The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1977) (TV)

Director:

Greg Garrison

Writers:

Harry Crane (writer) &
Bill Box (writer) ...

Release Date:

1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Himself - Roastmaster
Frank Sinatra	...	Himself - Man of the Hour
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself
Gene Kelly	...	Himself
Don Rickles	...	Himself
George Burns	...	Himself
Dom DeLuise	...	Himself / Domenic Tendoroni
Redd Foxx	...	Himself
James Stewart	...	Himself
Flip Wilson	...	Himself
Telly Savalas	...	Himself
Jonathan Winters	...	Himself / Elwood Suggins
Jack Klugman	...	Himself
LaWanda Page	...	Herself
Red Buttons	...	Himself

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Sasha-Garrison Corporation

Trivia:

The Celebrity Roasts were heavily scripted and represented the last gasp of the venerable "The Dean Martin Show" (1965), which began on NBC in 1965. The first deviation from Martin's variety format began in the ninth season, when Hugh M. Hefner was "roasted". The roast format consumed the show in the tenth season, but as the season progressed Martin, never overworked, seemed stressed with personal problems related to marriage with Kathy Hawn (they divorced in 1976). Many "reaction" shots of Martin on the later roasts would actually be edited from earlier roasts (relatively easy due to him wearing a trademark tuxedo). The last roastee would be Michael Landon, an encore appearance.

Movie Connections:

References Marty (1955)

Now these were Celebrities!

Dean Martin was one of America's greatest legends in the entertainment industry. He is sorely missed even to this day. He honors or roasts his beloved friend and American icon, Frank Sinatra, in one of his many roasts. In my opinion, even the half-hour infomercial is far more entertaining than anything on television today. I miss people like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and so many others. There are more people who are gone than living with us like Don Rickles, Peter Falk, and Ruth Buzzi. Frank Sinatra's roast is pretty relaxed from what we know. We're glad to see celebrities cut loose and be themselves and poke fun at this man. Nobody will ever have the roasts that Dean ever put together in Las Vegas. Of course, people were smoking cigarettes (God forbid that you display any smoking on television anymore) and drinking liquor and being human anymore. Those days are gone forever and now you have a bit of history with these episodes. Even though they drank and smoke, they always appear to be having fun at themselves.