Jefftowne

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. In 2002, Troma and Kraus collaborated for a shot-on-video sequel called jefftowne 2: in New Film Movies . It shows that in the past four years, Towne has lost a significant amount of weight, has stopped drinking, his circulation problems have alleviated, and... he now works as a ticket-taker for the nearby mall cinema . Towne's grandmother was moved into a nursing home, so Towne now has his own apartment , and has joined a social network with other mentally challenged people.
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