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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Lions Gate
Salesrank: 13746
Released: February 24, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
SNL: BEST OF PHIL HARTMAN (DVD MOVIE)
Description of Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman:
Phil Hartman was one of the most versatile comedians of his time: whether he was playing the voice of Troy McClure on The Simpsons or portraying the pompous Bill McNeal on NewsRadio, his comedy was always fresh and outrageous. His breakthrough was as a cast member of the late-night program Saturday Night Live, where he satirized everything from politics (Bill Clinton, Admiral Stockdale--Ross Perot's misguided running mate--and Barbara Bush) to entertainment (Frank Sinatra and Phil Donahue), creating unforgettable characters along the way. This "best of" video captures his funniest SNL moments and includes the TV special Saturday Night Live Remembers Phil Hartman plus more. Among the highlights are the commercial Compulsion; Bill Clinton jogging to a fast-food joint (which, filmed long before the Lewinsky incident, seems surprisingly prescient as Clinton comments, "There's gonna be a whole bunch of things we don't tell Mrs. Clinton. Fast food is the least of our worries."); Discover the World of Science, where Hartman portrays an annoyingly daft TV host to Jon Lovitz's scientist; Barbara Bush hosting Nancy Reagan at tea in the White House; Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef; and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. Brief snippets of Hartman in a variety of his roles show some classic moments without slowing down the pace of the collection. This video also features SNL cast members Dana Carvey, Jan Hook, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, Victoria Jackson, and more. Of all the Saturday Night Live retrospectives, this is one of the most consistently funny compilations and truly showcases the best of Phil Hartman. --Jenny Brown
Saturday Night Live - The Best of Phil Hartman Reviews:
Wonderful utility player Phil Hartman on SNL 
2009-12-18 - Like other utility comedy performers such as Dan Aykroyd & Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman could do practically anything on SNL with ease, and be consistently brilliant at it. Sure, he lent his distinctive voice to "The Simpsons" cartoon show & worked on "Newsradio" (post-SNL). But there's no doubt he did his best work on SNL.
The "Bill Clinton jogging to McDonald's" sketch eerily foreshadows the Lewinksy scandal yet to come ("Listen fellas, there's a LOT of things Mrs. Clinton doesn't know!"). His rare breakup on camera during a "Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein" sketch is memorable (he escaped by crashing through a wall). The Anal-Retentive Chef is one of my favorite Hartman bits. His sendup of a moronic Peter Graves hosting (and ruining) a science TV show is hilarious. And his early satire of a one-dimensional movie actor (circa 1947) talked into trying the new "sci-fi monster" genre (with fellow cast member Jon Lovitz) is classic stuff.
Watching this collection, I can't help but respect & admire Hartman's wide range & professionalism as a comedy performer.
Thank you, Phil, for all the laughs you've given us. We will miss you!
Fair DVD 
2009-12-06 - Fair DVD by Phil Hartman. Phil hartman was often the straight guy on SNL and was pretty underrated. This collection of the "best" includes many funny skits, but not all of the best ones. It also seems that very little attention went into deciding which skit should follow other ones, etc.
disappointment
2009-11-26 - some of it is good. but they should have filled this up with about 3 hours of material. im very dissapointed in it
Great stuff!
2009-09-09 - What a gifted comic this guy was. Most of these pieces are intelligent,surprising, and masterful. Phil Hartman was one of the few SNL people I call an artist without hesitation.
Yeeeessssssssssss!!!
2009-02-15 - Phil Hartman was one of the funniest people on SNL for years, especially during the "Sweet Spot" of the early 1990's when the show took off again. Today's SNL crew could really take a lesson from the Great One. ;-)
We'll all miss Phil's Ed McMahon and his Frozen Caveman Lawyer. Get the DVD; lot's of great moments from SNL past...
