It's lonely at the middle.
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
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Classical in form, nostalgic, character-led and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Billy CrystalBuddy Young Jr.
- David PaymerStan
- Julie WarnerElaine
- Helen HuntAnnie Wells
- Mary MaraSusan
- Jerry OrbachPhil Gussman
- Ron SilverLarry Meyerson
- Sage AllenMom
- Jason MarsdenBuddy (Age 15)
- Michael WeinerStan (Age 8)
Crew
- Billy CrystalDirector
- Billy CrystalWriter
- Babaloo MandelWriter
- Lowell GanzWriter
- Donald PetermanDirector of Photography
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Kent BeydaEditor
- Billy CrystalProducer
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