The Charles Bukowski Tapes are an altogether more than four hours long collection of 52 short-interviews with the American cult author Charles Bukowski, sorted by topic and each between one and ten minutes long.

The documentary includes a scene in which Bukowski reacts violently toward his wife Linda Lee.

The documentary was assembled from about 64 hours of film footage, which occurred during the three-year lead time for Schroeder's motion picture Barfly, for which Bukowski wrote the autobiographical script.

An outrageously stimulating and unnerving all-night drinking session with a gutter eloquent barroom philosopher.

[…] One of the most intimate, revealing and unsparing glimpses any film or video has ever given us of a writer’s life and personality.