The Firesign Theatre faces doomsday with 69 minutes of apocalyptic absurdity. LA's burning? Laugh anyway.
What would happen if a 9.7 magnitude earthquake were to strike the L.A. area? This is what "Cracking Up" looks at from the lighter side. The movie is composed of individual skits of original material by the actors spun around this hypothetical disaster.
Acting
Firesign Theatre's rapid-fire character switches.
Writing
Dense wordplay that rewards repeat listening.
Production
DIY disaster on shoestring 1977 budget.
Director
Rowby Goren
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