Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) on Netflix
NR20071h 29mComedyDocumentary
A profile of Don Rickles built around a 2006 show at a Las Vegas casino. Performance clips from his career and interviews with people who have encountered him fill out the documentary.
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- Netflix3.9/5
- IMDb7.6/101,448 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes80%
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Plot summary
A 2006 engagement at the Stardust Casino in Las Vegas sits at the center of the documentary, alongside clips from Don Rickles' career on television and in movies, among them his many appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Recent interviews with Rickles run alongside those tapes. More than thirty people were interviewed, among them stand-up performers and celebrities who have crossed paths with him over the years, and people from his working life such as his composer, orchestra and manager. His home movies are part of the material, and the Las Vegas show had not been filmed before.
Cast
- Victor Figueredoas Himself
- Paul Shefrinas Himself
- Heidi Akawaas Herself
- Joe Meleas Himself
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
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- The documentary turned out to be Sidney Poitier's final film released during his lifetime. Don Rickles himself won a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his appearance in it.
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