One of their antics, in which Howard assists a female caller to reach orgasm, almost gets him fired until a ratings boost forces Dee Dee to keep him and hire Fred to the team. They refuse orders from boss Dee Dee for constantly breaking format. in 1981 and meets his news anchor Robin Quivers, whom he encourages to riff with him on the air. Howard leaves Hartford for Howard starts at WWDC in Washington, D.C. When Alison finds his wet underwear in their car and believes he has been unfaithful, she leaves him. Brittany's behavior becomes more sexual, and an embarrassed Howard leaves. The three leave early for Fairchild's hotel room, where she strips for a bath and convinces Howard and Fred to join in. He and Fred attend the premiere of actress Brittany Fairchild's new film. Howard adopts a more casual attitude on the air, becoming more open and upfront. He leaves after being asked to fire a fellow DJ and moves to WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut, where he befriends DJ Fred Norris. He becomes a DJ at WTBU, the college station, and meets his girlfriend Alison.Īfter graduating, Howard works at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York and is promoted to program director, which allows him to marry Alison. He decides to work in radio and studies Communications at Boston University. As a youngster, Stern dreams of being on the radio after visiting his father's recording studio and grows up to be a quiet, socially awkward teenager. Stern, thinking she sees him as a moron, begins to tell his life story, starting with the verbal abuse he received as a boy from his father Ben. Stern shot additional scenes for a censored version of the film prior to its premiere television broadcast on the USA Network in 1999.įollowing his appearance at the MTV Music Video Awards as his superhero character Fartman, radio personality Howard Stern boards his flight home and finds himself seated next to a stranger named Gloria who is visibly repelled by him. In 1998, the film was released on DVD and Stern won a Blockbuster Award for Favorite Male Newcomer for his performance. It received mostly positive reviews from film critics, a group whom Stern made a conscious effort to please, including the public who did not listen to the radio show or were not fans of his. It debuted at number one on the US box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million and earned a domestic total of $41.2 million.
The film premiered on Februat The Theater at Madison Square Garden and theatrically released on March 7 by Paramount Pictures.
The soundtrack is formed of songs from several rock bands as well as two original tracks featuring Stern performing with Rob Zombie and the Dust Brothers. Numerous celebrities and family members of the radio show staff make cameo appearances in the film. in 1996 with a budget of $28 million, during which Stern continued to host his radio show each weekday morning. Filming took place in the New York City area and Washington, D.C. Production was delayed after Stern rejected 22 scripts from several screenwriters until he accepted one developed by Blum and Kalesniko in late 1995. Stern signed with Rysher Entertainment, who agreed to fund its production, and teamed with Reitman who thought a biographical take on Stern's life was best suited for a film.
The film also stars Mary McCormack, Allison Janney, and Paul Giamatti.Īfter a proposed film featuring Stern as his superhero character Fartman fell through, development for a new film began in 1994, several months after Private Parts was released. Stern and several of his radio show staff star as themselves, including newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers, producers Fred Norris and Gary Dell'Abate, and comedian Jackie Martling. It follows Stern's life from boyhood and his rise to success in radio. The film is an adaptation of the autobiographical chapters from the best selling 1993 book of the same name by radio personality Howard Stern, developed from a script by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko. Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas.
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