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What would have made the film, which ends abruptly with his New York triumph a dozen years ago, much more interesting would have been to include information about Stern's battles with the Federal Communications Commission or looking into what happens when Stern's act grows old.Įven better would have been telling the story from either Quivers or his wife's point of view rather than relying Stern's rosy perceptions. Of course, they're unsuccessful and the show goes to No. His notoriety (for bits like a lesbian "Dating Game") and high ratings take him to New York's WNBC, where station managers attempt to rein him in by firing Quivers and by requiring him to submit scripts. Despite their auspicious start, the two actually play off each other and thrive. And at first, the stern older Stern disapproves of his son's choice of career, especially given his high-pitched nervous delivery on air at a local college station.Īlso while at college, Howard meets Alison (Mary MacCormack), a young student counselor who not only finds his geeky attempts at courtship charming, she even agrees to marry him.Īfter college, Howard bounces from one station to another (at one point he winds up spinning country music records in Detroit!) until he finds a home in Washington, D.C., where he is paired with newswoman Quivers (who, like Stern, plays herself). "Private Parts" attempts, in some part, to tell the story of Stern's rise to fame, beginning with his first glimpse at the radio industry - watching his father (Richard Portnow) produce radio shows during the 1960s. Even the few times he thanks anyone for his success - like his long-suffering wife, Alison, and longtime sidekick Robin Quivers - they seem to be more of an afterthought rather than sincerity.
Worse still, it's not even as funny as his tasteless radio and television shows and the whole thing comes off as a love note from Stern to himself. (Note to Stamos: You wish you were Luke Perry!)įrom there, the film plays fast and loose with the facts (again, much like the book), as it recalls events from his life as he'd like to believe they happened - with him behaving much better, and with his enemies looking ridiculous. The first tipoff should be the fact that as Stern descends from a ceiling dressed as his "Fartman" persona - re-creating his memorably unfunny appearance at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards show - they've replaced Luke Perry, who introduced him, with John Stamos.
PRIVATE PARTS - * 1/2 - Howard Stern, Mary MacCormack, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris, Paul Giamatti, Richard Portnow based on Stern's autobiographical novel of the same name R (profanity, vulgarity, sex, nudity, drug use, racial epithets, violence) Carmike 12, Creekside and Plaza 5400 Theaters Century 9 Theaters Cinemark Sandy Movies 9 Cineplex Odeon Crossroads Mall Cinemas Gateway 8 Cinemas Reel Theaters.įrom its opening scene, it's obvious that there will be no mistaking the film version of radio "shock-jock" Howard Stern's autobiography "Private Parts" with real life - much like the book itself.