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Get Bruce!

Play trailer Poster for Get Bruce! R,  1999,  1h 22m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 72% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
72% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
This documentary presents jokesmith Bruce Vilanch, who, for over 30 years, has worked behind the scenes writing jokes, speeches and public material for actors, singers and even presidents. The film examines Vilanch's meteoric rise to influence, from his first meeting with Bette Midler in the early '70s to his latest collaboration on the Academy Awards, and features interviews with various celebrities, including Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
[It's] the kind of documentary we all want to have made about ourselves, in which it is revealed that we are funny, smart, beloved, the trusted confidant of famous people, the power behind the scenes at great events and the apple of our mother's eye. Go to Full Review
Derek de Koff Out Magazine May 27, 2022
Pay some attention to that man behind the curtain. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
1.5/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 9, 2005
3/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Sep 10, 2005
3/4
Vilanch's ebullient manner is obviously a big reason why everyone wants, to borrow the film's title, to get Bruce. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Andrew J. Kuehn

Director

Bruce Vilanch

Self

Bette Midler

Self

Billy Crystal

Self

Robin Williams

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

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Movie Info

Synopsis This documentary presents jokesmith Bruce Vilanch, who, for over 30 years, has worked behind the scenes writing jokes, speeches and public material for actors, singers and even presidents. The film examines Vilanch's meteoric rise to influence, from his first meeting with Bette Midler in the early '70s to his latest collaboration on the Academy Awards, and features interviews with various celebrities, including Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal.
Director
Andrew J. Kuehn
Producer
Andrew J. Kuehn
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax, AJK
Rating
R
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 24, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$43.2K
Runtime
1h 22m
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