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MPAA RATING: R for language and risque humor

Starring Bruce Vilanch, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Whoopi Goldberg

This documentary goes behind the scenes with Bruce Vilanch, one of the most sought after comedy writers in Hollywood. (Miramax Films)

GENRE(S):	Documentary
DIRECTED BY:	Andrew J. Kuehn
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: January 13, 2004 Video: February 29, 2000 Theatrical: September 17, 1999
RUNNING TIME:	82 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

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San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

An extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the comedy game.

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

A hilarious and utterly faboo documentary...you'll be begging for more.

New York Post Rod Dreher

An irresistible documentary tribute that's as yummy and insubstantial as a sackful of Twinkies.

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

Spirited, madly educational docu-quickie.

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Offering often-hysterical testimony to Vilanch's talent.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Exactly the kind of documentary we all want to have made about ourselves, in which it is revealed that we are funny, smart, beloved, the trusted confidant of famous people.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Endearing, very funny and utterly unpretentious.

Time Richard Corliss

Fond, zippy new documentary about the Bruce who, on the Hollywood circuit, is the real Boss.

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

An accurate sense of how today's Hollywood works.

Newsweek David Ansen

It's worth the price of admission just to hear Vilanch bouncing ideas off of a revved-up Robin Williams.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

The behind-the-scenes revelations are thoroughly convincing.

Austin Chronicle Sarah Hepola

Joyous ode to laughter as a way of life.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

An affectionate puff profile.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

Captures just enough behind-the-scenes flavor to qualify as a light, bright divertissement.

Film.com Elizabeth Weitzman

Because (Vilanch) is such a character, the movie ends up being a lot of fun.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Closer to an infomercial than a serious study, but it serves up plenty of rowdy humor.

Film.com Ernest Hardy

Mildly amusing, both charming and diverting, it plays like a La La Land home movie.

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

This one's worth the ticket price only if you are a showbiz-aholic.

TV Guide Steve Simels

The aroma of hagiography is unavoidable.

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

I'd take the stakes driven right through my platform pumps over listening to Bruce Vilanch jokes, but that's me.

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