Good start, but then it gets ruined

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

In the early 2000's I would hear from a family friend about how good the Howard Stern book Private Parts was,and I was disappointed to find out that none of his infamous radio show could be heard or seen in the UK. Since finding recordings (and becoming a fan of) of Stern's show online,I took part in an ICM poll for the best movies of 1997,and was surprised to learn from fellow IMDber Red-Barracuda of a Stren bio- pic from the year,which led to me tuning into this special episode.The plot:After visiting the radio station his dad worked at,Howard Stern begins to dream of hosting his own radio show. Meeting his future wife Alison whilst working on college radio,Stern moves on to local radio. Closely following all the rules, Stern's shows hardly get any listeners. Trying to think of how to turn his luck around,Stern decides to push the boundaries of taste of radio, by being himself.View on the film:Going between hosting his radio show in the morning and shooting this movie the rest of the day, Howard Stern actually gives a very good performance as himself! Re-enacting some of his most taboo- breaking moments, Stern captures the ruckus energy of each broadcast pushing the lines of decency in mainstream radio. Whilst it is all about him, Stern surprisingly does not shy away from really bringing out the neurotic side of the "character", with Stern's inability to handle extremely emotional moments, leading to snappy exchanges between Stern (who was originally going to be played by Jeff Goldblum) and his wife Alison, (played by the charming Mary McCormack.) with Paul Giamatti also biting everyone's arm off as irritated radio manager Kenny (talk about this being a challenging role for Giamatti!)Bringing Stern's show from the airwaves to the screen, director Betty Thomas & cinematographer Walt Lloyd give each broadcast a flight of fantasy atmosphere,where each sex act is heightened to the most fantastical level. Adapting Stern's book and radio show, the screenplay by Lee Blum and Michael Kalesniko criss-cross raunchy sex comedy set-pieces with a playfully quirky wit,that is hilariously undressed in Stern never finding a station where he fits in,and the private parts get exposed.

there are many who will say "nay, nay" to sitting through a bio on shock jock (the original!) Stern...if said "demo" can contain their revulsion to bathroom humour on steroids, they will enjoy this movie. they will find a fair amount of disgusting "private part" area humour and this actually gives the movie some credibility! it's a little twisted...but sit back and enjoy an excellent job of acting by.....believe it or not , Howard and by actor Paul Giamiti (now, of course, being lauded for an amazing job as Brian Wilson's Doctor/Caregiver in "Love and Mercy".all Stern's on main air crew are featured..and not just in cameos..they have a lot of scenes! yes, finally a show biz biopic we can sit thru! I want to add that the timeline is handled beautifully, and the cinematography is wonderful. the run down, radio station shacks he suffered in...to the big time NY fully-fitted studios.

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.

I SO enjoyed this movie.I watched this movie without realizing until close to the end that Howard Stern was playing himself.I was a radio announcer myself, during the period when Stern got going. This movie has the 'feel' of reality to it. I recognized so many of the people I worked with in this movie. Every radio station has some of them. The studios of the period were just like this.Of course, this movie was severely compressed in time and space. Radio is like warfare: lengthy periods of utter boredom punctuated by periods of pure panic. We don't need to see the slow bits. Each hour of on-air radio presentation requires something like three hours of preparation: we don't see the hard work that goes into such a show.We do see a very funny and entertaining movie. Don't forget, I was in the industry at the time this all happened: and this one feels 'real' to me.Many autobiographical pieces by "stars" turn into awful sycophantic schmaltz-fests. This one didn't. It could have been awful. Most of this kind are. This one... is excellent.And if you've never worked in broadcasting -- it's still very funny!