Director Bob Fosseās nervy, freewheeling showbiz drama tells the real-life story of taboo-shattering comedian Lenny Bruce, the counterculture prophet whose unfiltered style opened up new frontiers in self-expression. Dustin Hoffman brings a live-wire intensity to his portrayal of the motormouthed Bruce as he goes from small-time strip-club emcee to free-speech lightning rod, while Valerie Perrine lends the film its soul with her deeply affecting performance as his wife, Honey, an innocent lost on the dark side of bohemia. A complex portrayal of one iconoclast by another, Fosseās film makes deft use of stark monochrome photography and kinetic editing to vividly capture Bruceās smoky, seedy backstage world.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary from 2015 featuring film historians Nick Redman and Julie Kirgo
- Archival interview with actors Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine
- Interview with editor Alan Heim
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris and a 1975 interview with director Bob Fosse
Cover based on an original theatrical poster
