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Bukowski: Born into This

  • 2003
  • R
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3.8K
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Charles Bukowski in Bukowski: Born into This (2003)
BiographyDocumentary

Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.

  • Director
    • John Dullaghan
  • Stars
    • Charles Bukowski
    • Bono
    • John Bryan
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Dullaghan
    • Stars
      • Charles Bukowski
      • Bono
      • John Bryan
    • 20User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Charles Bukowski
    Charles Bukowski
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bono
    Bono
    • Self
    John Bryan
    • Self
    Linda Lee Bukowski
    • Self
    Marina Bukowski
    • Self
    Neeli Cherkovski
    • Self
    Joyce Fante
    • Self
    FrancEyE
    • Self
    Taylor Hackford
    Taylor Hackford
    • Self
    John Martin
    • Self
    Michael D. Meloan
    Michael D. Meloan
    • Self
    • (as Mike Meloan)
    Jack Micheline
    • Self
    Pam 'Cupcakes' Miller
    • Self
    Dom Muto
    • Self
    William Packard
    • Self
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Self
    Steve Richmond
    • Self
    Barbet Schroeder
    Barbet Schroeder
    • Self
    • Director
      • John Dullaghan
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    • Trivia
      The title of the film comes from Bukowski's poem, "Dinosauria, we", which was published in his book, "The Last Night Of The Earth Poems". Published in 1992, it was the final book of poetry released while the poet was still alive.
    • Connections
      Edited from Bukowski (1973)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 30, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bukowski: Born Into This
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $318,816
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,095
      • May 30, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $329,097
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 10m(130 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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