CRAZY LOVE / Dan Klores (2007)
June 18th, 2007 by Scott Marks
Crazy Love (2007)
Directed by: Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens
Written by: Dan Klores
Cast: Burt Pugach, Linda Pugach
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Running Time: 92 min.
Genres: Documentary
Rating: 
It is not a pretty picture: Close-up interviews, newspaper clippings and fuzzy TV newscasts are director Dan Klores’ main modes of visual expression.
Normally repugnant, these “techniques” are cinematic beauty marks compared to the pair of toxic good-for-nothings whose gripping romance this documentary chronicles.
At a time when the average American was making $4,000 a year, lawyer Burt Pugach’s (pronounced “Poo-gosh”) was pulling down eighty grand. His practice afforded Burt a nightclub, luxury automobiles and even his own private airplane to pilot.
While the money continued to roll in, Burt Pugach was strictly small potatoes. He chased ambulances by day and the closest his night club came to star power was The Jolson Story’s Keefe Brasselle and the forgettable DeMarco Sisters.
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Tags: Burt Pugach, Crazy Love, Linda PugachFiled Under Reviews, Theatrical
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