Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up to see
to the Craziest Show on Earth!
Cartoonist / Artist / Illustrator Tony Millionaire is best known for his long-running comics strip “MAAKIES” as well as his beautifully rendered pen and ink drawings and his children’s book series “Sock Monkey.”
He has drawn album art for everyone from the Decemberists to Elvis Costello to the Grateful Dead, drawn countless portraits for THE BELIEVER, and provided cover art for many publications, including Bob’s Odenkirk’s “A Load of Hooey” for McSweeney’s and posters for Anthony Bourdain.
But is that all there is to his story?
Filmed over a decade, this movie aims to answer the question: Who is Tony Millionaire? It is a story about a man, an artist, a father, a performer, a searcher. It’s a story about telling stories, and the revelation that life is also a performance. It is a love song sung by a ribald chorus of drunk sailors at a cartoonists’ bar. It’s raunchy, lewd, profane and raw in its honesty, but also sweet, sensitive and touching. Fast-paced with hundreds of edits, it captures the art and person of Tony Millionaire himself.
The documentary is not only about the life and art of this larger than life character, but also about the various characters and underground artists who were working and living in Brooklyn in the 80s and 90s. It’s a snapshot of a historic time and the “fabulous weirdos” of that era. The film features interviews with over 50 cartoonists, artists, editors, and musicians, including Renee French , Johnny Ryan, James Urbaniak, Jon Sarkin, and Kaz.
For a preview of what’s to expect, here’s the trailer!