Mr. Saturday Night

Like Milton Berle, Buddy wields a stogie and flashes a phony, ya gotta love me smile; like Jackie Mason, hes a self destructive insultmeister who puts his Jewishness, and his contempt, at the center of his act; and, like Jerry Lewis, he has a streak of manic infantilism on some level hes still a kid making funny faces. ( Read More )

Roger Ebert

Because he doesnt genuinely feel the audience, his feedback is bad; he cant tell when hes bombing until its too late. ( Read More )

Marjorie Baumgarten

Crystal, the filmmaker, works this heart wrenching ooze for all its worth. ( Read More )

Emanuel Levy

Billy Crystalls feature directorial debut is a misfire: As an actor, hes too likable to play the egotistical comedian who torments everyone around him for the sake of his career. ( Read More )

Malcolm Johnson

in Mr. Saturday Night, Billy Crystal nimbly makes the big leap from amiable (if sometimes irritating) funny man to serious, but not too serious filmmaker. ( Read More )