Conference bookie::movies

99.0. "Mr. Saturday Night" by 12368::michaud (Jeff Michaud, DECnet/OSI) Thu Mar 25 1993 03:11

	This films stars Billy Crystal, David Pymer (nominated for
	Best Supporting Actor), and Julie Warner (who was also
	in "Doc Hollywood").  Helen Hunt also stars about half
	way through.  And there's a cameo by Jerry Lewis.

	I'm not sure why David Pymer got nominated, nothing in
	his performance stuck out to deserve it (he was good,
	but no better than anyone else).

	Though she didn't have that much screen time, I think Julie
	Warner's performance was quite good.  And the makeup job
	to make her older really looked natural to me (they did
	a much better job on her than on Crystal, who I think likes
	to be aged [like in "When Harry Met Sally"]).

	Please note that this really isn't a comedy (except maybe
	to some of our older readers :-), it's more a drama about
	the life story of a comedian who never made it really really
	big, and why.

	It was also interesting to see a cameo by the actor who plays
	Helen Hunt's characters ex-co-workers husband (in the TV
	series "Mad About You").  Remember also that Jerry Lewis starred
	in an episode of MAY, funny how those hollywood circles work ....

	Oh yea, on the video for this movie, after the ending credits
	are over, Billy Crystal introduces footage that had been cut.
	Not overly interesting footage, but worth sitting through
	(about 10 minutes worth).

    
    
    ...sorry, but this movie, at least on video was a real dud.
    
    ...Crystals character was one of the most annoying I ever had to watch.
    To the point where one would wish he just wouldn't open his mouth.
    
       Dave
    

    gee,
    
    I really enjoyed this movie - got the video 2 successive weekends.
    
    Paymer, Crystal and Hunt were terrific. I especially enjoyed the
    out-takes at the end.
    
    Gary