jefftowne is a 1998 documentary

Documentary film

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 shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment

Troma Entertainment

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. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity

Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...

, alcoholism

Alcoholism

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, and circulation

Circulatory system

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 problems. Towne also enjoys pornography

Pornography

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and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.

Sequel

In 2002, Troma and Kraus collaborated for a shot-on-video sequel called jefftowne 2: in New Film Movies (the title comes from something Towne, upon hearing of the production, had written on an index card). 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 still enjoys pornography). Towne's grandmother was moved into a nursing home, so Towne now has his own apartment (with some help from various social workers), and has joined a social network with other mentally challenged people.