Private Parts (1997)

The autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writers:

Howard Stern (book), Len Blum (screenplay)

Stars:

Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Howard Stern	...	Himself
Robin Quivers	...	Robin Quivers
Mary McCormack	...	Alison Stern
Fred Norris	...	Fred Norris
Paul Giamatti	...	Kenny
Gary Dell'Abate	...	Gary Dell'Abate
Jackie Martling	...	Jackie Martling
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

Storyline

Having always wanted to be a disc-jockey, Howard Stern works his way painfully from radio at his 1970's college to a Detroit station. It is with a move to Washington that he hits on an outrageous off-the-wall style that catches audience attention. Despite his on-air blue talk, at home he is a loving husband. He needs all the support he can get when he joins NBC in New York and comes up against a very different vision of radio.

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Plot Keywords:

public nudity | pubic hair | female pubic hair | female full frontal nudity | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Never before has a man done so much with so little.

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, nudity and crude sexual humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Howard Stern's Private Parts

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,616,333, 9 March 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$41,198,146, 8 June 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Rysher Entertainment,Northern Lights Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's opening "Fartman" sequence is based on Howard Stern's appearance on the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. Stern (as Fartman) and Luke Perry (John Stamos in the film) presented the award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video to Metallica for their "Enter Sandman" video; drummer Lars Ulrich and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett accepted the award. Perry and a female audience member managed to each grab a handful of Fartman's posterior, while Ulrich grabbed Fartman's codpiece. The other nominees for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video were "Let's Get Rocked" by Def Leppard, "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe and "Right Now" by Van Halen.

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Goofs

The bass player in AC/DC is playing an Ernie Ball Music Man Sting Ray 20th Anniversary Special Edition Bass. The scene is set in the mid-'80s, but the bass he is playing wasn't introduced until the late 1990s.

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Quotes

Researcher: The average radio listener listens for eighteen minutes. The average Howard Stern fan listens for - are you ready for this? - an hour and twenty minutes.
Pig Vomit: How can that be?
Researcher: Answer most commonly given? "I want to see what he'll say next."
Pig Vomit: Okay, fine. But what about the people who hate Stern?
Researcher: Good point. The average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day.
Pig Vomit: But... if they hate him, why do they listen?
Researcher: Most common answer? "I want to see what he'll say next."

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Crazy Credits

Kenny talks about his life after Howard, which eventually becomes a rant about how horrible Howard is.

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Alternate Versions

For its airings on the USA Network, the movie occasionally pauses and 'Howard Stern' appears to provide commentary on the movie. Also, in an atypical move for a basic cable channel, USA Network presented the movie with no edits -- but with all spoken obscenities bleeped and objectionable visuals (nudity, drug use) electronically masked. This version also airs on VH1.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (2005)

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Soundtracks

Pinhead
Written by Joey Ramone (as Jeffrey Hyman), Johnny Ramone (as John Cummings),
Dee Dee Ramone (as Douglas Colvin) & Tommy Ramone (as Thomas Erdelyi)
Performed by The Ramones
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

a story of success and devotion to family.

This movie is for everyone including those who "think" that they don't like Howard. It shows Howard as a regular guy who can do some outrageous bits. Some bits you like, some you don't. The two thoughts that I was left with leaving the theatre is 1) he is devoted to his wife and family, 2) he is a success story despite so very many obstacles. Love him or hate, all but the most prudish will enjoy this.