I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
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.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary
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- Keyword: underground, comic book, milkman, comic book character
- Director: Charlie Tyrell
- Cast: Jonathan Demme, Matt Groening, Kevin Pollak, Ed Asner, Richard Beattie, Jeph Loeb