Harmontown
Harmontown is a documentary that follows Dan Harmon as he takes his popular podcast of the same name on a calamitous cross-country tour after he was fired from Community in 2012.
18 September 1975, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
12 August 1971, East Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27 September 1963, New Jersey, USA
18 April 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
6 October 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 February 1980, Stockton, California, USA
28 August 1969, Hermosa Beach, California, USA
8 October 1943, New York City, New York, USA
22 October 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 April 1977, Birmingham, England, UK
30 November 1965, New York City, New York, USA
12 June 1977, Whipp's Cross, London, England, UK
20 November 1971, Rome, Lazio, Italy
22 September 1970, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3 January 1973, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
29 December 1982, Los Angeles County, California, USA
1 October 1989, Sacramento, California, USA
27 January 1969, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
25 September 1983, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
19 October 1982, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1 December 1970, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
26 February 1969, Riverside, California, USA
March 17, 2015
...far too often comes off as a self-congratulatory puff piece geared towards Harmon's apparent multitude of followers.
October 30, 2014
It's in the exploration of how "Community" fandom formed its own distinctive community of outcasts that the film excels, finally making sense of the show's cult popularity by diving into that cult and crowdsurfing on it.
October 07, 2014
Berkeley's impartiality frees the director to include some of the writer's unpleasant moments on the tour.
November 07, 2014
I felt I had a better sense of the man, but the podcast element still eluded me. The live performances didn't seem that entertaining; luckily, the rest of the story was.
June 21, 2016
More than anything, though, the documentary explores a side of Harmon that you might expect but nonetheless feel privileged to see.
October 30, 2014
[This] kind of honesty is the difference between sitcoms like Community and 30 Rock, which can be clever and amusing, and a truly brilliant, risk-taking show like Louie, which can be either hilariously funny or mortally depressing.
October 16, 2014
Harmon states at one point in the film that he just wants to be "the guy who makes people happy." This documentary does just that.
June 18, 2016
A film that is far more complicated and entertaining than the fanboy home movie you might anticipate (and dread).
October 06, 2014
The message at the heart of Harmontown shows how Harmon may have achieved certain goals, but the bigger challenge he still faces is learning to accept himself the way his audience and fans have accepted him.
October 09, 2014
Repeated praise of Mr. Harmon's nerdy fan base keeps emphasizing how appreciative its members are for his shining a light. Little splurts from an ingratiating score nudge us along.
October 23, 2014
As much a portrait of a community as of its brilliant, de facto mayor, Harmontown is a stirring tribute to the restorative power of finding your people.
October 16, 2014
The final 20 minutes are the strongest, when Harmon comes to some realizations about his behavior. Unless you're the biggest of fans, you may find yourself wishing that the film had reached this point earlier.
