Mr Saturday Night [DVD] [1992] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Lowest New Price: £7.00
  • Lowest Used Price: £3.07
  • Total New: 1
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  • Total Refurbished: 0
  • Actor : Billy Crystal
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Billy Crystal
  • EAN : 9780792852735
  • Format : Anamorphic
  • Format : Closed-captioned
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : Dolby
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : Full Screen
  • Format : NTSC
  • Format : Subtitled
  • Format : Widescreen
  • ISBN : 0792852737
  • Label : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Languages : Subtitled: English, Subtitled: Spanish, Subtitled: French, Original Language: English
  • Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.58 inches (Height) x 7.10 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 5.42 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2002-06-04
  • Running Time : 119
  • SKU : mon0001268793
  • Studio : MGM (Video & DVD)
  • UPC : 027616876645

Comedian Billy Crystal invested a life's worth of experience into his directorial debut, starring in and cowriting it as well. Mr. Saturday Night is a fascinating alternate biography of the career he never had. From the 1920s to the 90s, the movie uses flashbacks to follow a comedian's turbulent journey from making the family laugh, to stardom, to retirement. Buddy Young Jr (Crystal) and his brother Stan (David Paymer) show us the decidedly unfunny behind-the-scenes family events that can bolster or destroy an act. It's unfortunate that the flip side of Buddy's comic face is a viciously cruel streak. Distanced from his daughter and with Stan's need to move on, the contemporary segments are tinged with tragedy. They're assisted immeasurably by some impressive old-age make-up (which so often fails), transforming Crystal into an unrecognisable cantankerous creature. The gags come thick and fast; there are numerous cameos and the good-natured tone of the movie make it universally appealing. If only more acts from Saturday Night Live had been handled as well. On the DVD: Mr. Saturday Night is a standard transfer with no frills in 4:3 and stereo. The extras package offers a series of mini-interviews that are interesting in themselves, but inexplicably repeated in the accompanying five-minute featurette. --Paul Tonks

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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