Is it just me, or has this movie been completley ruined by Howard and his wife divorcing? I tried watching it yesterday for the 1st time since that happened, and it all rings hollow now, and kinda sad. Most of the movie is this great love story between he and his wife, and thats over, and he remarried a model.
shareThe movie is HIS story to HER; she left HIM. Divorce happens...
shareI know how you feel...the movie shows how outrageous he was and talked about lesbians strippers, etc. but he was really like us - married with children and a dedicated family man. When he got divorced it sort of ruined this premise...he wasn't like us anymore!
shareI agree as well. It puts the ending and redeeming themes of the movie in an entirely different light.
shareI'm not sure being "like us" is any ringing endorsement. There's a lot of adultery out there - among "us".
And the premise you speak of is nothing more than Stern's own self-promoting rhetoric. I'm not sure why you'd feel anything was ruined for you.
If anything, I like the movie better for it. It reveals biopics made by the subject as the frauds they really are.
Very well said arichardson. Also, divorce or not, this movie is so funny in many ways. I think the sadder thing is that Stern has lost much of his novelty since he broke out 20 years ago. That's the real tragedy.
shareAnd on hindsight, this movie shows that divorce often happens for a pretty good reason.
shareI know how you feel. When I first heard of his divorce, it tainted the movie for me. But, over time, that kind of faded.
First, this is just a movie. Yeah, it maybe based in real life, but a lot of it was exaggerated anyway, and over all, it's still just a movie. Plus, things often go sour after the "story" is over in real life. I could state some serious examples, but I don't want to be too much of a downer here, lol.
But second, the fact is, Howard Stern is a celebrity, and generally speaking, celebrities cannot hold "real" relationships for more than a few years at best. Yes, there are SOME that go on "till death parts them". But, mostly, a "celebrity relationship" is about as permanent as one of those rub on tattoos you get in your box of Lucky Charms.
And Howard Stern is a VERY over the top and sexual guy. I'm actually shocked that a guy like that was able to have a marriage that lasted long enough to actually make a movie about it, even if production started the day after they met.
Bottom line for me, is that the movie IS still funny and what ever happened after the camera stopped rolling doesn't matter for what was contained within the movie itself.
How is it "just a movie"?
This guy is acting out his own autobiography, fer crying out loud. Right away we should be tipped off that we're watching self-serving, fanciful propaganda.
coupled with the fact that the marriage ended amicably at the initiation of Howard's wife and was not due to any extramarital activities and 2 of them still get along, I do not see how the divorce should impact anyone's feelings about the movie.
shareIf Howard had cheated on her, then it would probably ruin it for me. But he never did. He was also broken up during that entire ordeal, and said the two of them both cried together when they decided they should be apart for a while. It's just one of those things. She wanted a husband who she could travel with and see the world with and have a normal life with, and Howard spent all of his energy on the radio show and would come home and be a hermit and want to play chess all day. Work got in the way, and as he got older it took more and more of a drain on him, it's as simple as that.
shareI thought it was kind of ironic. The movie was all about how Howard loved his wife, but it was the months and months of the actual filming of the movie that was the final straw in their marriage.
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
50% of marriages do indeed end in divorce BUT they don't make love story movies about them - movies that are described as a love letter to one's spouse. That's why it does ring hollow now. Their marriage was bull$hit - nothing special and certainly nothing to do a movie about.
sharerelax dude
shareI'm sure at one time, Allison and Howard were in love in their marriage---but---Pleeuuzzee! Howard used to have his "bits" with naked chicks who were MORE than willing to lay it out for Howard. I don't care how many times Howard told his wife "Oh Honey, it was just a bit, nothing went on and I was not interested" NO self respecting wife is going to continue to think her husband wasn't tempted or succumbed to cheating. The divorce did not ruin any part of the movie at all----I saw the divorce long time in coming because Howard used to complain about his marriage/in laws later in his career. Did he cheat----welll, mute question---he was hooked up with Beth after his divorce---but I think Allison wasn't exactly alone herself as well.
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In Jenna Jameson's book, theres a bit about how she was asked to go see Howard in his trailer (during the filming of Private Parts). Nothing happened but she seemed to hint that Howard's motivation to have her over was for more than just watching TV for hours..
kind of hard not to see it coming actually
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I always found it kind of ironic. The movie is about Howard's life and career, but the main theme is his devotion to his wife. However, it was the actual filming of the movie that put the final strain on their marriage.
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
Not really, since obviously other things happen after a movie is released. Maybe Howard could do an updated version of this film, to show what has happened since then.
shareHoward commented on this awhile back. He said that the film now makes him "look like an a--hole" since his divorce and marriage to Beth. I'll post the link at the bottom so you can check it out yourself. Even though that part of the story is obviously different now I think this is still a very watchable film and one of the best comedys of the 1990s. It's just a bit weird (and possibly unintentionally hilarious) seeing him brag about how great his marriage is going and how lucky he is to be with Allison.
Here's the link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0RLiyIX9Do
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The film is still good. It takes place during a time before Howard and his first wife divorced, so it is not ruined by their divorce. Divorce happens all the time. It is still a film about Howard's life. Don't worry about the fact that the marriage shown in the film ended in divorce because it doesn't matter one way or the other.
shareHe should just make a new movie that picks up where the last one left off up until now...but I think he will wait until he retires for that.
shareI get what you're saying...I only just saw this film for the first time today and of course now as he's remarried (to Beth) it does seem a bit bittersweet
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