Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story

2013 | Documentary

Synopsis

Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story depicts one man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing societal boundaries through his use of subversive art. This 98-minute film combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a historical palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, this HD documentary film offers a feature-length retrospective of Ungerer's life and art, pondering the complexities and contradictions of a man who, armed with an acerbic wit, an accusing finger and a razor sharp pencil, gave visual representation to the revolutionary voices during one of the most tantalizing and dramatic periods in American history. Far Out Isn't Far Enough explores the circumstances of his meteoric rise and fall on American soil, but also delves into Ungerer's formative years leading up to, and prolific years since, his time in America.

Scores

Overall Score
31.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
10.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.4%
Review Aggregate
86.7

Critic Consensus

90.5% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, visually striking, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalvisually strikingfamily-friendlythought-provokingpoliticallightheartedsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes338

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$35,647$47,993
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$35,647$47,993

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$17,824$23,997
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,058,000$1,424,440
Digital Purchases ?2013$633,000$852,241
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,368,000$1,841,809
Physical Purchases ?2013$3,544,000$4,771,471
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$72,000$96,937
Total Revenues2013$6,692,824$9,010,896
Expenses
Budget ?2013$240,000 (est)$323,124 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$268,000$360,822
Residuals ?2013$418,000$562,775
Interest & Overhead2013$48,000$64,625
Total Expenses2013$1,054,000$1,419,055
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$5,638,824$7,591,841

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