Swear to Tell the Truth!

[Victor Pross]

SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH is the definitive documentary on the revolutionary maverick comedian and free speech crusader. It is narrated by Robert De Niro.

SWEAR TO THE TRUTH begins with Lenny Bruce’s childhood to journey to meeting his red-headed lover, Honey, to his entry into show business--at first as a lame play-it-safe comic—and then who slowly begin to shift to more daring grounds, exploring his comic art and the first amendment law, to become what he was: a hip philosopher, a junky saint, the crusader against hypocrisy, the martyr to free-speech. The need to be outspoken, even offensive, was part of Lenny Bruce’s genetic make-up, a man who insisted on exploring his dark side (to do so bravely and honestly) and exposing society’s even darker side—and to do so bravely and brutally.

SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH shows Lenny Bruce lampooning popes, preachers, politicians, and judges. He wanted to expose “the lie” in life – all of those respectable cover-ups used to hide the dirty truth. His words – comical, critical, and profane – put America’s First-Amendment principle to the test: can offensive speech really be free?

Lenny Bruce Documentary: Swear To Tell The Truth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVaBfUMYhR8...ted&search= (Part one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7AnPCV4sZU...ted&search= (Part two)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dGD6idVShI...ted&search= (Part three)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT996-WQ2hE...ted&search= (Part four)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT996-WQ2hE...ted&search= (Part five)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT996-WQ2hE...ted&search= (Part six)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1gcrGcmiQ...ted&search= (Part seven)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UMf_yRcpv4...ted&search= (Part eight)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47HUqYlXLms...ted&search= (Part nine)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqp4lwGKaJg...ted&search= (Part ten)

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[BAMF]

Dag nabbit, I waited too long to watch the vid and now the user has taken it down. What shall ah do? :cry:

When I look at this, it makes me think of this here badass:

Bill Hicks: Outlaw Comic

Part I: http://youtube.com/watch?v=9wlSAZDcnX0

Part II: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DesfJR_AQng

Part III: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-03KpeAKUOw

Part IV: http://youtube.com/watch?v=K2TonoK-gYA

Part V: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JRROpv5w_30

Part VI: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eEpDe8wlbCU

Part VII: http://youtube.com/watch?v=d29N-BnPvnw

Part VIII: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RtfkXeP9G3k