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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Director: John Landis Cast: Don Rickles, Clint Eastwood, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman

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  • DVD Release Date: 02/19/2008
  • Original Release: 2007
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 13,717

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Robin Williams wishes Don a happy birthday; Whoopi knows hockey puck ; Bob Newhart on acting; Landis directs De Niro; James Caan: Sonny Corleone finds his inner Rickles; Penn Jillette "One Show Business" ; Bob Newhart: Johnny Carson's beach house

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Disc #1 -- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
1. Intro [3:45]
2. Vegas [23:23]
3. The Tonight Show [9:36]
4. Growing Up [6:31]
5. The Stars [5:04]
6. Mother [3:44]
7. The Work [6:20]
8. The Wife [4:30]
9. The Strip [8:16]
10. Longevity [12:34]
11. Final Curtain [3:16]
12. End Credits [3:13]

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Editorial Reviews

As one of the few heavyweight comedians of Vegas's "Golden Age" to topline standup routines in 21st century Glitter Gulch - a time and place that saw him still reeling in massive audiences well into his 70s and 80s - Don Rickles qualifies as a show business legend. Rickles, of course, pioneered the use of insult comedy to mercilessly rib, skewer, and cut down to size anyone who happened to fall into his line of fire, earning him the sobriquets "Mr. Warmth" and "The Merchant of Venom" and lending a whole new meaning to the term "hockey puck." This approach, which seemed unprecedented and even outrageously uncouth in the late 1950s and early 1960s, eventually won Rickles legions of fans and innumerable protégés within show business - everyone from Richard Pryor to Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman. Director John Landis (National Lampoon's Animal House, Trading Places) stands at the forefront of Rickles's fan club and created the documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as an homage to the comic's life and career. Landis intercuts footage from the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and Rickles's appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, with extended clips from the shtickmeister's comedy routines and on-camera interviews in which the comedian reflects at length on his approach to comedy and journey through showbusiness. Admirers, colleagues and followers of Rickles also turn up to offer their views on the comedian - including Martin Scorsese, Christopher Guest, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Sidney Poitier, Clint Eastwood and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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You come for Don Rickles, you stay for the hilarityby Effex

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September 24, 2009: A definitive look at the life and mainly career of Don Rickles but incredibly interesting for the look into the Vegas comedian scene of the '60s. A large staple of comedians, actors and friends tell anecdotes and share personal stories about the comedian.

The movie is definitely worth a view because it will have you rolling, also fantastic are the clips from the Dean Martin roasts which Rickles was frequent roaster.