For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close
a hybrid photograph-drawing of Del Close screaming with the film title "For Madmen Only" in upper left
Directed byHeather Ross
Written by
Produced by
Edited by
  • George Mandl
  • Tova Goodman
  • Sean Jarrett
Music byJacques Brautbar
Production
company
Sincerely Films
Distributed byHulu
Release dates
  • October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) (CIFF)
  • July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close is a 2020 comedy-documentary hybrid film about comedian Del Close (1934–1999), who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century.[1] Its stories are drawn in part from Wasteland, an autobiographical horror comic co-written by Close and John Ostrander and published by DC Comics (1987–89).[2] Directed by Heather Ross, the film stars James Urbaniak (as Close), Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Jason Sudeikis, Matt Walsh, Josh Fadem, and Lauren Lapkus.[3] It premiered digitally at SXSW in 2020.[4]

  1. ^ Roeper, Richard (July 27, 2021). "'For Madmen Only': Like the man himself, doc on improv guru Del Close offers little that's conventional". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Ho, Rachel (July 24, 2021). "For Madmen Only Review: Spotlighting the Man Behind the Comics". POV Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Tallerico, Brian (July 30, 2021). "For Madmen Only movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  4. ^ DeFore, John (March 29, 2020). "'For Madmen Only': Film Review | SXSW 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2023.