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Mr. Saturday Night poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 50.4 / 100
1992·Comedy / Drama·1h 59m

MR. SATURDAY NIGHT

“It's lonely at the middle.”

Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.

Above the Line
Billy Crystal·DirectorBilly Crystal·WriterBabaloo Mandel·WriterDonald Peterman·Director of PhotographyMarc Shaiman·Original Music ComposerKent Beyda·Editor
Cast
Billy Crystal·Buddy Young Jr.David Paymer·StanJulie Warner·ElaineHelen Hunt·Annie WellsMary Mara·SusanJerry Orbach·Phil GussmanRon Silver·Larry MeyersonSage Allen·MomJason Marsden·Buddy (Age 15)Michael Weiner·Stan (Age 8)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Billy Crystal·DirectorMarion Tumen·Script SupervisorDavid Cass Jr.·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Billy Crystal·WriterBabaloo Mandel·WriterLowell Ganz·Writer
Camera· 2
Donald Peterman·Director of PhotographyMichael Anderson·Grip
Editing· 1
Kent Beyda·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Marc Shaiman·Original Music ComposerSteve Bowerman·Boom OperatorRobert Grieve·Supervising Sound Editor
Art & Design· 7
Albert Brenner·Production DesignRuth Myers·Costume DesignCarol Winstead Wood·Art DirectionChuck Velasco·Costume SupervisorSteve A. Hagberg·Construction CoordinatorDalia Taft·Art Department CoordinatorWilliam A. Farley·Makeup Designer
Production· 5
Billy Crystal·ProducerLowell Ganz·Executive ProducerBabaloo Mandel·Executive ProducerPeter Schindler·Co-ProducerPam Dixon·Casting
Other Departments· 6
Brian Burrows·Stunt CoordinatorBernardo Hiller·Dialogue CoachPeter Montagna·Hair DesignerRichard Sabre·HairstylistWilliam A. Farley·Hair DesignerSteve LaPorte·Hair Designer
By the Numbers
50.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
59%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$13M
ROI -69%
Worldwide Gross
0
1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mr. Saturday Night's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#000033
#FFFFFF
Mood
Lively, Entertaining
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a large, smiling man in a tuxedo holding a cigar against a dark blue, starry night sky with a city skyline silhouetted in the background. Be”

comedydrama
Key Elements
CigarTuxedoMicrophone Stand (implied By Performer's Pose)
Atmosphere
Dark, Vibrant
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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