Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
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57% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(1,215 ratings)
In this stylized adaptation of her 1988 off-Broadway show, singer/actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard explores celebrity, stereotypes, and her own childhood in a series of monologues and musical numbers. Although much of the material comes straight from the original stage show, Bernhard and co-writer… More In this stylized adaptation of her 1988 off-Broadway show, singer/actress/comedian Sandra Bernhard explores celebrity, stereotypes, and her own childhood in a series of monologues and musical numbers. Although much of the material comes straight from the original stage show, Bernhard and co-writer John Boskovich updated many of her pop-cultural musings and added several new production numbers. They also turned a one-woman show into something of a mockumentary, staging interviews with Bernhard's fictional manager (Lu Leonard) and adding several additional characters. Most of the action is staged in a theater full of well-heeled African American patrons who slowly leave in disgust at Bernhard's performance, which includes her deadpan fantasies about an imagined gentile childhood, a dalliance with Warren Beatty, and a trip to Studio 54. Originally given a limited release by New Line Cinema in 1990, Without You I'm Nothing was quickly pulled from theaters when the company that produced it went bankrupt. Eventually, however, it made its was to home video and DVD. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Boskovich
- Written By
- Sandra Bernhard, John Boskovich
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 11, 1990 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 23, 2005
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
I think the world of entertainment can always use a few angry, gifted oddballs like Sandra Bernhard.
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Cast
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Sandra Bernhard
as Herself
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Steve Antin
as Himself
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Lu Leonard
as Sandra's Manager
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Ken Foree
as Emcee
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Cynthia Bailey
as Roxanne
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Robin Byrd
as Shower Woman
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Stephanie Albers
as Hippie Girl
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Robin Antin
as Hippie Girl
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Grace Broughton
as Female Backup Singer
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Stephanie Clark
as Ballet Dancer
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Indrani de Souza
as Ballet Dancer
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Joe di Giandomenico
as Go Go Dancer
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Kevin Dorsey
as Male Backup Singer
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Djimon Hounsou
as Ex-Boyfriend
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Hardy Keith
as Ballet Dancer
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Annie Livingstone
as Hippie Girl
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Arnold McCuller
as Male Backup Singer
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Felix Montano
as Go Go Dancer
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Roxanne Reese
as Heckler
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David Stuart Rodgers
as Go Go Dancer
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Sebastian Russell
as Ballet Dancer
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Ellen Sims
as Ballet Dancer
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Vonte Sweet
as Child Caroler
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Paul Thorpe
as Apollo
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Tonya Natalie Townsend
as Child Caroler
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Axel Vera
as "Female" Backup Singer
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Denise Vlasis
as Shoshanna
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Estuardo M. Volty
as Backup Singer
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Ludie Washington
as Heckler
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Oren Waters
as Male Backup Singer
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Jeff Wiener
as Child Caroler
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Carlton Wilborn
as Ballet Dancer
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Kimberly Williams-Paisley
as Female Backup Singer
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John Doe
as Himself
