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Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

It's lonely at the middle.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.

Others

Budget

$43000000

Revenue

$13300000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

23 September 1992

Country

Cast

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Buddy Young Jr.

David Paymer

David Paymer

Stan

Julie Warner

Julie Warner

Elaine

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Annie Wells

Mary Mara

Mary Mara

Susan

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Phil Gussman

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Larry Meyerson

Sage Allen

Sage Allen

Mom

Jason Marsden

Jason Marsden

Buddy (Age 15)

Michael Weiner

Michael Weiner

Stan (Age 8)

Larry Gelman

Larry Gelman

Mr. Gimbel

Kay Freeman

Kay Freeman

Mrs. Gimbel

Howard Mann

Howard Mann

Stage Manager

Julius Branca

Julius Branca

Stage Manager

Liz Georges

Liz Georges

Script Girl

Bill Wendell

Bill Wendell

Announcer

Hartley Haverty

Hartley Haverty

Susan (Age 6)

Will Jordan

Will Jordan

Ed Sullivan

Josh Byrne

Josh Byrne

Buddy (Age 6)

Ben Diskin

Ben Diskin

Stan (Age 9)

Irving Wasserman

Irving Wasserman

Uncle Moe

Phil Forman

Phil Forman

Uncle Julius

Joe Shea

Joe Shea

MC

Michael Ben-Edward

Michael Ben-Edward

Fat Guy in Audience

Carl Ballantine

Carl Ballantine

Freddie

Slappy White

Slappy White

Joey

Richard Mehana

Richard Mehana

Sidney

Mark Lonow

Mark Lonow

Producer

Conrad Janis

Conrad Janis

Director

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

A.D.

Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman

Lucky Zindberg

Chayim Frenkel

Chayim Frenkel

Cantor at Funeral

Jan Lucas

Jan Lucas

Karen (Casting Director)

Daniel Tisman

Daniel Tisman

Reece

Peter Kim

Peter Kim

Maitre d'

Greg Joung Paik

Greg Joung Paik

Owner

Eugene Kaufmann

Eugene Kaufmann

Old Man

Miranda Garrison

Miranda Garrison

Apache Dancer

Alberto Toledano

Alberto Toledano

Apache Dancer

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Reporter

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Himself

Edith Fields

Edith Fields

Woman in Commercial

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Eugene Gimbel

Maria A. Ferrari Olivo

Maria A. Ferrari Olivo

Fat Guy's Wife

Talbot Perry Simons

Talbot Perry Simons

Man at Catskills

Lonnie Burr

Lonnie Burr

TV Show Dancer

Randy Doney

Randy Doney

TV Show Dancer

Joe A. Giamalva

Joe A. Giamalva

TV Show Dancer

Birl Jonns

Birl Jonns

TV Show Dancer

Shadoe Stevens

Shadoe Stevens

Fred

Bert Copello

Bert Copello

Sullivan A.D.

Lindsay Crystal

Lindsay Crystal

Screaming Girl

Dana Lipsic

Dana Lipsic

Other Screaming Girl

Jerry Gadette

Jerry Gadette

Stage Hand

William Yamadera

William Yamadera

Japanese Client

Lowell Ganz

Lowell Ganz

Writer #1

Babaloo Mandel

Babaloo Mandel

Writer #2

Gary Grossman

Gary Grossman

Backstage Man

Bob Yerkes

Bob Yerkes

Acrobat

Marinela Cimpoeru

Marinela Cimpoeru

Acrobat

Costin Csizmas

Costin Csizmas

Acrobat

Voinea Dumitru

Voinea Dumitru

Acrobat

Adrian Smertcov

Adrian Smertcov

Acrobat

Steven Kravitz

Steven Kravitz

Young Comic

Randy Crenshaw

Randy Crenshaw

'Buddy Buddy' Singer

Geoff Koch

Geoff Koch

'Buddy Buddy' Singer

Steve Lively

Steve Lively

'Buddy Buddy' Singer

Rick Logan

Rick Logan

'Buddy Buddy' Singer

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