American : the Bill Hicks story / Halflife Films ; Jackamo Productions ; produced & directed by Matt Harlock & Paul Thomas ; [2 Entertain in association with RDF].

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The amazing true story of one of modern culture's most iconic figures. Much more than just a comedian, his comedy challenged the injustices of life head on, but his uncompromising approach met with conflict in America and it was instead on the international stage where he found fame.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Booth, Kevin (Composer, Interviewee) Hicks, Bill, 1961-1994 (Composer) Johnson, Marblehead (Composer) Daniels, Mark (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Halflife Films Jackamo Productions (Firm) 2 Entertain (Firm) RDF Rights (Firm) BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Harlock, Matt (Film producer, Film director, Field director) Thomas, Paul, 1943- (Film producer, Film director, Field director) Hicks, Steve (Interviewee) Hicks, Lynn (Interviewee) Hicks, Mary (Interviewee) Slade, Dwight (Interviewee) Johndrow, David (Interviewee) Ladmirault, James (Interviewee) Epstein, Steve (Interviewee) Huggins, Andy (Interviewee) Farneti, John (Interviewee)
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Burbank, CA : BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2011], ©2011.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Hicks, Bill, > 1961-1994. Comedians > United States > Biography. Stand-up comedy. Documentary films. Biographical films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Comedians. United States.
Genre:	Biography. Documentary films. Biographical films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Bill Hicks story.
Format:	Video DVD

American: The Bill Hicks Story.

Published: Gravitas, 2010

Physical Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (106 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound

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