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Give credit to director Betty Thomas for making the notorious Howard Stern, self-proclaimed "king of all media," into a nerdish but appealing media rebel who loves his wife and family. Even if you hate Stern's rude radio show, you may discover that the underdog charm of this warm, whimsical film (based on Stern's autobiography) turns you into a fan--for the length of the film at least. Stern delivers a winning performance as the clumsy college kid and aspiring disc-jockey-turned-demon-shock-jock, who becomes an unlikely hero as he battles station managers, network executives, and conservative "arbiters of decency" in the name of unfettered bad taste. Mary McCormack is fine as his understanding wife, Alison, and longtime Stern sidekicks Robin Quivers and Fred Norris acquit themselves nicely appearing as themselves. By the end of this smart, funny little film, don't be surprised if you find yourself cheering for the slob. --Sean Axmaker

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whoever says Howard Stern can't act can eat it.......2007-07-18

Howard Stern is awesome. He's totally vulgar but a total genius. When I was little I used to watch his old channel 9 show and marvel at his total comedy. He is so naturally funny. And I don't think there has ever been a man in American media that has done more in the spoken oral format (no pun intended.) This movie describes Howard's long battle to become "the king of all media." He played the role as him very well, and whoever says he can't act can eat it. I saw some old clips of him on You Tube and they were very close to what's in this movie. Rock on.

A Timeless Classic.......2007-02-12

A Stern fan must have! A great movie, one of the classics

You don't have to be a Stern Fan...............2007-01-12

to enjoy this movie. This is an interesting story of how Howard Stern got started in radio and how he took a little radio show and turned it into the largest rated show in history. He does an excellent job acting, even if he is only playing himself. This is a must for Stern Fans and for anyone who enjoys a really good movie.

Must see!.......2007-01-10

This is one of the most under-rated movies I know of. A hilarious glimpse into the life of one of the most misunderstood men in history.

Please re-issue with commentary, extras, etcetera.......2007-01-04

This ia wonderfully funny film about a truly unusual entertainer and his initial rise in American media entertainment pantheon. It's been available on DVD without any real substantial extras for quite a good while now. Would it behoove Paramount or their corporate Redstone-led overlords to bury the hatchet and allow Howard, et alia, to create a truly innovative and entertaining re-issue of this DVD that would encompass commentaries, documentaries, games and other stuff that only and his creative team could only dream up? Sales would go through the roof, the fans would love it, everyone happy, right?

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Artsy and Bizarre
Pleasant Surprise
"Godd**n weirdos are taking over this country!"
''Cheryl is a lovely girl...."
A Bizarre Psychosexual Thriller...

Private Parts
Starring: Lucille Benson , Ann Gibbs , Stanley Livingston , John Lupton , and Laurie Main
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Release Date: 2005-10-04

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Check out who's checked in at the musty old King Edward Hotel in a seedy section of L.A.: Cheryl, a runaway teen who hopes to piece her life together. Little does she know that someone at the hotel has a nasty little penchant for chopping people into pieces. Welcome, happy campers, to one of the screen's most bizarre works of camp filmmaking. Paul Bartel (Eating Raoul, Lust in the Dust) directs, guiding this loopy foray "with the fervor of a carny barker at a freak show" (Jay Cocks, Time). Murder, fetishism, a dotty aunt, a sham clergyman, corny cops, a Peeping Tom and a guy who's a girl who goes nite-nite with a blow-up doll that has a photo of Cheryl's face taped to it - they're among the feverish parts of Private Parts. If you're without reservations, drop by the hotel.

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Artsy and Bizarre.......2007-06-20

Plot: Teenage runaway Cheryl moves out of her best friends place after being caught 'spying' on her friend and boyfriend. She heads for Downtown La to her Aunt Marthas Old Hotel. After talking to her a little she says she can stay but she has to not get too involved with the guests in the hotel. On the way up to her room some good looking guy is standing there who happens to be 'George', for the time being the viewer and Cheryl just know hes a photographer, just one of the tenants yet identity is still kind of unknown,. Soon someone starts leaving weird notes and stories in her room, lingerie, etc .. she goes investigating and from there it just gets weirder and weirder.. it involves a disapearance of a model named 'Alice', George, a blow up doll and blood in a needle 'really odd' part and then the outrageous ending..It could have been somewhat better but overall it was a pretty good movie. The only part i was a little confused and disapointed on was the ending.

This is one of those movies where you wont forget it. The weirdness and the odd imagery is something that will stick in your head. It feels dirty, bleak and just morbid. George's room is something else. The way he tries to interact with women and the way he lets it out is so bizarre youre almost like what the hell was that? I have to say the 'suprise ending' was really a suprise considering the way George looked. Ive never seen something so bizarre. Psycho with a twist. Id give this 3.5-4 stars.

Pleasant Surprise .......2006-05-21

Young runaway, Cheryl seeks refuge in her prudish aunt's highly peculiar San Francisco hotel, and in spite of her aunt's warnings, she soon finds herself swept up in the perversions of it's sorted clientèle.

Though a tad more conventional (and polished), Bartel's work usually fits in comfortably with that of Paul Morrissey and John Water's. I found the quirky nature of Private Parts pretty captivating, and Bartel manages to portray some fairly off-color goings on, which in more mean spirited, or less skilled hands would have been hard to sit through.

You have to hand it to Warner for putting the late Paul Bartel's Private Parts out on DVD (and a nice looking DVD at that). It's by no means a "big" cult favorite, but a pleasantly surprising little cult favorite that might of easily have languished in vault. I don't know what made them choose it, but I'm glad they did.

"Godd**n weirdos are taking over this country!".......2006-01-24

Hot (for the 70's) teenage runaway Cheryl splits from Ohio and ends up in Los Angeles staying at an old rundown hotel full of weirdos. The weirdest of all is George and he has a crush on Cheryl.

Not as perverse as I was hoping it would be (then again no film ever is), but I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this movie. The story moved along at a nice pace and even though it never perved out in a big way I still felt satisfied and would watch it again.

The picture on the DVD was great, but I wish there had been a commentary track by somebody. Yea, I know Paul Bartel is dead but somebody must have something interesting to say about this film.

Look for a cameo by director Paul Bartel in the park.

''Cheryl is a lovely girl....".......2005-12-18

"Private Parts", the directorial debut of Paul Bartel, is a wild and thoroughly engaging black comedy. Ayn Ruymen plays Cheryl, a young but not so innocent girl, who runs away from home and eventually ends up at the hotel of her Aunt Martha (Lucille Benson)in the skid row section of downtown Los Angeles. Although warned by her puritanical aunt to stay put, Cheryl explores the old place at every opportunity,soon becoming involved with George, a mysterious photographer. He is only one of the odd tenants in the establishment, but he's the one who fascinates her the most. With its lurid plot, beautiful color photography and great, brooding score, "Private Parts" is not to be missed! This October, Warner Home Video will release it in a widescreen DVD featuring the original trailer! It's not likely to be in print long, so grab it while you can! [phillindholm]

A Bizarre Psychosexual Thriller..........2005-11-13

Private Parts tells the story of the runaway teen Cheryl Stratton (Ayn Ruymen) and her stay in her aunt's shady San Francisco hotel. Cheryl's story is not one of those pleasant coming of age films knee deep in moral values or road movies that enlightens the viewer about the importance of the journey. No, director Paul Bartel, in his first feature, has something completely different in mind, as he presents an extraordinarily bizarre tale of voyeurism, sexuality, and passionate murder.

The voyeuristically loaded opening credits apply camera flashes and exposed body parts, which cue the audience in the direction of the story's sexual nature. The subsequent scene presents the sexual nature of the film in a much more tangible manner, as Cheryl sneaks a look at her friend and her boyfriend. However, Cheryl finds herself caught peeping. It places her in an awkward situation, which she avoids by leaving after she has stolen her friend's money. Here Private Parts pays homage to Psycho (1960) with similarities such as having a girl with stolen money seeking room and board at a hotel. Additional parallels to Psycho emerge as the film unfolds; for example, there is an intriguing bathroom scene.

The hotel is far past its glory days, as the wallpaper shows signs of decades of stains while the heavily use of the doors has left them discolored and rickety. It is a perfect environment for the corrupt and sleazy activities that take place behind the paper-thin walls. Nonetheless, the owner, Cheryl's aunt Martha (Lucille Benson), is very particular about who she desires as tenants, which consists of a peculiar bunch of characters. There is the priest with a taste for muscular youthful men and then there is the young photographer that silently stalks the streets and parks for a juicy shot. On top of this, Martha exhibits bizarre traits including preoccupations with funerals and her pet rat. The location for the story plays a significant part to the story, as all characters in the story are somehow connected to the hotel.

Meanwhile, to maintain the audience in suspense, the first kill enters the story shortly after Cheryl's arrival to the hotel, as her old friend's boyfriend discovers the thick blade of a machete across his neck. The murder leaves little doubt that someone is willing to go through extreme measures to keep something a secret while Cheryl curiously learns about the hotel's secrets. Many of these private interactions take place behind the many doors of the hotel, and often imply an obvious sexual undertone. At the same time, the film generates a feeling that Cheryl is never alone and someone is watching her. The impression of the presence of a stalker does not leave until the grand finale, which truly will have many viewers feel an unpleasant tension.

The youthful curiousness of Cheryl combined with her mature behavior delivers a precociously seductiveness that reminds the audience of Lolita (1962), yet it does not reach the heights of Kubrick. Cheryl helps establish a strong psychosexual atmosphere from the beginning of the film, which remains until the very end through many unusual occurrences. The arrangement with the psychosexual theme and the slasher concept ultimately delivers a genuinely out of the ordinary horror film that unsettles the viewer in an extremely profound psychological manner.

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GUNNAR HANSON (LEATHERFACE) IS IN IT!
No Shakespeare here
Not For The "Politically Correct" Viewers!!! (But Ms. Quigley Is So HOT As Always!!!)
Great chainsaw fun
They get an arm and a leg- what do we get?

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
Starring: Gunnar Hansen (II) , Linnea Quigley , Jay Richardson , Dawn Wildsmith , and Michelle Bauer
Director: Fred Olen Ray
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Release Date: 2001-05-08

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GUNNAR HANSON (LEATHERFACE) IS IN IT!.......2006-05-14

ok this is another one of those movies made for PUBESCENT BOYS to watch with the volume down late night while their parents are in bed!

Filthy and lots of NUDITY

the GEM to this is that GUNNAR HANSEN of LEATHERFACE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE fame is in it

and he runs like a girl at the end!

but yeah!

It's funny!

No Shakespeare here.......2005-11-19

If awards were given for exploitation movie titles, this one would qualify for Lifetime Achievement recognition. In this 1988 send-up of "splatter" films, female members of a blood cult pose as prostitutes and carve up their share of over-amorous males. With a title like this, you know exactly what kind of fare you're in for right from the start, so there's no point in expressing aesthetic outrage over any of the film's shortcomings. (This is not WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS, so keep your complaints to yourself.) Of special note is the participation of perennial "Scream Queen" Michelle Bauer, billed here as Michelle McLellan. Unlike some other SQs who perfunctorily scream and expose their breasts on cue, Bauer always conveys a sense of giddy enthusiasm in her performances; she actually seems to relish the idea of shrieking at the top of her lungs, getting splashed with fake blood, and cavorting buck nekkid. You've gotta love a trouper like that.

Not For The "Politically Correct" Viewers!!! (But Ms. Quigley Is So HOT As Always!!!).......2005-10-11

I just love this movie and it is perfect Drive In Movie Fare. It has nudity, beautiful women , gratuitous violence and the "Queen Of The B's" Ms. Linnea Quigley!!! Gee. What more could you want?If you don't like this movie then I suggest you get your Levels Of the Male Hormone Testosterone examined. Or maybe you are just suited to a sucessful career as a Politician or an Accountant!!!!

Great chainsaw fun.......2005-06-10

This movie has it all from full frontal nudity too chainsaw side spliting laughs . The acting anit too bad and the one liners had me laughing a few times . Some cheesy gore and great naked ladies makes this movie a gem for any collection .

They get an arm and a leg- what do we get?.......2004-04-07

A private eye's case to find a missing girl, leads him into the jaws of a sacrificial chainsaw cult- who want him to be their very special "John".

As a film, it has it's ups and downs. Watching it, even the most crude moments have a provocative side to them. But it always left me wanting more. For instance, the ending. To me, it seemed like such an obvious set-up to have the heroin Linnea Quigley pull out a chainsaw. Especially since her shoulders and entire midsection was blanketed in a trenchcoat, and since we never really know her character's been victimized at all. She could have jumped out with the chainsaw and ended the movie on a more appropriate note. But alas, it flakes.

There is very little plot to this story. And sometimes I want it. A little more dialogue would lend itself to interesting situations affecting the characters, but these people just exist for decoration. Except for Jack, the private eye character. He plays the really worn-out "cop on the beat" character, and with no real passion. Though, there are a few times where he brings some great physicality to the role, include small mannerisms. Such as the way he laughs, or how he reacts to the crazy events happening around him.

I found myself not digging most of the signature chainsaw kills. The one murder I felt actually delivered, was the 'baseball bat' modeling-for-pictures scene. Though the opening seemed to have the best touch, as one girl wraps up her Elvis poster in plastic covering before killing her victim. Also the "Virgin Dance of the Double Chainsaws" is a winner- with Linnea running the chainsaw across her collarline at least twice, blowing smoke coming from the saw right into the camera.

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Charlie spends the hour with radio personality and shock-jock Howard Stern. They discuss Stern's new movie called, Private Parts based on his book by the same name.

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Private Parts - Philippines Tagalog DVD

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Get ready for a bare-all show with the sexy musical-comedy stage play. Private Parts depicts the many facets of a man and his relationships with various women. Serious at times but often hilarious, and spiced with rousing musical numbers.

Enjoy Nutrition, Parts 1 & 2 (Two DVD Videos) 'Paint Your Meals' Series...

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Enjoy Nutrition, Parts 1 & 2 (Two DVD Videos) 'Paint Your Meals' Series...
Starring: Marti Ranky, BS(Hons), is a Registered Dietitian in the USA as well as in the United Kingdom / Europe. She was born and grew up in Hungary, Europe and has co-authored several educational Multimedia publications. She received her BS Honors degree in Nutrition from the University of Surrey, UK, and presents lectures and cooking demonstrations of her 'Paint Your Meals' program from her private practice in New Jersey, USA.(You can contact her through the publishers: www.cimwareukandusa.com/CIMwarePublPages/NutritionalConsulting.html).
Director: BS(Hons), is a Registered Dietitian in the USA as well as in the United Kingdom / Europe. Marti Ranky
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Release Date: 2006-09-23

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Audience: Enjoy Nutrition is the foundation DVD for the Paint Your Meals cooking series. It provides easy understanding of fundamental nutrition principles for audiences of all nutritional background and understanding. This DVD helps to make informed choices for better food selection, cooking, and lifestyle habits. Entertaining and educational teaching and learning material from middle schools to colleges; as well as adults who want to learn more about the right food choices for themselves and their families. Learning takes on a new meaning here as scientific analysis takes a light-hearted approach with fun practical demonstrations. Industrial Sponsors/ Contributors include, with special thanks to Health Edco, a Division of WRS Group Ltd., healthedco.com, and Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, A Walter Kluwer Company, Baltimore, USA, for 'The ABCs of Smoking', 'Smokey Sue', and for the Internal Organs of the Body Chart, to doverpublications.com, to CIMware Ltd. UK, CIMware USA, Inc., cimwareukandusa.com, and others. Contents: Calories, energy and metabolism; USDA food groups with fats, carbohydrates & proteins; Proper carbohydrate choices; Antioxidants and ORAC values; Your diet and USDA recommendations; Healthy weight range, BMI & high blood pressure; Diet and Disease, Stress and Sleep; Exercise, organic food and gastronomic travel.

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whoever says Howard Stern can't act can eat it
A Timeless Classic
You don't have to be a Stern Fan........
Must see!
Please re-issue with commentary, extras, etcetera

Private Parts [Region 2]
Starring: Howard Stern , Robin Quivers , Mary McCormack , Fred Norris , and Paul Giamatti
Director: Betty Thomas
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whoever says Howard Stern can't act can eat it.......2007-07-18

A Timeless Classic.......2007-02-12

A Stern fan must have! A great movie, one of the classics

You don't have to be a Stern Fan...............2007-01-12

Must see!.......2007-01-10

This is one of the most under-rated movies I know of. A hilarious glimpse into the life of one of the most misunderstood men in history.

Please re-issue with commentary, extras, etcetera.......2007-01-04

IN THE NAME OF TRADITION PART 1&2 (FOR PRIVATE HOME VIEWERS)

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IN THE NAME OF TRADITION PART 1&2 (FOR PRIVATE HOME VIEWERS)

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ASIN: B000CQCF5K
Release Date: 2006-07-13

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Female circumcision often referred to as genital female mutilation, is a traditional practice which dates back to ancient Times world wide, but which continues mostly in Africa . The Practice amounts to an interference with the natural appearance in the female external genitalia using a blade, knife, or any sharp instrument in order to bring about either a reduction in size of the clitoris or a complete removal of the vulva. The age at which a victim is subjected to this practice varies from culture to culture. LADI LADEBO PRODUCTIONS is an independent international film production organization currently based in London, U.K., that has been engaged in making advocacy-type docu-soaps since 1984. Motivated by our desire to provide the much-needed African perspective especially in social development topics, our productions have become authoritative media resource visual materials for National Orientation agencies, Museums of Ethnology, Departments of Black & African studies, and of Social-Anthropology in educational institutions world wide, International agencies, and Non-Governmental-Organizations.

Charlie Rose with Richard Blumenthal; Ada Louise Huxtable; Ivan Reitman (April 24, 1997)

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Charlie Rose with Richard Blumenthal; Ada Louise Huxtable; Ivan Reitman (April 24, 1997)

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Charlie speaks to attorney general of Connecticut Richard Blumenthal about the his role in state negotiations with the big tobacco companies. Next, architect critic for The Wall Street Journal, Ada Louise Huxtable, tells Charlie how she has influenced architectural criticism over the years and also talks about her new book entitled, The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion. Finally, filmmaker Ivan Reitman talks about his blockbuster hits this year including Space Jam with Michael Jordan and Private Parts with radio personality Howard Stern.

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Private Parts
Starring: Howard Stern , and Robin Quivers
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
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ASIN: B000LV63J0
Release Date: 2005-01-04

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