Diagram for Delinquents
2014, English. Directed by Robert A. Emmons Jr..
In 1950, America was in a state of panic. Juvenile delinquency was destroying the very fabric of society. Ninety percent of all children were reading comic books. In 1954, psychiatrist Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote a scathing indictment of comics called Seduction of the Innocent. Its central premise: Comic books were the leading contributing factor to juvenile delinquency. That same year, Dr. Wertham testified at special hearings on comic books at the Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency in the United States. Comics were on trial. Diagram for Delinquents captures the zeitgeist of late 1940s and early 1950s America and investigates how the funny books found themselves on the fire. Using expert and comic book insider interviews, never seen before historical photographs and films, and animation, DIAGRAM goes further than any previous comic book documentary to explore and understand the controversial figure at the center of this American tale: Fredric Wertham.
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- 15 June 2014
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- United States of America
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- Robert A. Emmons Jr.
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Diagram for Delinquents runs 133 minutes (2h 13m).
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If you liked Diagram for Delinquents, try Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th, Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story.
Who directed Diagram for Delinquents?
Diagram for Delinquents (2014) was directed by Robert A. Emmons Jr. and stars Brian Azzarello, Matt Fraction, Paul Levitz.