Crazy Love (2007)
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- Synopsis
- Filmmaker Dan Klores recounts the true story of one of the most bizarre romances of the 20th century in this documentary. In 1957, Linda Riss was a receptionist in her early twenties who bore a striking resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor, while attorney ......
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- Starring
- Bob Janoff, Linda Riss Pugach, Burt Pugach, Rusty Goldberg
- Director(s)
- Dan Klores
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 92 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The tale itself is so spectacularly perverse, and the film stays so authentically close to the personalities involved, that you don't feel dirty -- you feel cleansed.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
Crazy Love doesn't downplay the awfulness of what happened , but it also knows a good media circus when it sees one.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
For those who don't believe that truth trumps fiction for whacked-out depravity, mark this shockingly fierce and funny spellbinder as Exhibit A.Read the full review
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Barry Levinson game for '30 for 30'
03/30/09 The network has brought on Barry Levinson to helm one of its documentaries in its "30 for 30" program. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'Crazy Love' couple hit in fire fight
11/19/08 Apparently nothing can douse the flames of Burt and Linda Pugach 's marital bliss, but a tough-talking TV judge just ruled against them for causing a fire that wrecked a neighbor's home. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
Lye-tossing lawyer faces new rap & his pal is disbarred
09/26/08 Burton Pugach , the disbarred lawyer who went to jail for blinding his lover - and then married her when he got out - is back in trouble again. | New York Daily News - New York NY -
GreeneStreet restructures
07/01/08 Gotham-based producer-financier GreeneStreet Films has restructured, bidding farewell to co-founder Fisher Stevens, tapping longtime production head Tim Williams to be co-president, and Michael Hogan to be COO. | Variety -
'Crazy Love' Story to be Fictionalized for HBO Films
06/29/08 Moviefone One of my favorite documentaries last year was Crazy Love , about a New York couple named Burt and Linda who have been together off and on for 50 years despite some serious setbacks, e.g., the time Burt hired a man to throw lye in Linda's face and blind her. | Cinematical.com -
Way Smart Ex-PR Guru To Make Crazy Movie Version Of Crazy Documentary [Dan Klores]
06/27/08 He founded his eponymous agency, which made (and still makes) him a ton of money, and then decided, "You know what? Fuck this shit. I'm gonna make movies." | Gawker -
Klores goes 'Crazy' again for HBO pic
06/26/08 Dan Klores will remake his award-winning documentary "Crazy Love" as a dramatic feature for HBO Films. | Variety -
BIZ | Cablevision Stretches its Rainbow to Sundance Channel
05/07/08 Rainbow Media announced today a plan to purchase the Sundance Channel for $496 million. | indieWIRE