Private Parts

USA 1997, 109 minutes
Dir. Betty Thomas
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Comedy / Controversy

Topics: Biopic.

Feat. Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Paul Giamatti, Allison Janney, Michael Moriarty

Aroview: Partly fictionalised biopic of New York 'Shock Jock' Howard Stern, played by the man himself. For those who don't know, Stern's abrasive yet hilarious FM antics have made him a widely syndicated cult fave in the US.

Not for sensitive souls, Stern's acid jibes are likely, at one point or another, to offend most people. This comedy, though, is much more innocuous, though it eventually picks up bite after a soft-centred prologue. It's the 'thinking persons' guide to political incorrectness...