Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler

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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman
Starring: Phil Hartman , Chris Farley , Dennis Miller , Adam Sandler , and Molly Shannon Director: Dave Wilson , Tom Schiller , and Beth McCarthy-Miller Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00014K5BO Release Date: 2004-02-24 |
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They called him "the glue" of Saturday Night Live the man who held it all together. Phil Hartman was one of the most respected performers ever in SNL history. See why in this hilarious look at his eight memorable years on the show. You'll see the best of Frank Sinatra, Bill Clinton, Anal Retentive Chef, Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer and many more. Plus there's extra material, including scenes that were cut after Dress Rehearsal and never seen until now.Amazon.com
Phil Hartman was one of the most versatile comedians of his time: whether he was playing the voice of Troy McClure on The Simpsons or portraying the pompous Bill McNeal on NewsRadio, his comedy was always fresh and outrageous. His breakthrough was as a cast member of the late-night program Saturday Night Live, where he satirized everything from politics (Bill Clinton, Admiral Stockdale--Ross Perot's misguided running mate--and Barbara Bush) to entertainment (Frank Sinatra and Phil Donahue), creating unforgettable characters along the way. This "best of" video captures his funniest SNL moments and includes the TV special Saturday Night Live Remembers Phil Hartman plus more. Among the highlights are the commercial Compulsion; Bill Clinton jogging to a fast-food joint (which, filmed long before the Lewinsky incident, seems surprisingly prescient as Clinton comments, "There's gonna be a whole bunch of things we don't tell Mrs. Clinton. Fast food is the least of our worries."); Discover the World of Science, where Hartman portrays an annoyingly daft TV host to Jon Lovitz's scientist; Barbara Bush hosting Nancy Reagan at tea in the White House; Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef; and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. Brief snippets of Hartman in a variety of his roles show some classic moments without slowing down the pace of the collection. This video also features SNL cast members Dana Carvey, Jan Hook, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, Victoria Jackson, and more. Of all the Saturday Night Live retrospectives, this is one of the most consistently funny compilations and truly showcases the best of Phil Hartman. --Jenny Brown
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
Starring: Christopher Guest , and Robert Smigel Director: Christopher Guest , Robert Smigel , Robert Altman , Paul Thomas Anderson , and Albert Brooks Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A1HPO |
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Saturday Night Live Collection: The Best of Ferrell Farley/Sandler/Murphy/Belushi
Starring: Mel Brandt , Mitchell Kriegman , Laurie Metcalf , Emily Prager , and Fran Brill Director: Dave Wilson , David Wachtenheim , Christopher Guest , Mike Judge , and Tom Schiller Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000F0UUL4 Release Date: 2006-06-06 |
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Chris Farley
Starring: Christina Applegate , Ellen Cleghorne , Jeff Daniels , Siobhan Fallon , and Jan Hooks Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 157362862X Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
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The Best of Chris Farley blasts through 68 minutes of the wildly hilarious characters the comic actor created while with Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. Farley was a comedic gem--not only because he created such bizarre, repulsively funny characters, such as Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker, or Lori Davis, cosmetics infomercial queen, but because he lived completely inside the character, delivering lines with whatever fury, stupidity, hypertension, insecurity, or femininity the situation demanded. Clearly, Farley loved making people laugh and he wasn't afraid to use his big bulk to do it, whether it entailed stripping as a Chippendale's dancer, belly flopping on coffee tables, rolling around on a couch as Tom Arnold, or punching his forehead in dismay on the "Chris Farley Show." What's great about this collection is all of those characters appear; what's disappointing is that some don't linger long enough, while others appear a bit too long. The cafeteria-lady number could've been cut short in lieu of a longer Tom Arnold segment, or Herlihy Boy could've been removed altogether in favor of complete "Chris Farley Show" segments. Still, if you forgot how side-splitting Farley's portrayal of Dom DeLuise or the French-fry-stuffing Gap girl was, this video will happily jog your memory. --Karen Karleski
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Chris Farley (UMD Mini For PSP)
Starring: Christina Applegate , Ellen Cleghorne , Jeff Daniels , Siobhan Fallon , and Chris Farley Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: UMD for PSP Similar Items:
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ASIN: B000ARTMWA Release Date: 2005-11-22 |
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Chris Rock (Bonus Edition)
Starring: Chris Rock , Akira Yoshimura (II) , Victoria Jackson , Dana Carvey , and Sinbad Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller , Dave Wilson , and James Signorelli Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00014NE9Y Release Date: 2004-02-24 |
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Chris Rock is one of the greatest comic minds of his generation, and it all started on Saturday Night Live. Watch the best of The Dark Side with Nat X, I'm Chillin' and Def Jam and maybe even learn how to survive the Apollo. The Best of Chris Rock also features bonus material, including hilarious outtakes and scenes that were cut after dress rehearsal and never seen until now.
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Dana Carvey
Starring: Corbin Bernsen , Nora Dunn , Linda Hamilton , Phil Hartman , and Jan Hooks Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00003L9CO Release Date: 2000-02-15 |
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The opening sequence of this video, a lively and hilarious parody of a contentious Ross Perot press conference, immediately makes one wonder whether the public, when recalling Perot's 1992 presidential campaign, remembers Perot himself or Dana Carvey's dead-on impression of the eccentric billionaire. From his position as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, Carvey's skill as an impressionist was a national sensation, and this video captures him at his best, doing his Perot, his President George Bush (with the trademark fractured syntax and oddly disconnected hand gestures), and a devastating Carsenio, a diabolical amalgam of Johnny Carson and Arsenio Hall. Besides the great impressions, The Best of Dana Carvey also offers sketches featuring the insufferably conceited weightlifters Hans and Franz, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth of "Wayne's World," and of course the Church Lady (who does her bizarre stiff-backed dance, rips into a mean drum solo, and of course makes her perennial sarcastic comment, "Isn't that special?"). Some sketches, such as one featuring the misbegotten character Massive Head Wound Harry, may make you wonder how it wound up on this tape, but for the most part this is very impressive collection of Carvey's best work. --Robert J. McNamara
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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Adam Sandler
Starring: Christopher Guest , and Robert Smigel Director: Christopher Guest , Robert Smigel , Robert Altman , Paul Thomas Anderson , and Albert Brooks Manufacturer: Lions Gate ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD Similar Items:
ASIN: 1573627305 Release Date: 1999-11-09 |
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While hordes are ready to stream into any theater with his name on the marquee, you can actually experience the mother lode of Adam Sandler giggles in the comfort of your own home. This collection of nearly 20 skits from the comedian's 1991-95 stint on Saturday Night Live is an essential tool for anyone who's taking life too seriously. The classic characters are all present and accounted for: Operaman, Cajun Man, Gap Girl ("Didja cinch that?"), Kirstie Alley's exuberant bellboy ("Bellissima!"), and, of course, Canteen Boy, found here in a hilariously unsettling encounter with Alec Baldwin's randy troop leader.The highlights, however, are the tunes, from "The Chanukah Song" ("Paul Newman's half-Jewish. Goldie Hawn, too. Put them together--what a fine-looking Jew!") to the all-out opus "Lunchlady Land," featuring a bemoled Chris Farley rocking out like no one in a hairnet ever has to the "Slop-Sloppy-Joes" chorus.
All in all, it's a nice trip back through SNL time. When it comes to getting in touch with his inner goofy 8-year-old, Adam Sandler is comedy's big daddy. --Bob Michaels
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