Private Parts (1997)

Overrated

hyped garbage

best movie i've ever seen.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Personally I am a massive fan of Howard Stern and I actually watched this movie with my grandparents who aren't fans but because of this movie they have gained respect for the radio genius. This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Highly reccomended!

A man so hated & loathed for being outspoken, raunchy, and possessing a juvenile sense of humor (whose ultimate goal was simply this: to illicit great laughs to be had by all & good ratings to keep him on-the-air) finds plenty of opposition as he departs from his formal university education & enters into the difficult journey of achieving a successful broadcast entertainment career!Howard Stern is by far one of the most under-appreciated, overlooked, unjustly blacklisted, guilty-until-proved-innocent humans on Earth! I have listened & watched the Stern Show since the early 90's when the show was finally coming into its own, and reaching global audiences, as opposed to the 80's, when Stern nation was just barely reaching East & West Coast listeners. I realize Howard Stern's reputation & outlook on life while being a "shock jock" is too much to handle for lots of uptight victims of a sheltered upbringing; the morality hypocrites in this country - where freedom of expression/speech is often tested, ridiculed, and ultimately determined to be just a farce. This country will never outgrow CENSORSHIP. But for many of us in this intelligent, open-minded, love- laugh-live army of dedicated fans... we wouldn't want it any other way!In Private Parts, Howard Stern gives us insight into the career-long battle with the FCC, and shows us his human side where he shares his experiences of becoming a father, a husband, and a great & loyal friend to all who are deserving. Thanks to his many lifelong critics (who are just embittered fans anyway!), there may be a lot to dislike about someone who is so often misunderstood and dismissed as "an overgrown man child"... whatever opinion you may have about Howard Stern and his empire, you simply cannot deny his genius & overall success!

Howard Stern plays himself in his autobiographical movie. Following his MTV Video Awards appearance as Fartman, he believes himself to be hated and misunderstood. He recalls his life as a child being put down by his radio engineer father. He's an awkward teen in a mostly black high school. He becomes a disc jockey at WTBU as a senior at Boston University. There he meets his future wife Alison (Mary McCormack). He struggles to find his voice despite many ups and downs.Stern is actually a very effective actor playing himself. He is self-effacing and awkward dork when he needs to be. He shows that he is more than his radio personality. The movie is solidly good biopic material. He is endearing although there isn't much dangerous edge in this movie. It's hard to say if this is the truth or the cleaned up truth. It's probably close enough to be the truth. It's also a love story with Mary McCormack doing a very good job.

Private Parts is an unusual name for Howard Stern's movie because there are no private parts of his life that he won't use on the air. This was a source of consternation to his lovely wife, Allison.I first heard Howard on a Dallas station. He was eating Richard Simmons alive. Now, I don't care about Richard Simmons, but no one should have to go through what Howard did to him. He was merciless! But, that's Howard. he did change radio and he was the top DJ in the country. Does that say something about our country. Is the Apololypse beginning soon? Seriously, the movie is funny and shows how he rose to the top. It also shows what a jerk Don Imus was even 20 years ago. I bet Howard is laughing his a** off.