Thank You Mask Man
Synopsis
This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks up with Tonto. With Bruce doing all the voices, this animation begins with local folks upset at the Lone Ranger because he won't stay around to be thanked after a good deed. So, he stays and finds he likes hearing "Thank you mask man." When their attention starts to shift elsewhere, he shocks and disgusts the townspeople with a final request. According to the cartoon’s producer John Magnuson, at early showings of this, gay audiences were upset by its apparent “fag-bashing”. And it’s true, part of the fun of the piece is just crying out “Masked man’s a fag”, scandalising and defacing the image of this all-American hero. But it’s within the larger context of Bruce’s analysis of heroism, and that the towns people reject the Masked Man is because of their prejudices, not because Bruce is asking us to endorse them. (from: http://ukjarry.blogspot.de/2010/01/352-lenny-bruce-thank-you-mask-man.html)
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September 28, 1971
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lenny Bruce, John Magnuson
- Screenplay & Story
- Lenny Bruce
- Original Title
- Thank You Mask Man
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 7m
- Production Studios
- Imagination, John Magnuson Associates, Columbus Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lenny Bruce, John Magnuson
Lenny Bruce
Department Leadership Roster
Lenny Bruce
Director
John Magnuson
Director
Lenny Bruce
Writer
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What is Thank You Mask Man about?
This short animation set to Lenny Bruce's live monologue tells how the Lone Ranger hooks up with Tonto. With Bruce doing all the voices, this animation begins with local folks upset at the Lone Ranger because he won't stay around to be thanked after a good deed. So, he stays and finds he likes hearing "Thank you mask man." When their attention starts to shift elsewhere, he shocks and disgusts the townspeople with a final request. According to the cartoon’s producer John Magnuson, at early showings of this, gay audiences were upset by its apparent “fag-bashing”. And it’s true, part of the fun of the piece is just crying out “Masked man’s a fag”, scandalising and defacing the image of this all-American hero. But it’s within the larger context of Bruce’s analysis of heroism, and that the towns people reject the Masked Man is because of their prejudices, not because Bruce is asking us to endorse them. (from: http://ukjarry.blogspot.de/2010/01/352-lenny-bruce-thank-you-mask-man.html)
Who directed Thank You Mask Man?
Thank You Mask Man was directed by Lenny Bruce, John Magnuson.
Who stars in Thank You Mask Man?
The principal cast of Thank You Mask Man includes Lenny Bruce.
When was Thank You Mask Man released and how long is it?
Thank You Mask Man was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 7m.