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Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine

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The history of the boundary-pushing, taboo-breaking, crassly-humorous Big Brother magazine, that spawned MTV's "Jackass" and a generation of skaters.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape 09/26/2017
In every generation, there's a group of maniacs who insist upon rule-breaking, not in the name of some sort of principled stand for freedom but simply because they're a bunch of roustabout, devil-may-care libertines. Go to Full Review Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune 06/05/2017
The documentary Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine may not be highbrow humor, but you'll end up feeling just a bit smarter about the sensibilities of teenage boys. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 06/02/2017
2.5/4
For a documentary about form-breaking artists, the film is surprisingly straightforward. Go to Full Review Kayla Cobb Decider 12/20/2017
Dumb is truly a best (and worst) hits list for a magazine that took pride in pushing the envelope, but it's also a surprisingly watchable tale of talented, dumb people doing impressively dumb things. Go to Full Review David Wharton The Daily Dot 09/07/2017
Even if you don't know Tony Hawk from Tony Robbins, Dumb is fast, slick, and a lot of fun from start to finish. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Patrick O'Dell

Director

Johnny Knoxville

Self

Spike Jonze

Self

Bam Margera

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Steve-O

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Tony Hawk

Self

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Synopsis The history of the boundary-pushing, taboo-breaking, crassly-humorous Big Brother magazine, that spawned MTV's "Jackass" and a generation of skaters.
Director
Patrick O'Dell
Producer
Jeff Tremaine, Sean Cliver
Production Co
Gorilla Flicks
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 19m