Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women

Overview

A documentary film about three generations of female Jewish comedians and the complexity and challenges of their relationship to comedy, Judaism, and gender. The film profiles Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein, as well as contemporary comedians Judy Gold and Jackie Hoffman.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 16, 2007

Original language

English

Cast

Sophie Tucker,Jackie Hoffman,Anne Beatts,Jessica Kirson,Fyvush Finkel,Judy Gold,Molly Picon,Marilyn Suzanne Miller,Tovah Feldshuh,Martin Shortand 10 more

Director

Rachel Talbot

Producer

Rachel Talbot,Gail Twersky Reimer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1050250