Mr. Saturday Night (1992) on Netflix
Comic Buddy Young Jr. came up in the Catskills resorts with his brother Stan as his agent, and got a Saturday night television show. He now plays nursing homes and seeks work.
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- Rotten Tomatoes59%
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Plot summary
Buddy Young Jr. is a stand-up comic who rose from the Catskills resorts to his own Saturday night television show, with his brother Stan acting as his agent and manager. His ego grew along with his fame, and he alienated people close to him. Long past his prime and estranged from Stan and from his daughter Susan, he plays nursing homes while those around him think he should retire. A young agent, Annie Wells, finds him work.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Mr. Saturday Night's only Oscar nomination was David Paymer for Best Supporting Actor, and host Billy Crystal slipped the film into his Best Picture medley that night, joking, "I just wanted to see how it feels, so sue me."
- Billy Crystal performed as Buddy Young Jr. live on a 1985 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update segment, improvising with Johnny Cash, June Cash and Waylon Jennings seated near the desk; he had no idea what he was going to say.
