I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015-04-25 | 13 min

This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. In the late '70s, David Boswell birthed Reid Fleming, a counterculture icon in the form of a comic book anti-hero. Fast forward to the '80s, Warner Brothers aimed for a Hollywood film. Today, three decades later, Reid Fleming remains stuck in a contractual quagmire. Jonathan Demme, Academy Award-Winner (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense), narrates "I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!" This documentary blends stop-motion animation with interviews from Boswell, Hollywood cohorts, and fans, exploring the enduring allure of the indomitable Reid Fleming, the World's Toughest Milkman.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Matt Groening

Matt Groening

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Richard Beattie

Richard Beattie

Jeph Loeb

Jeph Loeb

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Bill Gerber

Bill Gerber

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