Tom Waits: Big Time
Dec 30, 1988 | IMDB 7.3
87 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
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