mr. saturday night

Director: billy crystal

Actor: billy crystal,david paymer,julie warner,helen hunt

Data Published: Fri Sep 25 1992

Genres: Comedy,Drama

Key Words: columbia tristar,columbia tristar home video,written and directed by cast member,new york city,talent agent

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104928/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Saturday_Night

Description: Mr. Saturday Night is a movie starring Billy Crystal, David Paymer, and Julie Warner. The life of Buddy Young, a comic legend in flashbacks but an old man looking for work in the present.

Plot: Mr. Saturday Night details how stand-up comedian Buddy Young Jr. became a television star, with the help of his brother and manager, Stan, but alienated many of those closest to him once his career began to fade. Through a series of flashbacks, the brothers are seen during childhood entertaining their family in the living room. The older Buddy continues his career as a comic in the Catskills, where he meets his future wife, Elaine. Buddy's fame grows, as does his ego. He hits the big time with his own Saturday night television show. But despite the warnings of his brother, Buddy uses offensive material on the air, costing him his show and beginning his career slide. As an older man, long past his prime, Buddy is estranged from Stan as well as from his daughter, Susan. A chance at redemption comes when a young agent named Annie Wells finds him work and even gets Buddy a shot at a role in a top director's new film. Buddy nevertheless gives in to his own self-destructive nature, continuing to take its toll on the comic's relationships with his family.