Private Parts
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| Directed by | Betty Thomas |
| Produced by | Ivan Reitman |
| Written by | Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko (screenplay) Howard Stern (book) |
| Starring | Howard Stern Robin Quivers Mary McCormack Paul Giamatti Fred Norris Michael Murphy Reni Santoni Carol Alt |
| Music by | Ramones Red Hot Chili Peppers LL Cool J Porno For Pyros Marilyn Manson Ozzy Osbourne Type O Negative Dust Brothers Howard Stern |
| Cinematography | Walt Lloyd |
| Editing by | Peter Teschner |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 7, 1997 |
| Running time | 109 min. |
| Language | English |
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- This article is about the film. For the autobiography on which it is based, see Private Parts (book).
- Private parts is also a euphemism for a human's Intimate parts.
Private Parts is a 1997 biographical film of Howard Stern's rise to shock jock success. The film is based on Stern's autobiography Private Parts which was released in 1993.
Stern's love for his then-wife Alison is a central theme in the movie, and she even has a bit role as one of the receptionists at WNBC during the "Lance Eluction" segment. Unfortunately and ironically, Howard and Alison divorced two years after the movie. Some Howard Stern fans have suggested that the movie reflects the matrimonial difficulties that would result in their divorce.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
| Howard Stern | Himself |
| Robin Quivers | Herself |
| Mary McCormack | Alison Stern |
| Fred Norris | Himself |
| Paul Giamatti | Kenny 'Pig Vomit' Rushton |
| Gary Dell'Abate | Himself |
| Jackie Martling | Himself |
| Carol Alt | Gloria |
| Richard Portnow | Ben Stern |
| Kelly Bishop | Ray Stern |
| Michael Murphy | Roger Elick |
| Reni Santoni | Vin Vallesecca |
[edit] Trivia
- Stern, Quivers and the rest of the cast of The Howard Stern Show were still broadcasting five days a week during the production of the film. At the end of every show, they would immediately drive to the film's set.
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus was originally cast as Stern's wife, Alison, but later backed out because she wanted to spend time with her family.
- Producers originally considered Jeff Goldblum to play Stern.
- LL Cool J had not gotten his record company's (Def Jam) permission to perform on the film's soundtrack. His name was blanked out in the movie's credits and on the soundtrack LP. He is still credited as a composer under his real name "James T. Smith".
- In the film Stern drives a 1970 Plymouth Valiant four-door sedan.
[edit] Reception
The film premiered at the top of the box-office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million. It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total. With $23 million of the film's gross going to movie theaters and a production budget of $20 million, the film did not make a profit during its original run,[1] although it did garner additional revenue from video rentals and sales.[citation needed]
It received mostly positive reviews from critics, most notably from Siskel and Ebert who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed that film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.[2]
For his performance, Stern won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given by the result of write-in votes from fans and Stern won by a wide margin. Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy. He was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.
[edit] Other versions
[edit] USA Network version
For the film's basic cable premiere on USA Network in 2000, Stern appeared in new taped segments in which he occasionally pauses the film to comment on it. In a relatively bold move, USA premiered the film even though no alternate scenes had been filmed to replace the nudity nor had any alternate dialogue been recorded to replace the profanity for television broadcasts. The nudity was simply pixelizated and the profanity bleeped.
[edit] Rough cut
A substantially different version of Private Parts appeared on Internet fan sites devoted to Stern sometime in May 2006. The newly-found version is an early rough cut of the film with substantially different dialog and music, several deleted scenes, and a very different ending. Some of the deleted scenes, such as Howard being fired and escorted out of WNBC, appeared in the film's original trailer and publicity materials before being cut. The picture quality of the Internet version is very poor with compression artifacts, VHS artifacts, and visible dust on the print. However, this version allows a glimpse into the film's creative process.
[edit] Video cover
When the film was released on video, some store customers objected to the original cover featuring Stern with no clothes on. An alternate version of the cover was produced featuring Stern fully clothed.
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