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Crazy Love

PG-13 Released Jun 1, 2007 1h 32m Documentary List
79% Tomatometer 89 Reviews 72% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Filmmaker Dan Klores examines the strange love affair of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Pugach is a successful attorney in 1950s New York when he meets much-younger Riss. The pair date, but Riss breaks off contact with Pugach upon learning his claims of divorce are false. Discovering that Riss was engaged to another man, Pugach hires some men to throw lye in her face, and he serves 14 years in prison for the crime. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Crazy Love's subjects and story are so compelling that they overcome the doc's dry, talking heads format.

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Cliff Doerksen Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Melissa Anderson Time Out As with all banner-head stories, there comes a point when you tire of being screamed at. Rated: 3/6 Sep 22, 2007 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Love and fate are funny things. And when on a collision course such as that of Linda and Burt the end result can only be on thing - CRAZY LOVE. Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Troy Patterson Spin Dan Klores shapes their tale into a documentary as arresting as a Weegee crime-scene photo. Rated: 4/4 Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List It's like an old-fashioned TV documentary with talking heads interrupted by photographs. However not even Klores' direction could ruin what is an extraordinary tale of passion. Interesting, despite the execution. Rated: 3/5 Nov 3, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Arizona G The guy was and is a horrible human (although the movie was released in 2007 so he is likely dead now). He shows no remorse for the horrific crime he orchestrated and acts as if he didn't do anything. Further, he seems incredulous that he would be convicted and sent to prison. He is self absorbed, arrogant and disgusting. He treated his first wife like dirt and didn't care about his disabled daughter. These two didn't have a "crazy" love. They had a very sick, dysfunctional love (if you can even call it love). He was obsessed with her and his plan was for her to be injured and scarred for life so she would depend on him and no other man would want her. Sadly, his plan worked. This movie is not lighthearted or funny. It is sad and depressing. As a footnote, some of the people ("friends") interviewed are racist and misogynistic. And not the least bit apologetic for their comments. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Rick W Not too much shine factor in this documentary because the subject tended on the shallow side. The abusive man, after blinding his girlfriend for life, talks like nothing happened. And then they get back together after him in prison for 14 years, I am suspecting this couple discovered, not absolute forgiveness, perhaps something more like a lot of money being in the public eye. I could be wrong. This doc is good for one watch simply because of the insane story, but no second watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/04/23 Full Review Anita H Horrible. Domestic violence, racist, bigoted characters. Definitely should not have been a series. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/22 Full Review Audience Member You can't believe what you're watching, and read abiut what happened to them after the movie. Just incredible. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member this is one of the best documentaries i've ever seen. It's almost hard to believe it actually happened Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Definitely crazy, love had nothing to do with it though. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Dan Klores examines the strange love affair of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Pugach is a successful attorney in 1950s New York when he meets much-younger Riss. The pair date, but Riss breaks off contact with Pugach upon learning his claims of divorce are false. Discovering that Riss was engaged to another man, Pugach hires some men to throw lye in her face, and he serves 14 years in prison for the crime.
Director
Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens
Producer
Dan Klores, Fisher Stevens
Screenwriter
Dan Klores
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Shoot the Moon Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Sexual References|Mature Thematic Elements)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 1, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$300.4K
Runtime
1h 32m
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