Louie Bluie DVD

Runtime: 60 min

Director: Terry Zwigoff

Cast: Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Jay Lynch, Yank Rachell, Ikey Robinson

Studios: Superior

Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.

Special Features:

Director-Approved DVD Special Edition Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Terry Zwigoff • Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff • Over thirty minutes of unused footage • Illustrations by Howard Armstrong • Stills gallery

Technical Specifications:

• Monoral
• 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio