Film

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015 · 13m · Documentary

IMDb

7.9

This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. In the late '70s, David Boswell birthed Reid Fleming, a counterculture icon in the form of a comic book anti-hero. Fast forward to the '80s, Warner Brothers aimed for a Hollywood film. Today, three decades later, Reid Fleming remains stuck in a contractual quagmire. Jonathan Demme, Academy Award-Winner (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense), narrates "I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!" This documentary blends stop-motion animation with interviews from Boswell, Hollywood cohorts, and fans, exploring the enduring allure of the indomitable Reid Fleming, the World's Toughest Milkman.

Jonathan Demme

Narrator (voice)

Matt Groening

Himself

Kevin Pollak

Himself

Ed Asner

Himself

Richard Beattie

Himself

Jeph Loeb

Himself

Dave Thomas

Himself

Bill Gerber

Himself

Matthew Weisman

Himself

David Boswell

Himself

• Charlie TyrellDirector · Writer

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!! - TRAILER

Release date

April 25, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

13m

Genres

Documentary

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