Comedian
by Christian Charles
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Actor: Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Greg Giraldo, Jerry Seinfeld, Sherrod SmallDirector: Christian Charles
Brand: SEINFELD,JERRY
Producer: Jerry Seinfeld
Cinematographer: Christian Charles
Cinematographer: Gary Streiner
Producer: Gary Streiner
Cinematographer: Mark Plumber
Editor: Chris Franklin
Producer: Amy R. Baird
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 82 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
DVD Reviews of Comedian
DVD Review: Very Good
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great DVD. Jerry is seen, "behind the camera." He is human, he does say things that aren't always funny. The DVD was edited beautifully by putting in all the clips in a way that put a lot of theme into the DVD. Being labeled as a, "slow movie," is descriptive, not derogatory. The film encourages interest and understanding into the lives of comedians and Jerry Seinfeld himself. It is a very classy film in that Jerry does not have to be the star everyone knows that he already is. Watch it!DVD Review: Note the TITLE!
Summary: 3 Stars
COMEDIAN is a documentary about, yes, comedians--in particular Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams. It is NOT a movie about comedy, about being funny, or writing jokes, nor is it a set or sequences of sets. If that's what you're hoping for, you will definitely be disappointed. But I've just watched it on the eve of my performance in the finals of the Funniest Person in Hong Kong contest, and watching Adams and especially Seinfeld is incredibly helpful. That Seinfeld, whose name has become synonymous with standup, is this riddled with self-doubt, is astonishing. What Adams had to do--rewrite his material THE DAY of his appearance on Late Night with David Letterman at the request of the producers (he wasn't allowed to say 'lupus'!)--is an eye-opener. So, no, most of it isn't funny; a lot of it is slow; but this is the life of a comedian. So, what's the deal with reviewers who can't read titles?
And BTW, Adams is a tortured human being whose personality would be funny...IF it were an act. YIKES!
DVD Review: Great Insight Into The Life of a Comedian
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an engrossing film that highlights the life of an up-and-coming comic, against mega-comic Jerry Seinfeld's return to stand-up. It features many interesting behind the scenes situations with Jerry's famous comic friends. Well shot and crafted. As an interesting comparison, watch Jerry and friends early appearances on The Tonight Show when they were first starting out - The Best of The Tonight Show - Stand-Up Comedians (2 Discs) DVD Review: Totally Misleading
Summary: 2 Stars
This was a total waste of money....I Love Seinfeld, but this "documentary" has little to do with Jerry Seinfeld and a lot to do with a bunch of other comedians. WAY MISLEADING!!!!DVD Review: Seinfeld - behind the scenes
Summary: 2 Stars
This portrays to be a "behind the scenes" view of several comedians' lives showing the ups and downs of the occupation. I found it to be boring and that it just drags on. It had some funny lines but was not a comedy; it gave us some information of the occupational lives of comedians but just scattered, disjointed and incomplete. I just do not believe there is any reason for this DVD.
Description of Comedian
Jerry Seinfeld is a working stand-up comic again. COMEDIAN is a candidly revealing, intimately observed, and often very funny look at what it takes to be a comedian. On-stage, Jerry delivers his hilarious brand of observational humor. Off-stage, he struggles with difficult material, confronts self-doubt, revels in small successes, and accepts help and support from friends and colleagues, including Colin Quinn, Ray Romano, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno, and Bill Cosby. COMEDIAN also discovers the sharp wit of rising young comic Orny Adams -- outspoken, insecure, and fanatical about becoming the "next big thing." What emerge are two fascinating journeys by two contrasting personalities who have some surprising parallels.If you see Comedian expecting a concert film with Jerry Seinfeld, you'll be disappointed. But if you're looking for an incisive--almost surgical--examination of the psyche of a stand-up comedian, this is your movie. Comedian zigzags back and forth between the hugely successful Seinfeld, who's trying to get back to his stand-up roots by developing an entirely new act, and an unknown comic named Orny Adams, whose naked craving for success is almost painful to behold. Adams lays bare his ego to an embarrassing degree; Seinfeld is more subtle but just as revealing about the fears and anxieties that drive him to go back on stage. By following these two through comedy clubs, festivals, and spots on David Letterman's talk show, the documentary cunningly explores how jokes are put together, the in-the-trenches camaraderie (tinged with competition) of stand-ups, and the sheer existential terror of trying to make people laugh. --Bret Fetzer
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