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Mr. Saturday Night ()


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The life of Buddy Young, a comic legend in flashbacks but an old man looking for work in the present.

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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 nominations.
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Buddy Young Jr.
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Stan
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Elaine
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Annie Wells
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Susan
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Phil Gussman
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Larry Meyerson
Sage Allen ...
Mom
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Buddy - Age 15
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Stan - Age 18
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Mr. Gimbel
Kay Freeman ...
Mrs. Gimbel
Howard Mann ...
Stage Manager
Julius Branca ...
Stage Manager
Liz Georges ...
Script Girl
Bill Wendell ...
Announcer (as William Wendell)
Hartley Haverty ...
Susan - Age 6
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Ed Sullivan
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Buddy - Age 6
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Stan - Age 9
Irving Wasserman ...
Uncle Moe
Phil Forman ...
Uncle Julius
Joe Shea ...
MC
Michael Ben-Edward ...
Fat Guy in Audience
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Freddie
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Joey
Richard Mehana ...
Sidney
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Producer
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Director
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A.D.
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Lucky Zindberg
Chayim Frenkel ...
Cantor at Funeral (as Cantor Chayim Frenkel)
Jan Lucas ...
Karen - Casting Director
Daniel Tisman ...
Reece
Peter Kim ...
Maitre d'
Greg Joung Paik ...
Owner (as Greg Paik)
Eugene Kaufmann ...
Old Man
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Apache Dancer
Alberto Toledano ...
Apache Dancer
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Reporter
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Jerry Lewis
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Woman in Commercial
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Eugene Gimbel
Maria A. Ferrari Olivo ...
Fat Guy's Wife
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Man at Catskills
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TV Show Dancer
Randy Doney ...
TV Show Dancer
Joe A. Giamalva ...
TV Show Dancer
Birl Jonns ...
TV Show Dancer
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Fred
Bert Copello ...
Sullivan A.D.
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Screaming Girl
Dana Lipsic ...
Other Screaming Girl
Jerry Gadette ...
Stage Hand
William Yamadera ...
Japanese Client
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Writer #1
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Writer #2
Gary Grossman ...
Backstage Man
Bob Yerkes ...
Acrobat
Marinela Cimpoeru ...
Acrobat
Costin Csizmas ...
Acrobat
Voinea Dumitru ...
Acrobat
Adrian Smertcov ...
Acrobat
Steven Kravitz ...
Young Comic
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'Buddy Buddy' Singer
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'Buddy Buddy' Singer
Steve Lively ...
'Buddy Buddy' Singer
Rick Logan ...
'Buddy Buddy' Singer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tyce Bune
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Gene
Janette Andrade ...
Slate Person at Game Show (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
Rene Beard ...
NYC Cabbie (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
Jorga Caye ...
Bowler (uncredited)
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Beauty Pageant Contestant (uncredited)
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Shaky Kid (uncredited)
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Costumer (uncredited)
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Buddys Showgirl (uncredited)
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Cameraman at Game Show (uncredited)
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Young Woody Allen (uncredited)
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Beauty Pageant Contestant (uncredited)
Jim Rhine ...
Chuckling Nightclubber (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)
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Family Member (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tami Zweig ...
Woman in Catskills Audience (uncredited)

Directed by

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Billy Crystal

Written by

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Billy Crystal ... (written by) and
Lowell Ganz ... (written by) &
Babaloo Mandel ... (written by)

Produced by

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Billy Crystal ... producer
Lowell Ganz ... executive producer
Babaloo Mandel ... executive producer
Peter Schindler ... co-producer

Music by

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Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by

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Donald Peterman ... director of photography (as Don Peterman)

Editing by

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Kent Beyda

Editorial Department

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Thomas Calderon ... assistant editor (as Thomas Calderón)
Susan Graef ... second assistant editor: New York (as Sue Graef)
Dale E. Grahn ... color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Wilt Henderson ... assistant editor (as Wilton S. Henderson)
Avis Hope ... apprentice editor
Janice Keuhnelian ... assistant editor: New York
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein ... negative cutter (as Mary Nelson Duerrstein)

Casting By

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Pam Dixon

Production Design by

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Albert Brenner

Art Direction by

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Carol Winstead Wood

Set Decoration by

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Kathe Klopp

Costume Design by

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Ruth Myers

Makeup Department

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Kim Addrisi ... makeup artist (as Kim Adrissi)
Richard Alonzo ... makeup artist
Audrey L. Anzures ... hair stylist
Margot Boccia ... makeup assistant: New York (as Margo Boccia)
Joseph A. Campayno ... makeup artist: New York (as Joe Campayno)
Hazel Catmull ... hair stylist
William A. Farley ... hair designs creator (as Bill Farley) / makeup creator (as Bill Farley)
Todd Kleitsch ... makeup assistant: New York
Steve LaPorte ... hair designs creator / makeup creator
Michael Laudati ... makeup artist: New York
Christine Leiter ... makeup assistant: New York
Neal Martz ... makeup artist: New York
Todd McIntosh ... makeup artist
Peter Montagna ... hair designs creator / makeup creator
John Quaglia ... hairstylist: New York
Richard Sabre ... hair stylist
Mike Smithson ... fabrication
Dayne Johnson ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Louis Lazzara ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Michael Maddi ... prosthetics designer (uncredited)

Production Management

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Kelly Van Horn ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Julie A. Bloom ... second assistant director: New York (as Julie Bloom)
David Cass Jr. ... second assistant director
Jim Chory ... first assistant director
Brent Clark ... third assistant director
Harvey Epstein ... dga trainee: New York
John Gallagher ... second second assistant director: New York
Sean Hobin ... second second assistant director
Jono Oliver ... dga trainee (as Jono)
Peter Schindler ... second unit director

Art Department

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Jess Anscott ... set dresser
Bonnie Bennetts ... set dresser
Nick Bridwell ... painter
Frank L. Brown ... assistant property master (as Frank Brown)
Daren Cornell ... painter
Ed Cornell ... painter
Kevin Coyle ... set dresser
Brad Curry ... drapery foreman
Richard Bryan Douglas ... construction foreman (as Richard Douglas)
Amy Feldman ... production buyer
Wayne Fisher ... set dresser
Frank Flores ... set dresser
Harold Fuhrman ... set designer
Matt Furginson ... set dresser (as Mat Furginson)
Arthur Gelb ... graphic artist
Raymond Ginther ... plaster foreman
Steve A. Hagberg ... construction coordinator (as Steve Hagberg)
Hugh Hanna ... construction foreman
Ross Harpold ... set dresser
Leon Harris ... illustrator
Augustin Hernandez Jr. ... laborer (as Gus Hernandez)
Roberta J. Holinko ... set decorator: New York (as Roberta Holinko)
John Kasarda ... art director: New York
Dean B. Katz ... set dresser
Michael Kohan ... assistant property master
Randlett King Lawrence ... general foreman (as Randy Lawrence)
Loren Levy ... property: New York
David B. Long ... construction foreman (as David Long)
C.J. Maguire ... property master
Ben Massi ... painter
Douglas E. Maxwell ... leadman (as Doug Maxwell)
John Hammer Maxwell ... set dresser (as John Maxwell)
Tony Miller ... set plasterer
Gerard H. Pineo ... leadman: New York (as Gerard Pineo)
Rudy Reachi ... assistant property master
Bruce Richter ... gang boss
Anthony Samuel Saso ... labor foreman (as Anthony Saso)
Paul Stanwyck ... lead painter (as Paul Stanwyck)
Dalia Taft ... art department coordinator
Allan Trumpler ... standby painter: New York
Bobby L. Vaughn ... construction foreman (as Bobby Vaughn)
Kenneth Weinberg ... property assistant: New York
Gary Stel ... laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James Ashwill ... foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Bob Balzarini ... cableman: New York (as Bobby Balzarini)
Stu Bernstein ... sound editor
Steve Bowerman ... boom operator
Allan Bromberg ... foley editor
Robert Deschaine ... adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Michael Dressel ... sound editor
Jessica Gallavan ... supervising adr editor
Nerses Gezalyan ... foley recordist
Robert Grieve ... supervising sound editor
Bob Hile ... machine operator: Skywalker Sound
Gary Holland ... cableman
David Jobe ... adr recordist
John Keating ... sound transfer
Jonathan Klein ... adr editor
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Steve Mann ... sound editor
John Murray ... supervising foley editor
Dan O'Connell ... foley walker
Kevin O'Connell ... re-recording mixer: Skywalker Sound
Matt Patterson ... recordist: Skywalker Sound
Jennifer Portman ... apprentice sound editor
Jim Quinn ... machine operator: Skywalker Sound
Daniel Rosenblum ... boom operator: New York (as Danny Rosenblum)
Jeanine Schaack ... first assistant sound editor
Roy Seeger ... assistant sound editor
Robert L. Sephton ... sound editor (as Robert Sephton)
Gary L.G. Simpson ... stage engineer: Skywalker Sound (as Gary Simpson)
Rich Steven ... dialogue editor: Rich Sound
Alicia Stevenson ... foley artist / foley walker
Madeleine Swift ... assistant sound editor
Sherman Waze ... dialogue editor: Rich Sound
Jeff Wexler ... production sound mixer
Kimberly Lambert Gibson ... Assistant Sound Editor (uncredited)
Kurt Peterson ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David P. Kelsey ... special effects supervisor (as Dave Kelsey)
Steven Kirshoff ... special effects: New York (as Steve Kirshoff)
John Ottesen ... special effects: New York

Stunts

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Brian Burrows ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Phil Abraham ... first camera assistant: New York
Michael Anderson ... grip (as Mike Anderson)
Steve Austin ... 24 frame video operator
Randy Burgess ... rigging grip
Steve Chase ... grip
Armando Contreras ... best boy grip
Brian S. Cooper ... electrician
Scott Crabbe ... video assist operator
Jerry DeBlau ... gaffer: New York (as Jerry De Blau)
Ken Fisher ... assistant camera
Larry Freeman ... electrician
Donald L. Hartley ... dolly grip (as Don Hartley)
Richard Hartley ... electrician (as Rich Hartley)
Tyrone Jackson ... grip
Lee Johnson ... lighting technician
Gábor Kövér ... cinematographer: second unit, New York (as Gabor Kover)
Norman Lang ... electrician
Traci Lashbrook ... camera loader
Kal Manning ... gaffer
Bruce McBroom ... still photographer
Peter Morello ... second camera assistant: New York
Randy Nolen ... steadicam operator
Billy Patsos ... best boy: New York (as William Patsos)
George Patsos ... key grip: New York
Jay Michael Pearce ... grip (as Jay Pearce)
Brad Peterman ... second camera assistant
Jay Peterman ... first camera assistant
Keith Peterman ... camera operator
Peter John Petraglia ... best boy: New York
James Harold Pollard ... dolly grip: New York (as Jim Pollard)
Katherine Ruppe ... additional camera assistant: New York
Andrew D. Schwartz ... still photographer: New York (as Andy Schwartz)
Calvin Sterry ... key grip (as Cal Sterry)
Ken M. Suzuki ... best boy electric (as Ken Suzuki)
Francis X. Valdez III ... rigging gaffer (as Frankie Valdez)
Rick Wilhoit ... electrician (as Ricky Wilhoit)
Steven Zuch ... video assist: New York

Casting Department

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Judie Fixler ... extras casting: New York
Charlie Messenger ... extras casting
Caryn Richmond ... casting assistant
Trish Stuckey ... extras casting
Jessica Roulston ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Robin Borman-Wizan ... costumer (as Robin Borman)
Armand Coutu ... costumer
Irene Ferrari ... costume supervisor: New York
Linda Henrikson ... costume supervisor
Marcie Olivi ... costumer
Chuck Velasco ... costume supervisor
Danna Edwards ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Donna E. Bloom ... location manager: New York (as Donna Bloom)
Justin Cooke ... assistant location manager: New York
Huw Davies ... location manager
Lauren Ross ... location manager

Music Department

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Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
Tom Brown ... music preparation
Sandy De Crescent ... music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Brad Dechter ... additional orchestrator
Alex Gibson ... music editor
Daniel Gold ... music prep
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation
Artie Kane ... orchestra conductor
Nina Lucia ... assistant music editor
Hummie Mann ... music supervisor / score producer
Mark McKenzie ... orchestrator
Joel Moss ... music mixer / music recordist
Maria Newman ... musician
Marc Shaiman ... score producer
Thomas Richard Sharp ... additional orchestrator (as Thom Sharp)
Jack Sheldon ... musician: trumpet solos
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation
Scott Stambler ... music supervisor
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Nick Vidar ... music technical coordinator
Sherry Whitfield ... additional music editor
Lester Wilson ... choreographer: musical numbers
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Marion Tumen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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George Alden ... driver
Michael Avallon ... driver
Ken Bellanca ... transportation captain
Steven Chase ... driver
Jim Chesney ... driver
Craig T. Crowell ... transportation captain (as Craig Crowell)
James M. Dunne ... driver (as Jim 'Mongo' Dunne)
Jack Field ... driver
Gary Grace ... driver
Thomas Hetman ... driver (as Tom Hetman)
Richard Holston ... teamster co-captain: New York
Robert Hunter Jr. ... transportation coordinator (as Bob Hunter)
Michael Hyde ... teamster captain: New York
Chuck Jeglinski ... driver
Gary J. Johnson ... driver (as Gary Johnson)
Michael D. Kuljis ... driver (as Mike Kuljis)
Lonnie Laxson ... driver
Tim C. McHenry ... driver (as Tim McHenry)
Jerry McMullan ... driver
Bob Reidel ... driver (as Bobby Riedell)
Charles Spillane ... driver
Greg Van Dyke ... driver
Ron 'Rooster' Venegas ... driver
Ted Visser ... driver
Richard West ... driver (as Dick West)
Jerry Sidwell ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Todd J. Adelman ... set medic (as Todd Adelman)
Laurie Arnow-Epstein ... set estimator (as Laurie Arnow)
Lacey Lee Ashley ... assistant: Billy Crystal (as Lacey Ashley)
Elaine Bass ... title designer
Saul Bass ... title designer
Bonnie Belknap ... food stylist
Cheryl Brown ... set relaxer (as Cheryl Morehouse)
Judith M. Brown ... studio teacher (as Judy Brown)
Mitchell Cassel ... contact lens optometrist: New York (as Dr. Mitch Cassell)
Pam Ellington ... assistant production accountant
Liam Finn ... production assistant: New York
Cindy Franke ... assistant production coordinator
Michele Giordano ... assistant production coordinator: New York
Morton Greenspoon ... contact lens consultant (as Morton K. Greenspoon O.D.)
Michael Greenwood ... production assistant (as Mike Greenwood)
Denise Harrell ... contact lens technician: New York
Bernardo Hiller ... dialogue coach: Yiddish (as Bernard Hiller)
Deborah Houtsma ... post-production accountant
Lisa Lynn Kearsley ... production coordinator
Joe Keeper ... post-production accountant
Gilbert Kollin ... consultant: rabbinical (as Rabbi Gilbert Kollin)
Eddee Kolos ... production assistant: New York
Arnold Lipsman ... unit publicist
Adam Lustig ... property graphics
Gail Martin-Sheridan ... production accountant (as Gail Martin)
Tricia Miles ... production assistant
Daniel Nix ... key set production assistant
Valerie O'Brien ... assistant: Peter Schindler
Ramon Pahoyo ... craft service
Jane Raab ... production coordinator: New York
Gail Rose ... assistant production accountant (as Gail Foreman)
Rick Rozzini ... assistant choreographer
Ellen Russell ... parking coordinator: New York (as Ellen Fitzgerald-Russell)
Tracy Shaffer ... unit publicist (as Tracy Mosh)
Jackie Short ... accounting clerk
Richard L. Silver ... contact lens consultant (as Richard I. Silver O.D.)
Craig Skrzypecki ... production assistant
David W. Slodki ... production assistant (as David Slodki)
Rose Topping ... assistant to executive producers
Angel Trujillo ... caterer
Tam Warner ... choreographer (as Tam G. Warner)
Christopher Waters ... production assistant (as Darren Waters)
Andrea Wertheim ... production assistant
David L. Yen ... craft service: New York (as David Yen)
Larry Vigus ... stand-in: Conrad Janis (uncredited)
William Woff ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager ... adr voice (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself. Written by Michael Silva

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Taglines He loved his family. He loved his friends. But he loved his audience even more. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Der letzte Komödiant - Mr. Saturday Night (Germany)
  • Don sábado noche (Spain)
  • El showman de los sábados (Spain)
  • Vitsivieteri (Finland)
  • Mr. Saturday Night - A Arte de Fazer Rir (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 119 min
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Budget $43,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Kyra Sedgwick was considered to play Elaine, but turned it down due to her pregnancy. Julie Warner was cast in her place. See more »
Goofs When Buddy is talking with Elaine at the gazebo the first night he meets her, the boom mic is visible just before the ferry boat passes by, and again after she asks him if his brother brings a girl to him after every show. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in School Ties/South Central/Sarafina!/Singles/Blade Runner (1992). See more »
Soundtracks My Buddy See more »
Quotes Buddy Young, Jr.: For me, my family was like, uh, Dances With Jews. Oh sure, we had names for our relatives like they had in that movie.
Reporter: What do you mean?
Buddy Young, Jr.: Well, we had "Eats With His Hands," "Spits When He Talks," "Makes Noise When He Bends," "Sweats Like a Pig," "Whines In a Cab," "Never Buys Retail," "Shaves His Back."
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