Private Parts

Name: Private Parts
Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy
Released: March 7, 1997
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack

1997

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: March 7, 1997 | R

Starring: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack

Summary: Private Parts captures Howard at his most hilarious, in a bare-all, no-jokes-barred look at a true entertainment sensation. (Paramount)

Director: Betty Thomas

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 109 min

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Peter Travers

What can I tell you? It works. Private Parts is a comic firecracker with a surprising human touch. Read full review

Chris Gore

While PP does contain the lesbian-toilet-poo-poo-homo-butt kind of humor you would expect, (Ba Ba Booey) underneath that, there is a real movie there with fully developed characters and engaging conflict. It's an absolute must-see. Read full review

Empire Caroline Westbrook

Director Thomas applies the deft comic touch which made The Brady Bunch Movie (similarly ignored outside the US) such a hoot, to make for a deliriously funny, frequently outrageous romp. Read full review

Barbara Shulgasser

Private Parts is a sparkling, nonstop entertainment written by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko and directed by Betty Thomas, but sometimes it gives the impression that Stern is nothing short of Nobel Peace Prize material. Read full review

James Berardinelli

The question hanging over Private Parts' financial success is whether enough non-Stern fans will venture to see what they may view as a "cult" or "niche" film. Most who take a chance, regardless of what prejudices they harbor against WXRK's top personality, will find themselves rewarded by a surprisingly pleasant two hours. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Thomas’ comic flair is undeniable, as is Stern’s comic acting ability; all other arguments aside, Private Parts is a consistently uproarious affair, riddled with brilliant comic set-pieces, including Stern’s many, many run-ins with various program directors and NBC brass. Read full review

David Sterritt

Some scenes paint a convincing portrait of Stern as a witty opponent of stuffiness, prudery, and hypocrisy. Others mix gross-out humor with nasty doses of racism, sexism, and homophobia that reveal a dark side to Stern's professional personality. Read full review

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Gaston44

Sep 9, 2013

This is a great movie. Recaps Stern's radio career and life until his NBC days. If you're a Stern fan or know anything about Howard Stern, watch this movie.

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Tss5078

Feb 24, 2013

Howard Stern is the most misunderstood person in America. People don't like him, because of his sense of humor, but what they don't realize is how much more lies beneath the surface. Private Parts is the story of Howard Stern, from his upbringing to his marriage, and of course his radioHoward Stern is the most misunderstood person in America. People don't like him, because of his sense of humor, but what they don't realize is how much more lies beneath the surface. Private Parts is the story of Howard Stern, from his upbringing to his marriage, and of course his radio career. It's one of the most honest films you will ever see, being that was written by and starring the man who the film is about. Besides being very very funny, the film gives you a look inside the life and background of one of America's most controversial figures. Even if you are a Stern hater, watch the movie, and then see if you feel the same way. The more you know about someone, the harder it is to hate them, and I think that's part of why Stern decided to do this film.… Expand

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Jan 1, 2022

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geewah

Jan 12, 2021

An entertaining and funny enough movie that for something involving Stern has a fair amount of warmth.
Biggest problem, if does come across as a vanity project.

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