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How to Draw a Bunny

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How to Draw a Bunny reviews
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9.0 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 12 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by:

Directed by: John W. Walter

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 9, 2002

Running Time: 90 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

A "Rashomon"-like portrait of Ray Johnson whose life and death -- and all the art that came in between - made him "New York's most famous unknown artist" (Grace Glueck, NY Times). (Film Forum)

What The Critics Said

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90

Film Threat Tim Merrill

Maybe How to Draw a Bunny itself is really Ray Johnson's final testament, created with a mischievous wink from beyond the grave. After watching this extraordinary documentary, one has no doubt that such an act is well within Johnson's creative powers.

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90

Los Angeles Times Manohla Dargis

A seamless model of form and content. (My only quibble is the poor quality of the digital video, which doesn't do justice to Johnson's work.)

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80

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

Unlike most documentaries about arty types, John Walter's wonderfully capricious, wittily edited film about Johnson seeks to make precise all the different ways in which the artist managed to remain opaque.

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80

The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray

The opportunity to dig into the trove of Johnson's art is an ultimate reward beyond all offbeat attempts to understand the artist himself. At its best, How To Draw A Bunny amounts to a shadow history of the American avant-garde.

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80

Village Voice J. Hoberman

Absorbing documentary portrait.

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80

Variety Dennis Harvey

Debuting helmer Walter assembles an aptly colorful package, with stylistic integration of elements from Johnson's delightful visual art. A major plus is the skittering percussion score by bebop jazz great Max Roach.

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80

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

An intriguing and entertaining introduction to Johnson through his varied art; the mystery surrounding his death, which may have been his final performance piece, and the reminiscences of contemporaries.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Probably the most definitive portrait of Johnson that we are likely to get.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

A fascinating exploration of the mysteries of the artist's life.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Kenneth Baker

How to Draw Bunny won the Special Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, which must go to show how scarce noteworthy documentaries are.

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70

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

John Walter's documentary suggests that Johnson, who made no distinction between his life and his art, designed every detail of his own mysterious 1995 suicide with the same whimsical care that went into his painstakingly assembled pieces, and provides an engaging overview of Johnson's eccentric career in the process.

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50

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

One's appreciation of this film depends largely on one's ability to be amused by a Dadaist prankster and interest in the Pop Art scene in the middle of the last century.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Cine Lover gave it a 10:
One of the most fascinating and innovative documentaries I've ever seen!

Lester M. gave it an 8:
I saw the movie at Film Forum, on a very small screen. This movie goes a long way with the extremely limited material in unveiling (and even enhancing) Ray Johnson's artistic career. It is a rare glimpse behind the art world curtain.

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