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Mr. Warmth on the small screen

A Hollywood Reporter item tells of the film that John Landis has made about Don Rickles.

A decidedly low-budget, low-tech affair, the film breaks no stylistic ground. It is simply an assemblage of commentaries by many of Rickles’ friends and associates as well as a plethora of show business luminaries testifying to his comic genius and ability to offend everyone without being actually offensive.

“Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project” is set to be broadcast December 2 on HBO. HR’s Frank Scheck says “no Hollywood comedy in recent years has had a higher laughs-per-minute ratio.”