Mr. Saturday Night

The last comedian - Mr. Saturday Night ( Mr. Saturday Night ) is an American comedy film directed by Billy Crystal from the year 1992.

Action

The successful in the 1950s comedian Buddy Young Junior has only less lucrative gigs. In the flashbacks shows how the Jewish brothers Buddy and Stan occur before the relatives. When they are to occur on the real stage, Stan gets doubt and taking a step backwards. Buddy appears as Buddy Young Junior on its own. His number is not amused the audience at first, but then when he improvises, he brings the audience laugh.

Buddy begins a career as a comedian, his brother Stan accompanies him. Stan gives the brother even contacts with attractive women from the audience. Buddy has problems with his daughter.

After years Stan Buddy accuses of having wasted one's life for his brother. Buddy tells him that Stan got by the proximity of a star in the first place a life. In the end, Buddy reconciled with his daughter and his brother.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film " staged fast-paced ", " touching " and " entertaining " is. He keep the balance between the "hidden tragedy " and " comedy ". The end was " sentimental ".

Awards

David Paymer was nominated in 1993 for an Oscar. Billy Crystal and David Paymer was nominated in 1993 for a Golden Globe Award. Jason Marsden was nominated in 1993 for the Young Artist Award.

The film was nominated in 1993 for the Political Film Society Award for Peace and for the Casting Society of America Award.

Background

The shooting took place in New York City, Los Angeles and in the Culver Studios in Culver City. The film played in theaters in the USA a 13.351 million U.S. dollars.

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