Much more than a comedian, Bill Hicks has become an iconic inspiration to millions. Performing from the age of 13, he developed a unique and fearless style that turned convention on it's head, opening up new ways of thinking. Bill's  comedy challenged the injustices of life head on, but his uncompromising approach met with conflict in America and it was instead on the international stage where he found fame, breaking out Montreal at the Just For laughs Festival, and from there going on to conquer the UK and Australia. In 1993, on the verge of wider Stateside success, Bill fell ill with terminal cancer, but his timeless comedy has lived on, and still resonates today with ever growing numbers of people around the world.

Bill's remarkable story is brought to life in American: The Bill Hicks Story, a feature-length documentary which combines live action with a new animation technique that manipulates thousands of photographs to uniquely immerse the audiences in his world, all told from the point-of-view of the people who knew Bill best.

American: The Bill Hicks Story will be released on a 2-disc DVD by BBC DVD on 27th September 2010 at the RRP of £19.99. The plentiful extra features, totalling over 5 hours are detailed below:

• Extended Interviews;
• Austin Panel at SxSW featurette;
• Dominion Tour featurette;
• Festivals in UK & USA with the Hicks featurette;
• Hicks at Abbey Road Studios - remastering Bill's tracks featurette;
• Kevin shoots his film in LA featurette;
• 15th Anniversary tribute featurette;
• Comedy School featurette;
• David Johndrow's photography featurette;
• Dwight in London featurette;
• Making of Arizona Bay featurette;
• The Ranch featurette;
• 8 deleted scenes;
• 4 early scenes;
• 3 alternative scenes;
• 18 rare clips;
• Bill lonely in LA, 1981 journal clip;
• Bill leaves New York for LA, 1992;
• Trailer;
• Audience reactions trailer.