比尔·希克斯是美国家喻户晓的喜剧明星。纪录片包括真实影像片段，以及数千张比尔·希克斯的照片，记录了希克斯在休斯顿老家的童年生活、成名后闯荡英国的经历以及最后成为美国喜剧大师的星路历程。
和其他缅怀故人的纪录片不同，这部电影并没有把基调定得过于沉重，而是穿插了许多比尔·希克斯的卡通造型和动画片段，给影片增加了不少幽默色彩，也更加符合比尔·希克斯“喜剧大师”的身份。
影片由英国导演马特·哈洛克和保罗·托马斯合作，花了3年时间拍摄完成，获得美国达拉斯国际电影节德克萨斯纪录人奖。

Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and Bill pulled out all the stops for the cameras. Completely focused, a newly-sober Hicks paces the stage like a wild animal riffing effortless.

Bill Hicks is a comedian with a message. In his own words 'a message that is not heard very often.....but it's the truth'. Raw and outspoken, Hicks tells us alcohol and cigarettes are more harmful than marijuana. He also offers his view on the devil on records played backwards, kids who commit suicide after hearing Judas Priest material and he explains what causes sexual thoughts. His view on advertising also is revealed.

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.

American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.

Consisting of two parts: ‘Revelations’, Bill Hicks’ last live performance in the United Kingdom made at the Dominion Theatre; and a documentary about Hicks’ life ‘Just a Ride’ featuring interviews with friends, admirers, and family.