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Actor: Allan Havey, Dom Irrera, Jay Leno, Mario Joyner, Robert KleinBrand: SEINFELD,JERRY
Cinematographer: Christian Charles
Cinematographer: Gary Streiner
Cinematographer: Mark Plumber
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of Comedian
Movie Review: Very Good
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great DVD. Jerry is seen, "behind the camera." He is human, he does say things that aren't always funny. The DVD was edited beautifully by putting in all the clips in a way that put a lot of theme into the DVD. Being labeled as a, "slow movie," is descriptive, not derogatory. The film encourages interest and understanding into the lives of comedians and Jerry Seinfeld himself. It is a very classy film in that Jerry does not have to be the star everyone knows that he already is. Watch it!
Summary of Comedian
If you see Comedian expecting a concert film with Jerry Seinfeld, you'll be disappointed. But if you're looking for an incisive--almost surgical--examination of the psyche of a stand-up comedian, this is your movie. Comedian zigzags back and forth between the hugely successful Seinfeld, who's trying to get back to his stand-up roots by developing an entirely new act, and an unknown comic named Orny Adams, whose naked craving for success is almost painful to behold. Adams lays bare his ego to an embarrassing degree; Seinfeld is more subtle but just as revealing about the fears and anxieties that drive him to go back on stage. By following these two through comedy clubs, festivals, and spots on David Letterman's talk show, the documentary cunningly explores how jokes are put together, the in-the-trenches camaraderie (tinged with competition) of stand-ups, and the sheer existential terror of trying to make people laugh. --Bret FetzerIntimate look at the trials of stand-up comedy through the eyes of comedy veteran Jerry Seinfeld, and new-comer Orny Adams.
Genre: Documentary
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-NOV-2004
Media Type: DVD
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