Louie Bluie (1985)
Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.
Director: Terry Zwigoff
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Howard Armstrong as Himself |
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Ted Bogan as Himself |
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Jay Lynch as Himself |
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Yank Rachell as Himself |
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Ikey Robinson as Himself |
| Directing | Terry Zwigoff | Director |
| Crew | David Myers | Cinematography |
| Editing | Victoria Lewis | Editor |
| Production | Terry Zwigoff | Producer |
| Production | Frank Simeone | Producer |
| Crew | Christopher Li | Cinematography |
