Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | |
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Directed by | John Landis |
Produced by | Robert Engelman John Landis Mike Richardson Larry Rickles |
Cinematography | Tom Clancey |
Edited by | Mark L. Levine |
Distributed by | Dark Horse Entertainment Home Box Office |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 (estimated)[1] |
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project is a 2007 documentary film about stand-up comedian Don Rickles, which was first screened at the 2007 New York Film Festival and then shown on HBO.[2]
The documentary and its producers – Robert Engelman, John Landis, Mike Richardson, and Larry Rickles – earned a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special in 2008.[2] Don Rickles also won a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his appearance in the documentary.[2] The documentary was Sidney Poitier's final film released during his lifetime.[3]