The Aristocrats


1h 26m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on thier insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Cary to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser an

Film Details

Also Known As
Aristocrats
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
ThinkFilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

Synopsis

Comedy veterans and co-creators Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza capitalize on thier insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends--who happen to be some of the biggest names in entertainment, from George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Cary to Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Paul Reiser and Sarah Silverman--to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their their own versions of world's dirtiest joke, an old burlesque, too extreme to be performed in public, called "The Aristocrats."

Film Details

Also Known As
Aristocrats
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Release Date
2005
Distribution Company
ThinkFilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 26m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 14-18, 2005

Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.

ThinkFilm acquired North American rights to project at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of $750,000.

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 20-30, 2005.)

Released in United States on Video January 24, 2006

Released in United States March 2005 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.)

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States June 2005

Released in United States March 2005

Released in United States on Video January 24, 2006

Released in United States Summer July 29, 2005

Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival June 14-18, 2005)

Released in United States Summer July 29, 2005