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Tom Waits: Big Time

1988 · 87 min

A strange, theatrical concert film that feels like a smoky, surreal cabaret, mixing jazzy blues with oddball humor and offbeat charm.

Directed by
Chris Blum
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Tom Waits, Michael L. Blair, Ralph Carney
Tagline
The concert was "the best live performance of the year." The movie is BIG TIME.
Overview
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.

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Directed by
Chris Blum
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Tom Waits, Michael L. Blair, Ralph Carney
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Chris Blum
Written by
Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
Starring
Tom Waits, Michael L. Blair, Ralph Carney, Greg Cohen, Marc Ribot, Willie Schwarz, Miss Keiko, Gerty the Monkey
Music
Tom Waits
Cinematography
Daniel Hainey
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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