It Takes a Lunatic

{{short description|2019 documentary film}}

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| name = It Takes a Lunatic

| image = It Takes a Lunatic poster.jpg

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| caption = Film poster

| director = {{Plainlist|

• Billy Lyons (directed by)
• Kim Ferraro (co-director)
• Seth Isler (co-director)

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| producer =

| writer =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Alec Baldwin
• André Bishop
• Michael Douglas

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| studio = Exemplar Productions

| distributor = Netflix

| released = {{Film date|2019|05|03|Tribeca|2019|10|25}}

| runtime = 120 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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It Takes a Lunatic is a 2019 documentary film directed by Billy Lyons, Kim Ferraro and Seth Isler and starring Alec Baldwin, André Bishop and Michael Douglas. The premise revolves around Wynn Handman, the Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre.{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2019/10/28/it-takes-a-lunatic-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |title=Stream It Or Skip It: ‘It Takes a Lunatic’ on Netflix, a Documentary Profile of New York City Theatre Guru Wynn Hardman |accessdate=2020-05-20 |website=Decider}}{{cite web |url=https://readysteadycut.com/2019/10/25/it-takes-a-lunatic-netflix-review/ |title=It Takes A Lunatic Review: A Celebration Of An Undeniably Great Man That Fails To Live Up To Its Subject’s Example |accessdate=2020-05-30 |website=Ready Steady Cut}}