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Bumfights: A Video Too Far (2004)

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Posted by Films For Action on Dec. 28, 2008
46 min - Documentary - 8521 Views

Documentary about the video BUMFIGHTS, where the filmmakers paid homeless people and tramps to fight each other and perform degrading stunts. Looks at the film and its consequences, particularly in terms of copycat followers, and also features interviews with the producers of the film and some of those who appeared in it.

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