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Quick Info

Rating

5.7/10

Release1992

Runtime1h 59m

StatusReleased

Budget$43,000,000

Revenue$13,300,000

Production

New Line Cinema

Castle Rock Entertainment

Face Productions

Movie

Mr. Saturday Night

1992

1h 59m

5.7

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

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.

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