Rating: R
Genre:
Musical
Theatrical Release: 05/04/1990(USA)
Release Date: 08/23/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: MGM
In this stylized adaptation of her 1988 off-Broadway show, singer/actress/comedian
Sandra Bernhard explores celebrity, stereotypes, and her own childhood in a series of monologues and musical numbers. Although much of the material comes straight from the original stage show,
Bernhard and co-writer
John Boskovich updated many of her
pop-cultural musings and added several new production numbers. They also turned a one-woman show into something of a
mockumentary, staging interviews with
Bernhard's fictional manager (
Lu Leonard) and adding several additional characters. Most of the action is staged in a theater full of well-heeled African American patrons who slowly leave in disgust at
Bernhard's performance, which includes her deadpan fantasies about an imagined gentile childhood, a dalliance with
Warren Beatty, and a trip to Studio 54. Originally given a limited release by
New Line Cinema in 1990,
Without You I'm Nothing was quickly pulled from theaters when the company that produced it went bankrupt. Eventually, however, it made its was to home video and DVD.
~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
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