Total Badass

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Total Badass
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Directed byBob Ray [1]
Produced byKera Dacy
Bob Ray
Mia Cevallos reference
Edited byBob Ray
Andrew Segovia
Music byThe Crack Pipes
Fruntbutt
BFE
Migas and Honky
Wine and Revolution
Release date
  • May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Total Badass is a 2010 documentary by American director and producer Bob Ray that first premiered on May 19, 2010. [2] Forgoing the usual route of signing a deal with a film distributor, the film will instead be showcased at different venues around the United States, along with some of the filmmaker's other independent films; such as the 2007's documentary Hell on Wheels . [3]

Contents

Critical review

Total Badass has received generally positive reviews. Despite many scenes of explicit behavior by its subject, it is considered an admirable movie of "life on the artistic and social fringe, and a thriller." [4]

Cast

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References

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  3. "Total Badass Bob Ray Gets Down and Dirty | MovieMaker Magazine". Moviemaker.com. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  4. Hale, Mike (November 18, 2010). "Sport and Grim Reality". New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2010.