The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
Lenny is of 1 hour(s) and 51 minute(s). It is Produced By: Marvin Worth Productions. It was released on 1974-11-10. It has the tagline: Lenny Said It. "Hot Honey" Did It. Together They Shocked America. It has an average vote of 7.262 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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