work as a political satirist and advocate.

Production

Filming began in January 2014 in Boston and Crimmins' home in upstate New York. Principal photography wrapped in August 2014.

Reception

The film premiered on January 7, 2015, at the Sundance Film Festival in the Documentary Competition program. It went on to play over a dozen festivals around the US and was released theatrically on August 7, 2015.

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 85% of 26 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.6 out of 10.^[2]

AV Club critic Mike D'Angelo wrote "If it accomplishes nothing else, the new documentary Call Me Lucky should bring some welcome attention to a man who's been under the radar for the past few decades, mostly by his own design."^[3] Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote "An earnest homage that also honors Mr. Crimmins's crusade to drive child pornography off the Internet."^[1]