| Description |
1 videodisc (220 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 sheet ([2] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 0 (All); Dolby Digital; standard presentation, aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Cast |
Bill Hicks; It's just a ride: commentators include Richard Jeni, Allan Havey, Mary & Jim Hicks, John Lahr, Richard Belzer, Jay Leno, Brett Butler, Dwight Slade, Kevin Booth, Steve Hicks, David Letterman, David Johndrow, Eric Bogosian, Eddie Izzard, William Cook, Sean Hughes, Thea Vidale, Robert Morton. |
| Credits |
One Night Stand: Camera, Sam Drummy, Tom Geren, Dave Hilmer ... [et. al.] ; editors, Brent Carpenter, Michael Kelly, Frank Mazzaro, Terry Whyte ; art director, Jane Fletcher ; theme by Marc Shaiman. Relentless: Director of photography, Chris St. John Smith ; editor, Mykola A. Pawluk. Revelation: Cameras, Simon Kossoff, Ron Green ; editors, David Yates, Craig Dwyer ; art director, James Dillon. It's just a ride: Cameras, Richard Numeroff, Colin Skinner ; editor, Adam Watkins ; music, Bill Hicks, Kevin Booth. |
| Event |
One Night Stand: Recorded live in Chicago, Illinois at the The Vic Theatre, 1991. Relentless: Recorded live in Montreal at the International Comedy Festival, 1991. Revelations: Recorded live at the Dominion Theater, London, 1992. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
One Night Stand: Bill Hicks is a comedian with a message. In his own words, he offers 'a message that is not heard very often . . . but it's the truth'. Raw and outspoken, Hicks tells us alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than marijuana. He also offers his view on the devil on records played backwards, kids who commit suicide after hearing Judas Priest material and he explains what causes sexual thoughts. |
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Bill Hicks: Relentless: Outspoken and raw, not mincing words, Bill Hicks tells us that, just like smokers, non-smokers also die every day. He goes on to talk through what really happened during the 1990-1991 Gulf War, why drugs have done good things, wonders what kind of mood Jesus will be in if he decides to come back, and how the technology and money expended on war could have also been used to feed the poor of the world. |
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Bill Hicks: Revelations: Bill Hicks was controversial, funny, and provocative. During this live performance in London he explodes the myth of the cowboy; finds specific aspects of British life odd; introduces Goat Boy, for whom there is no sexual activity that cannot be named; aims fiery admonitions at Government-sponsored disinformation; lobs verbal bombs at Fundamentalist Christians and all others who dislike sex, drugs, and rock and roll; and explores some extremely dark material about the terminally ill. Deliberately provocative--often out and out offensive--these pieces are beautifully written, exquisitely timed essays, continuing a ruthlessly honest thought process through to a logical conclusion. |
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It's just a ride: A decade after his unfortunate demise, this film is a celebration of the comedy of Bill Hicks. The film is structured around the different strains of comedy in the Hicks repetoire, including sampling the best of his confrontational performance. He has been compared to peers like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor for his uncompromising "take no prisoners" comedy with its strong political and social messages. Interviewees include a wide range of comedians who admired his work, high school friends, and his parents. |
| Contents |
One night stand / starring Bill Hicks ; directed by John Fortenberry ; HBO Independent Productions, Inc. (1991) (30 min.) -- Bill Hicks : Relentless / director, Chris Bould ; producer, Gillian Strachan ; a Tiger Television production for Channel Four (1991) (70 min. [i.e. 61 min.]) -- Bill Hicks : Revelations / director, Chris Bould ; producer, Gillian Strachan ; a Tiger Aspect Production (1992) (75 min.) -- It's just a ride : The Bill Hicks documentary / producer/director, Rupert Edwards ; a Tiger Aspect Production for Channel Four ; Arizona Bay Production Company (2004) (45 min.). |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Hicks, Bill, 1961-1994.
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Comedy.
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Monologues.
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Male comedians.
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Stand-up comedy.
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American wit and humor.
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Comedians -- United States.
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Stand-up comedy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Hicks, Bill, 1961-1994.
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Fortenberry, John.
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Bould, Chris.
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Strachan, Gillian.
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Edwards, Rupert.
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HBO Independent Productions.
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Tiger Television Productions.
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Channel Four (Great Britain)
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Tiger Aspect Productions.
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Arizona Bay Production Company.
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Rykodisc (Firm)
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Satirist, social critic, stand-up comedian |
| Standard No. |
014431069192 |
| Music No. |
RDVD10691 Ryko |
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