Private Parts (1997 film)

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Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas. The film is an adaptation of the autobiographical chapters from the best-selling 1993 book of the same name by radio personality Howard Stern, developed from a script by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko. It follows Stern's life from boyhood and his rise to success in radio. Stern and several of his radio show staff star as themselves, including newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers, producers Fred Norris and Gary Dell'Abate, and comedian Jackie Martling. The film also stars Mary McCormack, Allison Janney, Michael Murphy, and Paul Giamatti. When a proposed film featuring Stern as his superhero character Fartman fell through, development for a new film began in 1994, several months after the book Private Parts was released. Stern signed with Rysher Entertainment, who agreed to fund its production, and teamed with Reitman, who thought a biographical take on Stern's life was best suited...

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