Product Details

• Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler, Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Lily Tomlin
• Directors: Andrew J. Kuehn
• Producers: Andrew J. Kuehn, Don Scotti, Gregory McClatchy, Irwin M. Rappaport, Joan Hyler
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: December 5, 2000
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003L9CC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,448 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From The New Yorker

Bruce Vilanch is a gag writer who, according to Nathan Lane, has given more stars "more lines than a Hollywood coke dealer." He's the man behind the quips at such events as the Oscars and other made-for-TV events. Bruce's clients include Billy, Whoopi, Robin, and Bette, all of whom appear in this seventy-two-minute documentary, speaking glowingly of their pal and engaging him in rowdy verbal sparring. Vilanch is a walking caricature comprised of shaggy hair and beard, colorful glasses, and a joke T-shirt; when Donny Osmond told him he looked like a Muppet, his comeback was a wonderfully dirty line involving Jim Henson's fist. He comes across as a very nice, amusing, generous fellow, but Andrew Kuehn's film feels more like an overgrown "Entertainment Tonight" segment than a full-fledged documentary. -Ken Marks
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a humorous look at hollywood's top comedy writer, April 11, 2000

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Larry Mark "editor of MyJewishBooks.com" (nyc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Bruce [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Who writes Billy Crystal's or Whoopie's lines at the Oscars? Bruce does. A documentary portrait of the comedy writer Bruce Vilanch (of Paterson NJ), who many may know as the wild haired comic on the New Hollywood Squares, who is actually Hollywood's top comedy writer. Stars Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Nathan Lane, Roseanne, Carol Burnett, Florence, Henderson, Rosie O'Donnell, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Reiser, and Sigourney Weaver to name just a few. Bruce Vilanch has written the scripts for the last eight Oscars telecasts, the Emmy's, Tony's, Comic Relief, the Grammy's, etc. As the say, "Bruce has had his fingers in more pilots than a staff physician at Continental Airlines. Formerly a feature writer for the Chicago Tribune, he can now be found once a month in the pages of the Advocate as author of a column entitled,"Notes From A Blond". He has also written for and organized dozens of benefits for gay or Jewish (or Jewish and gay) issues or groups. Music by Michael Feinstein.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MOVIE BUFFS WILL LOVE THIS!, March 8, 2000

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eileen f. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get Bruce [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Get Bruce is a documentary on a writer for all kinds of celebrities for events such as the Oscars and Comic Relief. As a huge movie fan, I really enjoyed watching Bruce and all the movie stars, comedians, and other celebs all talk into the camera about how great bruce is..or how he is to work with and what kind of work he does. His mother talks too, and she's pretty funny. This whole documentary is a must see for fans of hollywood and beyond. You may recognize bruce from Hollywood Squares..the new one. Watch it , you won't be disappointed.(if you are a documentary fan) GO GET BRUCE!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRUCE, March 21, 2006

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Shannon Deason (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Get Bruce! (DVD)

I knew of Vilanch as a comedy writer, but I had no idea all this guy was into and how much respect he has in the industry. Parts of this DVD are laugh out loud hilarious and frankly Robin Williams has NEVER been funnier and that really is saying something, his bit is totally extemporaneous and it is classic Robin Williams, it alone is worth the price of this DVD, but it really is Vilanch that shines here, he is so likeable and you can tell he loves what he does and frankly you really can't blame him.