Mr. Saturday Night

    I love stand-up comedy, and sometimes I wish to do stand-up for everyone. It could happen, you'll never know. Anyway, this movie deals with having a career in comedy. Basically, it's a struggling success story. Ladies and gentleman, I present to you Billy Crystal as Mr. Saturday Night. Not only did Billy star in this movie, but he also wrote and directed this movie. Also starring David Paymer in his Oscar nominated role, Julie Warner, Helen Hunt (Mad About You and Twister), Ron Silver, and a small appearance by the late Jerry Lewis.
    This is the story of Buddy Young Jr. (Billy Crystal), a comedian who's been beloved by everyone but is struggling in the middle. Nowadays, he performs for small crowds in nursing homes and everyone thinks that Buddy needs to retire. Buddy, however, disagrees. As he looks for opportunities, Buddy realizes that people have forgotten all about him and his golden years.
    One word: underrated. This movie needs more attention and more praise. I sure loved it for the comedic humor of Billy Crystal and the feels of drama in most of the scenes. One example of a dramatic scene was the death of Buddy's mother, who loved her children very much and supported Buddy and his brother/manager, Stan (David Paymer) throughout their life.
    Oh yeah, Buddy and Stan's relationship as brothers and partners was heartfelt too. Let me elaborate on that: Buddy and Stan have been doing comedy ever since they were kids and they made their family, especially their mom, laugh out loud. But when Buddy decides to go solo on their first big break, I felt bad for Stan for feeling, you know, left out. I mean, he wanted the fame, too. And for the rest of Buddy's career, they had some sort of a struggling relationship. But, without giving it all away, they make up.
    What I also loved about the movie is that the late Jerry Lewis made a brief cameo in the movie. Jerry Lewis is my favorite old time comedian, and he does the kind of comedy you don't see anymore. Nowadays, comedians talk about sex and drugs, and that's not right.

    Parents Guide: This movie is rated R for mostly language. There's no sex stuff in the movie. There's a scene where Buddy and Stan have a non-bloody fist fight on the stairs. There's a lot of smoking in the movie. The F word is constantly used in the movie, too.