Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Bob Fosse |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Julian Barry |
| Staring: |
| The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1974 |
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| Director: | Bob Fosse |
| Writer: | Julian Barry |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | adultery, husband wife relationship, drug addiction, freedom of speech, court case, comedian, civil rights, biography, court, stripper, unfaithfulness, social satire, judaism, courtroom, self destructiveness, stand-up comedian |
| Production Companies | Marvin Worth Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dustin Hoffman | Lenny Bruce |
| Valerie Perrine | Honey Bruce |
| Jan Miner | Sally Marr |
| Stanley Beck | Artie Silver |
| Frankie Man | Baltimore Comic |
| Rashel Novikoff | Aunt Mema |
| Gary Morton | Sherman Hart |
| Guy Rennie | Jack Goldstein |
| Michele Yonge | Nurse |
| Kathryn Witt | Girl |
| Monroe Myers | Hawaiin Judge |
| John DiSanti | John Santi |
| Mickey Gatlin | San Francisco Policeman |
| Martin Begley | San Francisco Judge |
| Mark Harris | Defense Attorney |
| Richard Friedman | San Francisco Prosecutor |
| Lee Sandman | 2nd San Francisco Judge |
| Jack Nagle | Reverend Mooney |
| Phil Philbin | New York Plainclothesman |
| Bruce McLaughlin | New York Judge |
| Ted Sorel | New York Attorney |
| Clarence Thomas | New York Attorney |
| Mike Murphy | New York Prosecutor |
| Susan Malnik | Kitty (age twelve) |
| George DeWitt | Comic |
| Judy LaScala | Chorus Girl |
| Don Newsome | Connection |
| Allison Goldstein | Kitty (age one) |
| Winston Lee | Chinese Waiter |
| Bridghid Glass | Kitty (age two) |
| Joe Mencel | Court Reporter |
| Richard O'Barry | Court Clerk |
| Beth Challis | Club Owner |
| Robert Parsons | Chicago Plainclothesman |
| Cecil Seay | Chicago Plainclothesman |
| Bob Collins | New York Assistant DA |
| Lynette Bernay | Girl in Dressing Room (uncredited) |
| Bob Fosse | The Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Hyman | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Lillian Zuckerman | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Mal Jones | New York Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| David Joseph Martinez | Marine Private (uncredited) |
| Alan Ormsby | Man in Audience of Cellar Club (uncredited) |
| Frank Orsatti | Hunter (uncredited) |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Hunter (uncredited) |
| Zorita | Nightclub Owner (uncredited) |
| Cindy Embers | Opening Stripper (uncredited) |
| Rod Ball | Man in Audience of Cellar Club |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Billy Simpson | Key Grip |
| Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Trudy Ship | Assistant Editor |
| Bruce Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Roland "Ozzie" Smith | Camera Operator |
| Dennis Maitland | Sound |
| Julian Barry | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Beverly McDermott | Casting |
| Robert Laden | Makeup Artist |
| Peter J. Silbermann | Unit Publicist |
| Diana Bernay | Costumer |
| John Winner | Assistant Camera |
| Chuck Holmes | Gaffer |
| Ed Rothkowitz | Sound Assistant |
| Ted Zachary | First Assistant Director |
| Ralph Burns | Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Nicholas J. Romanac | Set Decoration |
| Romaine Greene | Hairstylist |
| Nicholas Sgarro | Script Supervisor |
| Michael J. Harte | Costumer |
| Michael McGowan | Assistant Camera |
| Richard Vorisek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Katherine Wenning | Sound Editor |
| Gail Geibel | Production Secretary |
| Dennis J. Parrish | Property Master |
| Thomas Lofaro | Second Assistant Director |
| Irving Rathner | Negative Cutter |
| Douglas Green | First Assistant Director |
| Alan Heim | Editor |
| Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
| Neil Machlis | Unit Manager |
| Lynette Bernay | Casting |
| Jonathan Pontell | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Fosse | Director |
| Jud Chalkley | Medical Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marvin Worth | Producer |
| David V. Picker | Executive Producer |
| Robert Greenhut | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Stockard Channing | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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