New york daily news crystal gets a lot of laughs out of the indignities of aging. Dec 27, 2012 bette midler, billy crystal on parental guidance abc news. The legendary duo sat down with movie fanatic for a chat about joining forces, singing and dancing together, and what parental guidance they received growing up. Billy crystal and bette midler made a great pairing, i don rent parental guidance starring billy crystal and bette midler on dvd and bluray.
Press conference interview with billy crystal, bette. Back in the 80s, his harry was busy meeting sally, and she was down and out in beverly hills. Throw momma from the train is a good black comedy from danny devito. Bed of roses, blueberry pie, boogie woogie bugle boy, chapel of love, do you want to dance. Bette midler and billy crystal play a pair of comical grandparents to marisa tomeis three rambunctious kids in the holiday film parental guidance.
Parental guidance is simply the funnier of the two films, maybe because it has less to prove. In a view from a broad, originally published in 1980, bette relives her career through memories of endless rehearsals, her fear of flying, crazy schedules and wisdom she learned from thai gondoliers, with the trademark razorblade wit that her fans have grown to know, love and expect. The story follows artie and diane decker crystal and midler who agree to look after their three grandkids when their typea helicopter parents need. Artie decker billy crystal and his wife diane midler are childhood sweethearts who have been married for more than 40 years. The song bette and billy sing in parental guidance book. Billy crystal is great as larry, a frustrated writer who wishes his exwife were dead. Billy crystal, bette midler and marisa tomei prove that laughter is relative in. When celebrities need a hilarious punchline, they get bruce. There are few things more amusing than the thought of billy crystal and bette midler pairing up to play grandparents for their new comedy. Share bette midler quotations about giving, age and books. With whoopi goldberg, bette midler, robin williams, nathan lane. Nov 28, 2012 bette midler, billy crystal and marisa tomei talk parental guidance with andrew freund duration.
Bette midler and billy crystal play grandparents to their daughters children. Superstars billy crystal, whoopi goldberg and bette midler are just some of the big names who laugh it up in this richly funny behindthescenes look at the art of creating comedy. Billy crystal and bette midler seem like two birds of a feather, so its a surprise that parental guidance is their first big screen film together. Check out the incredible billy crystal on david letterman tonight. Parental guidance unites billy crystal, bette midler the mercury. Bette midler lyrics 2 song lyrics sorted by album, including the rose, wind beneath my wings, from a distance. Billy crystal and bette midler found it easy to play an old married. The legendary duo sat down with movie fanatic for a chat about joining forces, singing and dancing together, and. The best bette was the grammywinning vocalist and emmywinning actress first careerspanning compilation since 1993, and it served as an excellent window into her often eclectic career, touching on nearly all of her stylistic forays.
Sep 08, 2012 official parental guidance theatrical trailer old school grandfather artie billy crystal, who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eagertoplease wife diane. Subsequently, the song has been recorded by a vast number of artists, ranging from dean martin to jimmy durante to paul mccartney bette midler included the song in her film beaches 1988 and it appears in the soundtrack recording. Born in honolulu, hawaii, midler began her professional career in several offoffbroadway plays, prior to her engagements in fiddler on the roof and salvation on broadway in the late 1960s. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing jodie dallas on the abc sitcom soap and became a hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes when harry met sally. It was released on december 4, 2015 and reached number 46 on the charts in australia and number 25 in the uk.
Billy crystal and bette midler may not be the box office names they once were, but its always good to see them on screen, and now theyve teamed up for parental guidance, based on an idea from crystal. Artie and diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their typea helicopter parents. Parental guidance billy crystal is in his comedic element, while bette midler is tart, touching and tender. Parental guidance tells the story of a 60something couple billy crystal, bette midler who take care of their three grandchildren while their. Sep 06, 20 the book offers numerous reminders of how mr. William edward crystal born march 14, 1948 is an american actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and television host. Old school grandfather artie billy crystal, who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eagertoplease wife diane bette midler agree to babysit their three. Billy crystal on his new book and his later years the new.
With danny devito, billy crystal, kim greist, anne ramsey. Watch a new clip called watch the kids from parental guidance, starring billy crystal and bette midler, as well as marisa tomei, tom everett scott, bailee madison, rhoda griffis and madison lintz. Oldschool grandparents artie crystal and diane midler get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their typea daughters tomei overprotected kids. Billy crystal and bette midler compare their oscar experiences. Official parental guidance theatrical trailer youtube. When their old school methods of parenting collide with their grandchildrens new school and hyperscheduled way of life, the onceorderly household spins out of control, and artie and diane must employ some unexpected tactics. A sawmill owner and his teenage daughter become tangled in a deadly feud when a drug dealer stashes stolen cocaine on their property in the ardennes. Baby, baby, baby i love you yes i do well it says so in this book. Contact billy crystals booking agent for speaking fees and availability. Billy crystal, bette midler, marisa tomei, tom everett scott, bailee madison director. Mar 18, 2014 billy crystal treated his wife janice to birthday treasure hunt in santa monica on sunday, and got his celebrity friends bette midler and rob reiner to join in the fun. After nearly 30 years of friendship and shared tastes in movies, music and comedy, billy crystal and bette midler have finally taken it to the next level.
Vocal transcriptions of 25 songs from the divine miss m, all in their original keys. Billy crystal was born on march 14, 1948 in long beach, long island, new york. Mar 23, 2018 billy crystal has been making us laugh for over four decades. Bette midler and billy crystal sparkle as the parents of a very modern mom played by oscar winner marisa tomei.
Bette midler e street shuffleleader of the pack duration. Oh i wonder wonder who, bedoooo who who wrote the book of love chorus oh i wonder wonder who, bedoooo who who wrote the book of love. The glory of love is a song written by billy hill, recorded by benny goodman in 1936, whose version was a number one pop hit. Parental guidance by andy fickman andy fickman, billy. Billy crystal treats wife janice to a birthday treasure hunt. Crystals parental guidance, streisands guilt trip are.
Something had gone awry in the relationship between marisa tomei, their daughter, and them. Bette midler, billy crystal on parental guidance youtube. Some peoples lives became the biggest commercial success of midler s musical career, peaking at number 6 in the us and number 5. Parental guidance movie trailer and videos tv guide. Parental guidance unites billy crystal, bette midler. When celebrities need a hilarious punch line, they get bruce vilanch, the comic writer behind hollywoods biggest events. With billy crystal, bette midler, marisa tomei, tom everett scott. The guilt trip, starring barbra streisand and seth rogen. Artie is a commentator for his local baseball team while diane keeps in shape by poledancing with her gal pals. Get bruce is an extremely affectionate documentary about vilanchs work, featuring an assortment of hollywood heavyweights goldberg, crystal, robin williams, and bette midler are just a few who find his contributions to their public personae indispensable. Oldschool grandparents artie billy crystal and diane bette midler get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting. Two hollywood heavyweights talk withnightlines cynthia mcfadden about their new movie. Billy crystal, bette midler and marisa tomei prove that laughter is relative in this hilarious comedy thats fun for the whole family.
Billy crystal and bette midler play grandparents and just saying that makes you chuckle a bit to a brood of overprotected kids. On march, 2008, he played his only game with the yanks vs. When grandpa and grandma are asked to watch the children for a week, humor and sometimes hilarity ensue. Problems arise when the kids 21stcentury behavior collides with artie and dianes oldschool methods.
However, crystal will be competing with himself at the box office, since parental guidance his feelgood family flick with bette midler arrives on christmas day. Billy crystal and bette midler team up to play grandparents. Bette midlere street shuffleleader of the pack duration. Crystal and midler make quite a parental pair usa today. It was the final 20th century fox film to be financed by dune entertainment as part of a deal with the studio.
Bette midler and billy crystal are joining forces on the silver screen for the first time and they tell michael mcfadden all about going from old friends. Bette midler, billy crystal on parental guidance video. Arties traditional ideas go toetotoe with the kids and their parents cuttingedge, multitasking ways, but this. Some peoples lives is the seventh studio album by american singer bette midler, released on the atlantic records label in 1990. Bette midler, billy crystal on parental guidance abc news. Billy crystal, bette midler and marisa tomei prove that laughter is relative in this comedy thats fun for the whole family.
A new trailer for the movie has now arrives, which you can see right here. Billy crystal and bette midler are playing grandparents. They rarely see their grandchildren, but are asked to come for a few days while marisa. Arties traditional ideas go toetotoe with the kids and their. In the positive category we have our two leads, who are comedy legends and all around funny people. Bette midler, billy crystal and marisa tomei talk parental guidance with andrew freund duration. Parental guidance unites billy crystal, bette midler the. Crystal has spent his career capably serving multiple contingencies. They rarely see their grandchildren, but are asked to come for a few days while marisa and her husband attend an award ceremony.
Parental guidance, starring billy crystal and bette midler as. Danny devito plays against type as owen, a childlike psychotic who allows his monster of a mother to run his life. Dec 24, 2012 there are few things more amusing than the thought of billy crystal and bette midler pairing up to play grandparents for their new comedy. It contains one of her biggest hits, from a distance, which won the songwriter julie gold a grammy award for song of the year in 1991. Bette midler, billy crystal and marisa tomei talk parental guidance with andrew. Dec 09, 2012 billy crystal and bette midler found it easy to play an old married couple in parental guidance new york billy crystal and bette midler know a thing or two about wedded bliss. Bette midler, billy crystal on parental guidance duration.
Bette midler and billy crystal to sing duet in parental. Bette midler crystal is, as always, charming and wry. Comedy legends billy crystal and bette midler play artie and diane decker, who are called in by their daughter marisa tomei to help care for their three grandkids. Theres some to love, and a lot to dislike about this billy crystal bette midler paired comedy. Parental guidance must be good for someone besides billy crystal. Buy or rent parental guidance movie now family video. Baby, baby, baby i love you yes i do well it says so in this book of love areas is the one thats true. Bette midlers parental guidance costar billy crystal on. Dec 26, 2012 after nearly 30 years of friendship and shared tastes in movies, music and comedy, billy crystal and bette midler have finally taken it to the next level. Now, the two comedy legends have finally teamed up as a married couple from fresno who faces the prospect of babysitting three atlantabased grandkids for the first time in parental guidance.
This christmas, comic alisters from the 80s and 90s billy crystal and bette midler return to the big screen in parental guidance, a new comedy. Grandparents will love this film, and i urge every single one of them to see ths film. It was released on december 4, 2015 and reached number 46 on. Thank god he wrote this hilarious and emotional book because now i dont have to and ill still have something personal to give everyone at christmas. Oldschool grandparents artie billy crystal and diane bette midler get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their daughters marisa tomei overprotected kids. Most of the jokes hinge on arties inability to understand why tough love is out. This was an excellent family movie, had plenty of laughs and some really heartwarming moments. Dec 19, 2012 billy crystal and bette midler seem like two birds of a feather, so its a surprise that parental guidance is their first big screen film together. Billy crystal and bette midler star as artie and diane an oldschool grandfather and his peoplepleasing wife, who babysit for their three decidedly 21st century grandchildren while the kids typea parents played by marisa tomei and tom everett scott are away for work. Parental guidance fox digital hd hd picture quality. Listen to every episode of a beautiful podcast to fall in love. Provided to youtube by rhino atlantic the gift of love bette midler some peoples lives. Old school grandfather artie billy crystal, who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eagertoplease wife diane bette midler agree to babysit their three grandkids when their typea helicopter parents marisa tomei, tom everett scott go away for work.
Parental guidance is a 2012 american family comedy film starring billy crystal, bette midler, marisa tomei, and tom everett scott and directed by andy fickman. A richly funny behindthescenes look at the art of creating comedy. Artie and diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their typea helicopter parents need to leave town for work. On march 12, 2008 as a 60th birthday gift, he signed a one day minor league contract with new york yankees. But things go from hectic to hysterical when artie realizes the kids are running the.