Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman
by Beth McCarthy-Miller, Dave Wilson, James Signorelli, Paul Miller, Tom Schiller
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Actor: Alec Baldwin, Candice Bergen, Corbin Bernsen, Phil Hartman, Tom ArnoldDirector: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Dave Wilson, James Signorelli, Paul Miller, Tom Schiller
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
Writer: Al Franken
Writer: Andy Breckman
Writer: Bob Odenkirk
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
Published: 2004-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman
DVD Review: Starts Off Great But Falters At The End
Summary: 4 Stars
Phil Hartman was a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" for eight years. During that time, he gave the show some its most memorable and hilarious moments. From zany recurring characters to dead - on impressions of people in the news, he always knew how the grab the audience. So after his untimely death in 1998, it was only fitting that the good peole at "SNL" would put together a collection of Phil's best moments on the show. The result, "The Best Of Phil Hartman", was a good collection but many people felt something was wrong.
"The Best Of Phil Hartman" starts off on a high note. Showcasing his memorable impressions such as Bill Clinton (I personally like his better than Darrell Hammond), Phil Donahue, Peter Graves, Ronald Reagan, Barbara Bush and Frank Sinatra (in the funniest sketch on the whole dvd) is a great way to kick things off. In fact, the first 45 minutes or so is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
However, there's a noticable drop in quality after the "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer" sketch. Sketches like "Anne Boleyn" and "Robot Repair" are basically filler sketches added for time. Also, there are funnier Frankenstein, Tonto And Tarzan sketches than the one here, but they opt for their first appearance. I would havee loved for an "As World Turn" or "Season's Greetings" sketch. The only real keepers throughout this entire half are the end tribute and "Cooking With The Anal Retentive Chef".
If they wanted to make a great tribute to Hartman, they should have devoted the first half to his impressions and the rest to his many recurring characters. Phil had a lot of memorable and funny characters - Mr. Claymore, gay talk show host Russell Clark, Mace the convict, Susan The Transsexual, Helen and even Jesus (which is actually more of an impression depending on your beliefs). All of them are either missing are butchered to mere snippets in montages.
I was also very surprised that they didn't included "The Environentally Conscious One". This sketch was a parody of the movie "The Wild One" with Alec Baldwin in the Brando role, except he's a defender of the environment fighting pollutionist Phil Hartman. The best part of the sketch is at the end when Baldwin is about to ride off on his motorcycle while the town is being destroyed by pollution when Hartman jumps on and says, "take me with you". Hartman says it so funny and woman - like that Baldwin starts laughing. I truly expected it to be here (though I'm glad they kept the part in the "Greenhilly" sketch from the same episode where Baldwin and Hartman kiss each other).
Overall, this dvd starts off great but really loses steam toward the end. Hopefully they will release of volume 2 of Hartman's best (like Phil's 1990s' successor Will Ferrell, although his second best - off was a lot less funnier than his first). Maybe then they can spare us a complete sketch of his Charlton Heston impression or maybe the "Dating Game" parody on "Sprockets" where he played Susan. Until then, this will just have to do.
Description of Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman
They called him "the glue" of Saturday Night Live the man who held it all together. Phil Hartman was one of the most respected performers ever in SNL history. See why in this hilarious look at his eight memorable years on the show. You'll see the best of Frank Sinatra Bill Clinton Anal Retentive Chef Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer and many more. Plus there's extra material including scenes that were cut after Dress Rehearsal and never seen until now.System Requirements: Running Time 84 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 031398115045 Manufacturer No: LG1150DBestsellers in DVD
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