- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 92 min
- Genre: Documentary
- Starring: Jimmy Breslin, Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach ... see all
- Director: Fisher Stevens, Dan Klores
- Plot: Sixteen years after Linda Riss has acid thrown in her face by Burt Pagach, the couple marry.
User Reviews
I LOVE/HATE YOU!!!
Sep 15, 2007
cyrusircar - yahoo.com
Sep 15, 2007cyrusircar - yahoo.com
Brilliantly escorts the viewer down that thin line between love and hate. Emotions are sure to become entangled as the bizarre yet “beautiful†plot emerges. Provides real insight on how strange human emotions and behavior can be. A must see for... Full review
Simple but Short
Sep 15, 2007
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Sep 15, 2007peschard8 - yahoo.com
Good Movie. The story is compelling. The Direction is spot on. Everything just runs smoothly and without a hitch. ajhdsjadh hsagdhas shaljdhsajd... Full review
Interesting study of human survival
Jun 16, 2007
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Jun 16, 2007yoordum - yahoo.com
It becomes quite obvious why this woman wound up with this lunatic--two previous suitors dumped her because of her condition. Who else would have her??? Only him and she needed someone to tend to her for the rest of her life.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jul 18, 2008TotalFilm
Far from the battered wife stereotype you might expect, Riss turns out to be one tough old broad, while the jovial Pugach will make your blood run cold. ... Full Review
| Jul 17, 2008Radar Online
Pugach is seeking money to which he is clearly not entitled under the plain terms of the contract," adding, "Dan made an award-winning documentary, which the Pugach's loved, and he has every right under his contract with them to make a film for HBO based on the rights he purchased from them. ... Full Review
| Jun 27, 2008Gawker
And they're both still together and acting crazy to this day!
The documentary version, which came out last year, tells the story of Burt and Linda (pictured above, with Klores on left), a New York couple who are straight up crazy.
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| Jun 01, 2008FilmInk
Suffice to say, it's a superb and thoroughly riveting tale of madness, obsession and undying devotion.....$12.50 Recently premiering at The Sundance Film Festival, the documentary Crazy Love is the horrifying, moving and downright weird saga of New Yorkers Burt Pugach and Linda Riss..... ... Full Review
| Jul 24, 2007The Providence Journal
director Dan Klores's intriguing documentary....the oh-my-God fun of Crazy Love.... ... Full Review
News
In Depth
tvweek.com –
2009-05-15
In the process of researching a lengthy history of basketball for ESPN, filmmaker ("Crazy Love") and former PR man Dan Klores found himself becoming more interested in the sports history of historically black colleges and universities. ... Full Article
'CRAZY' CASE GETS THE BOOT
nypost.com –
2009-03-01
A $15 million lawsuit against award-winning director Dan Klores over his documentary "Crazy Love," filed by its two stars, has been tossed out by a Queens Supreme Court judge. ... Full Article
What's On Tonight: 'Crazy Love,' New 'SNL'
courant.com –
2009-01-15
The lurid and fascinating story of a New York womanizer and his obsession with a young woman he first spied on a street corner is retold with some enthusiasm in the compelling "Crazy Love" (Sundance, 10 p.m.), Dan Klores' retelling... ... Full Article
Sundance Channel Goes 'Crazy'
tvweek.com –
2008-05-06
The Sundance Channel has added documentary film "Crazy Love" to its planned lineup of "high-profile programming" set to coincide with the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. ... Full Article
It'd be easy to dismiss the new documentary Crazy Love with a few pointed sentences of feminist dogma as a film glorifying domestic violence. Easy, but not entirely true. ... Full Article
Crazy Love
metromix.com –
2007-07-07
Linda and Burt Pugach are the subjects of "Crazy Love." (Credit: Magnolia/Shoot the Moon) Crazy Love Running time: 92 minutes Rated: PG-13 Director: Dan Klores Genre: Documentary Official Movie Web Site: http://www.crazylovefilm.com/ Overall User Rating: (0 ratings) Be the first... ... Full Article



