Enter Laughing

Enter Laughing (1967)

  • 44% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 33% of users liked it
    (21 ratings)

Carl Reiner's semi-autobiographical novel Enter Laughing makes a largely successful transition to the screen. Reni Santoni plays the Reiner character, here named David Kolowitz. A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Feb 25, 1967 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • , TIME Magazine

    Reiner has directed a film version that sticks closely to the words of the play but destroys much of its sly insight into the dawning of awareness in darkest Bronx.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    An uneven film.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    A low-pressure, quietly amusing story based on Carl Reiner's entry into show business.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Carl Reiner's 1967 debut film is, oddly, better made than any of his subsequent features.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Enter Laughing made a star out of Alan Arkin on Broadway, but Santoni is hopeless in the lead, lacking both the charm and the wit to pull it off.

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  • Ken S


    A book written by Carl Reiner was then turner into a play, Carl Reiner then adapted and directed that play into this movie. And the results are... Uninspired. Not without one or two good bits, but Enter Laughing really feels stage bound and suffers as a result. Sorry Carl I <3 U!

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