Louie Bluie

"Filmed at the 1985 Friscofest"

Oct 10 1985 Not Rated 1h 15m
Documentary, Music

Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, Louie Bluie is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming years.

Plot

About the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Terry Zwigoff

Cast

Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Yank Rachell

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Superior

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
934
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA