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The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Billy Lyons
- 126 min
Oct 25, 2019 · It Takes a Lunatic: Directed by Billy Lyons, Kim Ferraro, Seth Isler. With Alec Baldwin, André Bishop, Michael Douglas, Richard Gere. The life and career of acting teacher and co-founder/director of the American Place Theater, Wynn Handman.
- (194)
- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Billy Lyons, Kim Ferraro, Seth Isler
- 2019-10-25
- Unexpected Paths in Life
- Misleading Title – ‘It Takes A Lunatic’
- An Inspiring, Yet Relaxing Affair
My favorite part about the film is how it shows Handman’s path in life was not a straight line. He was in the Coast Guard as a young man and majored in English in college. He explained how he had no idea what he was going to do with the rest of his life when he was done serving. To paraphrase, he said, “I didn’t have many goals, and I wasn’t partic...
John Serba from thedecider.comwrote “If you’re expecting a chronicle of a “lunatic” and his colorful exploits, take a step back. The movie leans on the “reasonable, rational” aspect of Handman’s personality. He’s 97 years old, still teaching and ably narrating much of the documentary. We see him bringing the lights up and down in his actor’s studio...
The film itself doesn’t do anything spectacular, cutting between interviews and old pictures of Handman as a young man, as well as clips of him teaching his students. But if you want to learn about an admired entertainment figure while simultaneously being relaxed and content, then this is the movie for you. It’s a nice touch to see so many recogni...
It Takes a Lunatic is a 2019 documentary film directed by Billy Lyons, Kim Ferraro and Seth Isler and starring Alec Baldwin, André Bishop and Michael Douglas. The premise revolves around Wynn Handman, the Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre.
- United States
- Exemplar Productions
- English
It Takes a Lunatic. Watch It Takes a Lunatic with a subscription on Netflix. A look at the life and career of acting teacher and co-founder/director of the American Place Theater,...
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- Billy Lyons
- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Alec Baldwin
It Takes a Lunatic 2019 | Maturity Rating: TV-MA | 2h 6m | Documentaries The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.
The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist. Watch trailers & learn more.
