I'm Not Crazy
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1990 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, 59 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | The Truth About Women (Part 2) |
| Followed by: | Iceland (Part 1) |
Oh one night stand, single page, dead end street, first and only never to be repeated passion
I'm Not Crazy is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1990.
Synopsis
Ode to a one night stand. A woman who dates veterans from successively earlier wars. The problems with peace. Joe is a private investigator - he's hired by a man whose wife he is seeing and he is hired to shoplift from a store. Social breakdown: exploded hair salons, dry cleaners, and cat-scan machines, a ballet company dressed as migrant workers, ambulance workers clandestinely killing people, judges and cops standing in line to be paid, Christ being executed by a futuristic gang members. Tears being harvested for industry. Lying about everything. Joe accuses himself of being a misogynist. Having unnecessary operations in order to sue for medical malpractice. Mad ramblings: dentures, money and toilet paper, "and if you'd only accept my transplant, then you'd have two livers", "I hate circus clowns because they're indifferent to national emergencies", people are talking about me, a man India takes a vow of silence, preferring the company of mutes and children, etc.
Music
- "Evening Tango" - Roger Eno (from Voices, 1985) | YouTube [00:40]
- "The Animals" - Jan Hammer (from The First Seven Days, 1975) | YouTube [18:00]
- "Flight Feet & Root Hands" - Andreas Vollenweider (from White Winds (Seeker's Journey), 1984) | YouTube [22:55]
Additional credits
The original broadcast credits state: "Recorded by Jerry Summers, Ariana Morgenstern, and Theo Mondle. Sound design by Jerry Summers. It was created in collaboration with David Rapkin. Special thanks to Sheila Bjornlie."
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