Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
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56% of critics liked it
(25 reviews) -
34% of users liked it
(5,176 ratings)
Comedian Billy Crystal made his directorial debut with this biography of fictional comedian Buddy Young Jr. (portrayed by Crystal himself), whose self-destructive tendencies prevent him from rising to top of the show business ladder during his five-decade career. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Billy Crystal
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 23, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Billy Crystall's feature directorial debut is a misfire: As an actor, he's too likable to play the egotistical comedian who torments everyone around him for the sake of his career.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
One of the best, if not the best, film of Billy Crystal's career
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Michael A. Smith, Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Maybe a guitly pleasure, but I really enjoy this movie.
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Great performances, flawed script.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A good idea, but somehow unfocused. Crystal can't make up his mind if he wants you to love or hate his Buddy Young Jr.
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Cast
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Billy Crystal
as Buddy Young Jr.
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David Paymer
as Stan Yankelman
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Julie Warner
as Elaine
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Helen Hunt
as Annie
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Mary Mara
as Susan
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Jerry Orbach
as Phil Gussman
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Ron Silver
as Larry Meyerson
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Sage Allen
as Mom
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Jason Marsden
as Buddy - Age 15
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Michael Weiner
as Stan (Age 18)
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Jackie Gayle
as Gene
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Carl Ballantine
as Freddie
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Slappy White
as Joey
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Jerry Lewis
as Himself
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Michael Ben-Edward
as Fat Guy in Audience
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Julius Branca
as Stage Manager
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Lonnie Burr
as TV Show Dancer
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Josh Byrne
as Abie - Age 6
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Marinela Cimpoeru
as Acrobat
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Bert Copello
as Sullivan A.D.
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Randy Crenshaw
as "Buddy Buddy" Singer
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Lindsay Crystal
as Screaming Girl
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Costin Cszimas
as Acrobat
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Ben Diskin
as Stan - Age 9
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Randy Doney
as TV Show Dancer
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Voinea Dumitru
as Acrobat
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Edith Fields
as Woman in Commercial
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Phil Foreman
as Uncle Julius
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Kay Freeman
as Mrs. Gimbel
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Cantor Chayim Frenkel
as Cantor at Funeral
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Jerry Gadette
as Stage Hand
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Larry Gelman
as Mr. Gimbel
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Liz Georges
as Script Girl
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Joe A. Giamalva
as TV Show Dancer
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Adam Goldberg
as Eugene Gimbel
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Gary Grossman
as Backstage Man
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Hartley Haverty
as Susan-Age 6
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Conrad Janis
as Director
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Birl Johns
as TV Show Dancer
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Eugene Kaufmann
as Old Man
- Moira Kelly
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Peter Kim
as 1st Korean
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Richard Kind
as Reporter
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Geoff Koch
as "Buddy Buddy" Singer
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Steve Kravitz
as Young Comic
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Steve Lively
as "Buddy Buddy" Singer
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Rick Logan
as "Buddy Buddy" Singer
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Mark Lonow
as Producer
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Jan Lucas
as Karen (Casting Director)
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Howard Mann
as Stage Manager
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Richard Mehana
as Sidney
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Maria A. Ferrari Olivo
as Fat Guy's Wife
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Greg Paik
as 2nd Korean
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Tim Russ
as A.D.
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Joey Shea
as MC
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Talbot Perry Simons
as Man at Catskills
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Adrian Smertcov
as Acrobat
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Shadoe Stevens
as Fred
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Daniel Tisman
as Reece
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Alberto Toledano
as Apacke Dancer
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Irving Wasserman
as Uncle Moe
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William Wendell
as Announcer
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William Yamadera
as Japanese Client
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Lowell Ganz
as 1st Writer
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Miranda Garrison
as Apacke Dancer
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Babaloo Mandel
as 2nd Writer
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Marc Shaiman
as Lucky Zinberg
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Bob Yerkes
as Acrobat
- Joe Mays
- Pam Dixon Mickelson
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Will Jordan
as Ed Sullivan
