AFF Review: Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Posted on October 31, 2007 - Filed Under Comedy
Filed under: Comedy, Documentary, Theatrical Reviews, Austin, HBO Films, Cinematical Indie
Oh, what times we live in, that we can enjoy foul-mouthed documentaries like The Aristocrats and F**k. I grew up equating “documentary” with “National Geographic,” so any nonfiction film that uses four-letter words or would shock my mom, automatically makes me smile a little. As a result, I was slightly biased toward Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project from the moment the film’s subject uttered his first profanities during a stand-up routine.
Rickles reportedly has been reluctant to have his live performances recorded until now, but let director John Landis shoot part of his Vegas show. The documentary uses the footage from Rickles’ stand-up act as a springboard for a biography and filmography of Rickles, a superficial discussion about intentionally offensive comedy, and a general reflection upon Las Vegas and how it’s changed in the past 40 years or so.
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