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Controversial comedian Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman) begins his career telling bad jokes to bored audiences in the 1950s, but can't repress his desire to unleash edgier material. When he does, he begins a one-man campaign to break down social hypocrisy, and his groundbreaking stage act propels him to cult-hero status. When authorities ban Lenny's act for obscenity, he begins a downward spiral of drugs, sex and debt, aided by his bombshell wife, a stripper named Honey (Valerie Perrine).

Drama · 1974 · 1 hr 51 min
Director Bob Fosse

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Controversial comedian Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman) begins his career telling bad jokes to bored audiences in the 1950s, but can't repress his desire to unleash edgier material. When he does, he begins a one-man campaign to break down social hypocrisy, and his groundbreaking stage act propels him to cult-hero status. When authorities ban Lenny's act for obscenity, he begins a downward spiral of drugs, sex and debt, aided by his bombshell wife, a stripper named Honey (Valerie Perrine).

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Average 8.1
Reviews 31
Fresh 27
Rotten 4

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Studio
MGM
Released
1974
Run Time
1 hr 51 min
Rated
IIB
Region of Origin
United States
© 1974 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio
English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles
English (CC), English (United States) , and 16 more...

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.