Product Details

• Actors: Robert Klein
• Directors: Robert Klein
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: STANDING ROOM ONLY
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Run Time: 500 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000S1MM5C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,169 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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ROBERT KLEIN:HBO SPECIALS 1975-2005 - DVD Movie

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Counterculture Comic, August 14, 2007

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Volunteer of America (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robert Klein: The HBO Specials 1975-2005 (DVD)

I was highly amused to watch an advance review copy of this DVD set, having been entertained on and off since the Sixties by Robert Klein's intelligent, articulate, surrealistic comedy.

This DVD set - as far as I know the only available DVD of Klein's performances - is a reasonably priced, very comprehensive (close to eight hours over four decades) and extremely amusing perspective on Robert's long career. It's clear that he has not stood still as a man or a comedian, and it's interesting for a fan to see his development and growth. His considerable gift for mimicry, effortless and constant segues, and sarcastic commentary on contemporary affairs will keep you laughing.

Some of my favorite pieces were his soulful ode to colonoscopies, sung in a Manilow-ish manner; Pat Boone doing Little Richard songs (hilarious), the search for John Wayne Bobbitt's lost member...this is a man who has found humor in many areas of life, delivers it with great élan, and shows no sign of slowing down! He's a pretty good singer and harmonica player, into the bargain.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true original, October 22, 2007

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Progressive (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert Klein: The HBO Specials 1975-2005 (DVD)

This is a terrific retrospective of Robert Klein's ever-evolving talent. I'm particularly pleased to get to see his early HBO shows; as Robert said on Jay Leno, in those days HBO had fewer than a half million subscribers, so these are rare films indeed. Here's a very smart, perceptive, multi-talented artist with a splendidly creative, wicked wit and a flowing inspiration. No surprise Leno treated him with great respect; most of the great comics, Seinfeld and Romano for example, feel very much the same.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Other Intellectual Comic, March 14, 2008

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Sir George Martini "Verbalosity" (Fromage, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Robert Klein: The HBO Specials 1975-2005 (DVD)

Robert Klein has been a major influence in my life and I didn't realize it. I even bought a pair of blue and white saddle shoes in the 70s. One day I was listening to my comedy records and I discovered how much of my sense of humor was based on Klein's jokes and observations. Although I always liked George Carlin too, his accurate observations of human behavior can be quite depressing at times. Robert Klein makes you think, but he never gets you down.

I missed most of these shows when they were originally aired on HBO and after hearing them years later, I think they hold up well in the 21st Century, especially for a Child of the 50s.