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The Unknown Jonathan Winters: On the Loose

starring: Jonathan Winters

: The Unknown Jonathan Winters: On the Loose
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781572529250
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1572529253
Label: Winstar
Manufacturer: Winstar
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Winstar
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 05, 2000
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 46279
Studio: Winstar
Theatrical Release Date: 2000



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Description:
An entertaining look at one of the most inventive and influential comic minds of the past half-century.

Amazon.com:
Jonathan Winters, a comedian whose improvisational style began breaking all the rules back in the 1950s, looks back on his long, strange career in this documentary filled with some of his most inspired bits. In a clip from a TV appearance in the early 1960s, Winters enters a room filled with hats ranging from medieval crowns to space helmets. In the course of several minutes he changes hats at a furious pace, and as each hat goes onto his head, Winters also assumes the facial expressions and voice of a new character. It's a very funny and very weird bit that few other comics could pull off. Robin Williams, who has always been lavish in his praise of Winters, appears in typically manic interview segments to comment on him as a performer. Winters's wife and children also provide their perspective, and Winters provides insight into how he comes up with his bizarre performances and some memories on the ups and downs of his career, which includes a dark period when he checked himself into a mental hospital. The biographical material is interesting, but of course the real gems in this production are the many clips of Winters performing. He is seen morphing into characters on television programs dating back to the early 1950s, and in one odd segment, he improvises routines in the aisles of a hardware store. --Robert J. McNamara



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Tepid filler with scattered brilliance-better rented than bought
They short changed the reason we all get this video: Jonathan's performances. Granted, the docufiller ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Wanting More
Jonathan Winters is probably my all-time favorite comedian! I liked this video but wish it had been longer ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Look into a unusual mind
This is a video which is sometimes shown on PBS. It is biographical in nature and truly shows the breadth of ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Winters wonderful, frustrating documentary
Jonathan Winters is really a treasure and it is amazing how many people do not know about him. He is clearly ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Johnny Winters One of the All Time Greats
I watched him growing up and seeing this tape on PBS brought back memories of the best improvisational comedian ... Read More

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