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Saturday Night Live - The Best of Mike Myers (1975) Starring: Fred Armisen Dan Aykroyd Director: Leon Ichaso Matthew Meshekoff Review: From "Wayne s World" to the creepy hilarity of "Sprockets" and its slinky German host Dieter this 16-sketch compilation showcases Mike Myers in his Saturday Night Live prime. Wayne Campbell and his sidekick Garth (Dana Carvey) are featured in two memorable sketches jamming with Aerosmith and enjoying a sexy dream sequence with the babelicious Madonna. The Material Girl shows up again as the daughter of "Coffee Talk" hostess Linda Richman (who was inspired by Myers s mother-in-law) in a choice sketch with Roseanne featuring a cameo by Barbra Streisand which is as Linda would say "like buttah." More obscure sketches show Myers at his most bizarre charming and experimental. "Lothar of the Hill People" challenged network censors with not-so-subtle allusions to masturbation and female genitalia while Myers s penchant for all things British is frequently indulged including spot-on send-ups of Ron Wood and Mick Jagger. His portrayal of a hypoglycemic hyperactive 6-year-old--complete with safety helmet and restraining harness--is both outrageously funny and more than a little dangerous. (It s a miracle that guest host Nicole Kidman keeps a straight face as she feeds the "kid" a chocolate bar with the expected results.) And while other sketches such as "Middle Aged Man" were not likely to follow Wayne and Dieter to big-screen success they show Myers doing what he does best: conceiving original characters and pushing them to comedic extremes DVD Details: Actors: Fred Armisen Dan Aykroyd Peter Aykroyd Morwenna Banks James Belushi Directors: Leon Ichaso Matthew Meshekoff Format: Closed-captioned Color NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 1 Studio: Lions Gate DVD Release Date: November 9 1999 Run Time: 83 minutes
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