Beer! Pornos! Wrestling! Down’s Syndrome!
jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.
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The film's tagline is: "Beer! Pornos! Wrestling! Down’s Syndrome!"
The film was directed by Daniel Kraus.
The screenplay was written by Daniel Kraus.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0220585.
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Jefftowne
Released
NR
English
United States of America
