Synopsis
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
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Cast
- Howard SternHoward Stern
- Robin QuiversRobin Quivers
- Mary McCormackAlison Stern
- Fred NorrisFred Norris
- Paul GiamattiKenny
- Gary Dell'AbateGary Dell'Abate
- Jackie MartlingJackie Martling
- Carol AltGloria
- Richard PortnowBen Stern
- Kelly BishopRay Stern
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Slate
Private Parts is so riotous that you almost don't remember how unfunny Stern can be on his radio show. - 80
Empire
Director Thomas applies the deft comic touch which made The Brady Bunch Movie (similarly ignored outside the US) such a hoot, to make for a deliriously funny, frequently outrageous romp. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Private Parts is a supremely crafty, smartly written, and--given the number of "himselfs" and "herselfs" on the cast list--surprisingly well-acted piece of pop kitsch. - 80
Film Threat
While PP does contain the lesbian-toilet-poo-poo-homo-butt kind of humor you would expect, (Ba Ba Booey) underneath that, there is a real movie there with fully developed characters and engaging conflict. It's an absolute must-see. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Howard Stern has been accused of a lot of things, but he has never been accused of being dumb. With Private Parts, his surprisingly sweet new movie, he makes a canny career move: Here is radio's bad boy walking the finest of lines between enough and too much. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Shaped and softened by producer Ivan Reitman, screenwriters Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko, and director Betty Thomas, however, the movie-star Stern is a defanged tiger, funny but tranquilized. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Thomas’ comic flair is undeniable, as is Stern’s comic acting ability; all other arguments aside, Private Parts is a consistently uproarious affair, riddled with brilliant comic set-pieces, including Stern’s many, many run-ins with various program directors and NBC brass. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
Capably directed by Betty Thomas, this freewheeling pseudodocumentary tribute to Stern's juvenile antics paints the anarchic radio idol as Everyschmo made good.