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brykMantra said:

I've always loved this movie, and it's even more fascinating historically:

- At the time it was about the lightest thing ever done by either Deniro or Scorsese. This marks a real departure for them.

- It was one of the rare serious roles for Jerry Lewis. I especially liked that one quiet little scene, showing him alone in his apartment, eating his frozen dinner.

- At the time it was REALLY transparent that the Jerry Lewis character was supposed to be Johnny Carson; viewing it in that light puts it in a different perspective.

- This was Sandra Bernhardt's first major movie role. After the movie, the girl I saw it with kept saying, "That girl was REALLY ugly!"

Also, there were many notable small roles and cameo appearances: Carson producer Fred DeCordova (basically playing himself), announcer Ed Herlihy (essentially playing Ed McMahon), Shelley Hack, Tony Randall, Liza Minelli, Victor Borge, Dr. Joyce Brothers ... PLUS, members of The Clash (as "Street Scum").

Definitely a wonderful film.

November 12, 2003 08:43 AM

kim said:

I remember when it first came out and it was such a strange thing for Scorsese and DeNiro to do. I bet they had fun doing it. Thanks for all the additional commentary. I forgot about Ed Herlihy. What was his line... "and little old me, Ed Herlihy"? haha Something like that.

November 12, 2003 08:49 PM

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