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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • 20072007
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  • 1h 29m
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7.6/10
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
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This terrific feature film comedy reveals the background of one of the legends of comedy, Don Rickles. Hailed by some of today's biggest comedians as one of the classics, who they aspire to ... Read allThis terrific feature film comedy reveals the background of one of the legends of comedy, Don Rickles. Hailed by some of today's biggest comedians as one of the classics, who they aspire to emulate in their own comedy. Comedians reveal their unique stories, and tell how chance me... Read allThis terrific feature film comedy reveals the background of one of the legends of comedy, Don Rickles. Hailed by some of today's biggest comedians as one of the classics, who they aspire to emulate in their own comedy. Comedians reveal their unique stories, and tell how chance meetings and personal connections propelled them to the heights of comedy.
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  • Director
    • John Landis
  • Stars
    • Harry Dean Stanton
    • John Landis
    • Don Rickles
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  • Director
    • John Landis
  • Stars
    • Harry Dean Stanton
    • John Landis
    • Don Rickles
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    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
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    John Landis
    John Landis
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    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Self
    Richard Lewis
    Richard Lewis
    • Self
    Victor Figueredo
    • Self
    Conrad Hermogenes
    • Self
    Paul Shefrin
    • Self
    Heidi Akawa
    • Self
    Peggy March
    • Self
    Joe Mele
    • Self
    Chris Rock
    Chris Rock
    • Self
    Tom McDermott
    • Guitar
    Jack Cenna
    • Percussion
    Brace Phillips
    • Bass
    Tommy Check
    • Drums
    Tom DeLibero
    • Trumpet
    • Director
      • John Landis
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    • Goofs
      While Bobby Slayton lists the many shows Rickles appeared on in the 1960's, he names Bewitched (1964). Rickles never appeared on the show.
    • Quotes

      Steve Lawrence: Black people can do black jokes, Jew do Jew jokes, Italians do Italian jokes, etc, etc. He does em all and gets away with it because he's hysterical.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      When You're Smiling
      Written by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay

      Performed by Keely Smith

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    7/10
    Good for fans. Wish more contemporaries were alive to be included.
    Loving documentary about comedian Don Rickles from director John Landis. Part biography, part tribute by past and contemporary entertainers, and also a dissection about why Rickles racist and seemingly mean-spirited schtick goes over so well with audiences. For anyone familiar with Rickles, the film doesn't really cover any new ground, but the best part of the film is the interviews with the people who worked with him in Las Vegas back in the Rat Pack days. Sadly there aren't so many of them still alive, but there are chats with the likes of Bob Newhart, Steve Lawrence, Ed McMahon, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Carter, Joan Rivers, Keely Smith, Tom and Dick Smothers, and Frankie Avalon. It's their behind the scenes stories from back in the day that I found most interesting and wish the film had focused more on, although it is also somewhat interesting to hear younger generations of comedians commenting on Rickles' influence (Richard Lewis, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Whoopie Goldberg, Robin Williams, Rosanne Barr, Dave Attell, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Penn Jillette, Bobby Slayton, George Lopez, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Harry Shearer, Bob Saget) or hearing actors and filmmakers he's worked with share stories (Harry Dean Stanton, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Sidney Poitier, Martin Scorsese, Ernest Borgnine, Carl Reiner, Roger Corman, James Caan, John Lasseter, John Stamos). Overall, this is worth watching for fans of Rickles, but is not really insightful enough to draw in a wider unfamiliar audience.
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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Don Rickles Documentary
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Dark Horse Indie
      • Salient Media
      • Studio71
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      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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