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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   16,508 votes
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Director:
Betty Thomas
Writers (WGA):
Howard Stern (book)
Len Blum (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 March 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
He turned on everyone who tuned in! more
Plot:
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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A little one-sided in it's story telling but it's all very funny more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Howard Stern ... Howard Stern
Robin Quivers ... Herself

Mary McCormack ... Alison Stern
Fred Norris ... Himself

Paul Giamatti ... Kenny
Gary Dell'Abate ... Himself

Jackie Martling ... Himself

Carol Alt ... Gloria

Richard Portnow ... Ben Stern

Kelly Bishop ... Ray Stern
Henry Goodman ... Moti
Jonathan Hadary ... Griff
Paul Hecht ... Ross Buckingham

Allison Janney ... Dee Dee

Michael Murphy ... Roger Erlick
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Howard Stern's Private Parts
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, nudity and crude sexual humor.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
For the scenes that featured Howard Sternin high school, filming was done at Union High School in Union, NJ. Artie Lange, who would join "The Howard Stern Show" years later, graduated from the very same school. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Howard is attempting to give a woman an orgasm over the phone. He is speaking to her on the phone and at the same time she is listening to the show on the radio. There is a time delay of several seconds before the show is broadcast over the air. Being on the phone and listening at the same time would create feedback and would not allow the conversation to continue as portrayed. more
Quotes:
Howard (as MamaLookaboobooday): "Kill Kill Kill the White Man" by Eugene Mamalookaboobooday. Eugene is my pen name 'cause I wrote this while I was in the Pen. more
Soundtrack:
Pinhead more

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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
A little one-sided in it's story telling but it's all very funny, 11 January 2002
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

The true story of Howard Stern's "rise" from schoolboy nerd to leading DJ in the USA. This is adapted from his book and is a whirlwind ride through 30 years, with the main focus being on his career at small stations and his big break at NBC. The fact that it is from Stern himself means that the story focuses on his good sides and tends to brush over the more difficult issues relating to his insensitivity towards his wife etc, but that doesn't stop this being a funny enjoyable film.

Stern plays himself with a great sense of self - most of his jokes put himself down rather than being arrogant. This helps endear the audience to him with great effect and makes him more sympathetic. The comedy is very sharp (and rude) throughout and even if we don't get any great insights at least we have a good laugh.

Stern is good in the lead role (admittedly if he can't play himself what can he do!) And his colleagues are also good as themselves. Paul Giamatti is great as the put upon producer at NBC and the rest of the cast is filled out with weird characters. One complaint would be the copious amount of nudity in the film - I realise that it's a true story but it did seem to be put in just to get the audience at times (well....like Stern's show itself I guess).

Overall this plays like a rude Woody Allen film (funny narrative voice-overs) and it has a certain charm to it that towers over the smuttiness to make it feel a much nicer film than it is. Even if you don't know who Stern is (i.e. most people outside of America) this is a very funny enjoyable film.

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