Director: John Landis
Don Rickles is an American comedy legend, and no doubt his life and career needs a chronicle. The problem with a documentary of Rickles' career is that his comedy act has been very similar for 50 years. This basically means cutting out his entire career post-1975. People may not remember that he was an actor in the 50s and 60s, but he was largely a supporting player.
The documentary ties Rickles' rise to Vegas stardom with a look at old Vegas itself, before it became the home to the faceless gambling palaces that now dot the Strip. It is easy to miss that entertainment world where it felt like all the top entertainers were friends with one another - our media universe is too saturated to ever let something like the Rat Pack happen again. Still, this documentary remains right at the surface - Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is far superior.
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