Lenny
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Lenny

Lenny Said It. "Hot Honey" Did It. Together They Shocked America.

7.3 / 10 1974 1h 51mR English
Drama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Lenny Bruce

Lead
Valerie Perrine

Valerie Perrine

Honey Bruce

Jan Miner

Jan Miner

Sally Marr

Stanley Beck

Stanley Beck

Artie Silver

FM

Frankie Man

Baltimore Comic

Rashel Novikoff

Rashel Novikoff

Aunt Mema

Gary Morton

Gary Morton

Sherman Hart

GR

Guy Rennie

Jack Goldstein

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bob Fosse's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Lenny is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker