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Mr. Saturday Night

1992

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner, Helen Hunt ...

5.7

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Comedy Billy Crystal co-wrote, directed, and starred in this ambitious 1992 comedy-drama about an aged comedian named Buddy Young Jr., whose foul attitude and poor judgment have a strongly negative effect on his career and the people who care for him most. A survivor of the Borscht Belt tradition of stand-up comedians, Buddy's quick with a one-liner but clueless about how to treat people--he's like a cross between George Burns, Milton Berle, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"It offers intermittent but clear evidence of just how funny Mr. Crystal can be"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"All of this has a real poignancy (...) Crystal plays Buddy with love and perception (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Crystal's debut has its moments but the clumsy structure of the story prevents it from being a real heart wrencher (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Mark Oakley Den of Geek	"[It] might not be the most Crystal-esque film in his back catalogue, but it’s certainly one of the most rewarding (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"'Mr. Saturday Night' never really asks us to like Buddy. Instead, it does something heartfelt and clever: It makes his very disagreeableness worth a tip of the hat"	POS

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