Mr. Saturday Night

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American film comedy-drama film film stage musical

Mr. Saturday Night is a 1992 comedy-drama film, later adapted into a stage musical, in which Billy Crystal portrays an aging Borscht Belt comedian reflecting on his fading career and fractured relationships.

Aliases (1)

Mr. Saturday Night (musical) ×4

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → comedy-drama film → film → stage musical →
adaptedAs	Mr. Saturday Night (musical) →
awardNominationReceivedBy	David Paymer →
basedOn	Mr. Saturday Night →
character	Buddy Young Jr. →
cinematographyBy	Donald E. Thorin →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Billy Crystal →
distributedBy	Columbia Pictures →
editedBy	Kent Beyda NERFINISHED →
genre	comedy-drama →
hasTheme	aging → regret → sibling rivalry →
leadActor	Billy Crystal →
medium	feature film →
musicBy	Marc Shaiman →
narrativeFocus	fading career → fractured relationships →
notableAwardNomination	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	aging Borscht Belt comedian →
producer	Billy Crystal → Janet Yang →
productionCompany	Castle Rock Entertainment →
releaseYear	1992 →
runtimeMinutes	119 →
screenwriter	Babaloo Mandel → Billy Crystal → Lowell Ganz →
setIn	United States →
starring	Billy Crystal → Billy Crystal → David Paymer → Helen Hunt → Jerry Orbach → Julie Warner NERFINISHED → Ron Silver →
subject	family relationships → show business → stand-up comedy →
timePeriodDepicted	mid-20th century →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Billy Crystal → Billy Crystal → William Edward Crystal →	notableWork
Mr. Saturday Night ("Mr. Saturday Night (musical)") →	adaptedAs
Mr. Saturday Night (musical) →	basedOn