Summary
jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 56
Letterboxd · 882 ratings3.3/5
IMDb5.9
Audience score44%
Running time
58 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −38 min on the typical 96
typical 9658Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1997
September 8, 1997
29 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Directing · 1
- Daniel Kraus Director, Writer, Producer
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