Follows the life and career of actor Steve Martin.Follows the life and career of actor Steve Martin.Follows the life and career of actor Steve Martin.
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- TriviaIn a 2024 interview with Variety, Morgan Neville spoke about why the film did not discuss Steve Martin's famous "King Tut" song and performance: "To bring it up, then you have to have this modern discussion of what was Steve trying to say with it? That would be narrative quicksand. The reason Steve wrote that song and the context around it, which was totally lost, was that he was actually making fun of the consumerization and fetishization of ancient cultures in the West and all that. So that's another documentary. But again I was concerned with his standup story and where he was at that time. As opposed to what's our 2023 reading of something at that time? So honestly, 'King Tut' wasn't at the top of my list of things to put in the film. It was never a scene in the film even before the internet (controversy)."
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 937: Road House (2024)
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This is tricky
The problem is , in order to tag along with what will be the vox Populi of comedy opinion, I would have to say I like Steve Martins comedy
I don't, Im not a prop man, very few can pull that off Tommy Cooper (England), The Pythons, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin. This group is very rare company.....Martin is closest to the Pythons, its his obvious influence.
I found this "docu-expose" solipsistic. I'm sorry I don't see Seinfeld Shandling, Carlin ETC doing this self aggrandizing puffery, puff piece
That said what Steve does for laughs, doesn't make me laugh.
As for his acting, its ok, he is brilliant in Trains Planes and Automobiles, but only because of John Candy, WHO WAS an acting and comedy genius. John Candy carried Martin in that film.
As for the rest yeah, Martin can come up with some cute ideas, he can write some good screenplays. He can act. But its not top tier, none of it is. He is not Dan Hicks, or Carlin , Bill Burr, Shandling, Maria Bamford, he is not that clever. He doesn't have the pathos. Generally incredible comedy comes from pain. It comes from TRUTH that is so true its funny.
And as for that forkin banjo playing , PLEASE STOP.
Im gonna be shot to hell for this review but I don't care. Either you are funny or you are not You cant fake it til you make it.
I found this "docu-expose" solipsistic. I'm sorry I don't see Seinfeld Shandling, Carlin ETC doing this self aggrandizing puffery, puff piece
That said what Steve does for laughs, doesn't make me laugh.
As for his acting, its ok, he is brilliant in Trains Planes and Automobiles, but only because of John Candy, WHO WAS an acting and comedy genius. John Candy carried Martin in that film.
As for the rest yeah, Martin can come up with some cute ideas, he can write some good screenplays. He can act. But its not top tier, none of it is. He is not Dan Hicks, or Carlin , Bill Burr, Shandling, Maria Bamford, he is not that clever. He doesn't have the pathos. Generally incredible comedy comes from pain. It comes from TRUTH that is so true its funny.
And as for that forkin banjo playing , PLEASE STOP.
Im gonna be shot to hell for this review but I don't care. Either you are funny or you are not You cant fake it til you make it.
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- fashinrashin
- Apr 2, 2024
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