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Billy Crystal, co-wrote, directed, starred and conducted his own Oscar campaign for this movie “Mr. Saturday Night.” It’s about a comedian who steals everyone’s Jackie’s jokes and ends up wearing really bad make up that’s supposed to make you look old.

Adam Felber (Wait… Wait… Don’t Tell Me and an alleged podcast with Paula Poundstone) and I dig deep into our love for Billy Crystal and why this film didn’t work for us.

Below are photos from “Mr. Saturday Night.”
Given his success in the early days of television, you’d 

think that Buddy Young Jr. (Billy Crystal) would be coasting happily into retirement alongside his wife, Elaine (Julie Warner). Instead, Buddy is an acerbic blowhard who alienates his brother, Stan (David Paymer), and everyone else who fails to bow to his bullying. His agent, Annie Wells (Helen Hunt), has positioned elderly Buddy for a big movie role, but his irreverence might come back to bite him one last time.
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Jump to Awards · Paymer was nominated in 1992 for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. At the Golden Globe Awards, Paymer was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture and Crystal was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Box office: $13.3 million

Release date: September 23, 1992

Budget: $43 million

Starring: Billy Crystal; David Paymer; Julie Warner; Helen Hunt; Ron Silver

From Broadway World:
Crystal reveals that he is currently at work writing a stage musical adaptation of his 1992 film MR. SATURDAY NIGHT. “We’re making it a musical for the Nederlanders, who loved the movie. [They] came to us and said this could be a musical…We’ve written the first draft [and] had a reading the other day.” He continues, “It totally has the spirit of the film and it could be really exciting.”