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For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close (2020)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Heather Ross

Synopsis

Comedy guru Del Close, mentor to everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey, sets out to write his autobiography for D.C. Comics. As he leads us through sewers, mental wards, and his peculiar talent for making everyone famous but himself, Close emerges as a personification of the creative impulse itself. He's a muse with BO and dirty needles, offering transcendence despite (or because of) the trail of wreckage behind him.

Actors

Adam McKay
Adam McKay
Himself
Ike Barinholtz
Ike Barinholtz
Himself
Lauren Lapkus
Lauren Lapkus
Herself
Tim Meadows
Tim Meadows
Herself

Crews

Heather Ross
Heather Ross
Director
Heather Ross
Heather Ross
Writer
Adam Samuel Goldman
Adam Samuel Goldman
Writer
Jacques Brautbar
Jacques Brautbar
Original Music Composer
Christy McIrwin
Christy McIrwin
Production Design
Paula Tabalipa
Paula Tabalipa
Costume Design
Simon Fanthorpe
Simon Fanthorpe
Director of Photography
Steven Poster
Steven Poster
Director of Photography
Joseph R. Fitzgerald
Joseph R. Fitzgerald
Director of Photography
Tova Goodman
Tova Goodman
Editor
Sean Jarrett
Sean Jarrett
Editor
George Mandl
George Mandl
Editor

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