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Life of Reilly (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 27  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.5/10
 
Consensus: The Life of Reilly is a humorous and endearing look at the late comedian.
 

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Runtime: 87 mins

Synopsis: Beloved late actor Charles Nelson Reilly headlines his one man show SAVE IT FOR THE STAGE: THE LIFE OF REILLY in this filmed performance. The frequent TONIGHT SHOW guest reveals everything from his childhood in the Bronx to his struggles and successes as a gay actor in Hollywood.... Beloved late actor Charles Nelson Reilly headlines his one man show SAVE IT FOR THE STAGE: THE LIFE OF REILLY in this filmed performance. The frequent TONIGHT SHOW guest reveals everything from his childhood in the Bronx to his struggles and successes as a gay actor in Hollywood. [More]

Genre: Television

Starring: Charles Nelson Reilly

Director: Frank Anderson, Barry Poltermann
Screenwriter: Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Linke
Producer: Bob Fagan, Wrye Martin
Composer: Frank Anderson

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Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man stage show makes for a terrific one-man movie.

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05/22/08
Richard Knight
Windy City Times
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This is a story about all wide-eyed dreamers as much as it is about him: When Reilly reads off the roster of his classmates in a New York acting class for the dirt-poor, it's a simple act that's hugely inspiring.

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03/06/08
Tricia Olszewski
Washington City Paper
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3/4

Director Barry Poltermann's sweet little evocation of a show business career captures Reilly at 'the twilight of an extraordinary life,' in Reilly's words.

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03/06/08
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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3/4

Reilly conjures a self-portrait that is insightful, hilarious and completely devoid of self-pity.

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12/14/07
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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3.5/4

There's a genuine wonderment and breathless joy in Reilly's delivery that hints at what a fine stage actor he must have been, particularly when he describes going to a movie for the first time, or his thrill at first getting the lead in the school play.

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12/07/07
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
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B

... a poignant tribute to the one-time Broadway star best known to the public at large as a game-show wit and Johnny Carson guest.

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12/06/07
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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It's fortunate that we have this filmed record -- directed by Barry Poltermann and Frank Anderson -- of a memorable solo performance by a true show business original.

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12/03/07
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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3.5/5

For anyone who appreciates what The Life of Reilly was really all about, it is worthwhile.

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11/30/07
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies
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3/4

The Life of Reilly is a tender tale of semi-triumph.

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11/30/07
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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3/4

In this rippingly entertaining documentary of Reilly's celebrated autobiographical monologue Save It for the Stage, the unfailingly witty, shamelessly bitchy Reilly gets to set the record straight about a number of things.

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11/30/07
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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The Life of Reilly pays fitting homage to a man who deserves to be remembered for much more than just trading double-entendres with Brett Somers on The Match Game.

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11/29/07
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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5/5

Anyone expecting epicene camp or gossip about Gene Rayburn and Fannie Flagg will not know what hit them.

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11/29/07
Phil Hall
EDGE Boston
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3.5/5

I love this movie.

I don't say those four words often, so I had to put them first. And isolate them ... a postmortem revelation as much as a perfect swansong.

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11/17/07
Christopher Campbell
Cinematical
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3/4

[Reilly] looks frail but holds the audience spellbound in Barry Poltermann and Frank Anderson's valuable record of the final performance of the autobiographical show that he toured for five years.

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11/16/07
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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3/4

One could say there are two kinds of people: those who appreciate Charles Nelson Reilly, and those who don't know enough about him. This engaging documentary will charm the former and educate the latter.

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11/16/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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3/4

This charming, bittersweet 90-minute monologue consists of the actor telling tales of his childhood and early years, when he was an ugly duckling from an uglier family.

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11/16/07
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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3/4

Thank goodness Frank L. Anderson and Barry Poltermann decided to document actor and TV personality Charles Nelson Reilly's autobiographical one-man show.

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11/16/07
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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3/4

Written by Reilly and Paul Linke, the film is both revealing and evasive. You want to know more about his personal life than you ever find out.

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11/16/07
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle
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4/5

Save It for the Stage, a one-man stage show by Charles Nelson Reilly, a showbiz gadfly and Tony Award-winning theater director.

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11/16/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times
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3/5

For a performer who turned banter into an art form, Reilly's stage production, Save It for the Stage, was the ideal vehicle for his autobiography.

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11/15/07
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com
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