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Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

DocumentaryComedy

1999, Movie, 1h 22min

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.

Country: United States

Director:

Andrew J. Kuehn

Cast:

Whoopi Goldberg,

Robin Williams,

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Critic Sarah Hepola

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6

...Kuehn's documentary is an anatomy of a life in the wings of the theatre...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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