Busting Out

Name: Busting Out
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-06-02
Duration: 57 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Tom Leykis

2004
57m

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

137

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BUSTING OUT will challenge how you think about breasts. Filmmaker Francine Strickwerda lost her mother to breast cancer as a child, and then was the first in her class to 'develop.' She's be... Read allBUSTING OUT will challenge how you think about breasts. Filmmaker Francine Strickwerda lost her mother to breast cancer as a child, and then was the first in her class to 'develop.' She's been haunted by 'the boobs of doom' ever since. Francine takes us on a journey to explore ho... Read allBUSTING OUT will challenge how you think about breasts. Filmmaker Francine Strickwerda lost her mother to breast cancer as a child, and then was the first in her class to 'develop.' She's been haunted by 'the boobs of doom' ever since. Francine takes us on a journey to explore how attitudes about breasts affect Americans -- diving into the history and politics surroun... Read all

Directors
- Laurel Spellman Smith
- Francine Strickwerda
Writers
- Francine Strickwerda
- Laurel Spellman Smith
Star
- Tom Leykis

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IMDb RATING

5.5/10

137

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Laurel Spellman Smith
- Francine Strickwerda
Writers
- Francine Strickwerda
- Laurel Spellman Smith
Star
- Tom Leykis

See production info at IMDbPro

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2smatysia

Skip this one

A pretty boring and amateurish documentary. The subject is breasts and the subject is covered pretty well. (Pun intended) There are segments on American female body image, as opposed to that of other cultures, cosmetic surgery (eew) both implantic (it's bound to be a word!) and reductive, one on girls hitting puberty, and a very long (and difficult to watch) exegesis about cancer. The jumps from segment to segment were extremely abrupt, with no segue whatsoever. Not even title cards. This is done in a totally serious manner, even excessively so. If anybody sees the thumbnail synopsis in the cable guide and thinks it will be at all titillating (pun intended) they will be sorely disappointed.

10camillagrozian

Busting Up for Busting Out

Absolutely fantastic! Saw this film in a Minneapolis film festival and was blown away at how well put together it was. The story was a perfect balance of personal drama, facts, figures (no pun intended) and humor. The writers really did a nice job of weaving the tale of two boobs so that everyone could relate in some way or another. In discussing the film afterwards, we were really surprised to find out how many people either had breast cancer, were afraid of getting breast cancer, or knew someone who had breast cancer. We laughed, we cried, we gasped, we wondered. All the things a great film will do. Definitely left my husband and I wishing it was longer and wondering what parts they edited out! This one's a must-see, hope it comes out on DVD soon. Two thumbs way up!

10lsparlin

Intelligent and Sensitive, artistic and relevant

I watched this with the intent to possibly use it as a tool with my high school age Girl Scout troop, in their discussions about body image and media. I was astounded. This documentary is so very relevant to the culture that I, as a young American woman, live in. I was so very proud that someone is confronting the images and issues that girls and women are dealing with daily, in such a frank, engaging and intelligent manner. I am excited to show this documentary to my girls and discuss with them the issues brought up. Well done, artistic, well put together, sensitive, and so very relevant. The blend of personal story with cultural facts was a perfect vehicle for getting such sensitive issues into the open.