Mr. Saturday Night
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1992-09-23
Runtime: 119 mins
Director: Billy Crystal
Writer: Billy Crystal, Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Spoken language:
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: Mr. Saturday Night
Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment, Face Productions
Production Countries:
Cast
Billy Crystal
David Paymer
Julie Warner
Helen Hunt
Mary Mara
Jerry Orbach
Ron Silver
Sage Allen
Jason Marsden
Michael Weiner
Larry Gelman
Kay Freeman
Howard Mann
Julius Branca
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