No Cure for Cancer (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Ted Demme

Writer:

Denis Leary (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy

Plot:

Ticked off comic Denis Leary talks honestly about subjects ranging from smoking, red meat, drugs, his family, rehab, and yes, cancer. |

Plot Keywords:

Cancer | Drugs | Smoking | Anger | Stand Up Comedy

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Himself
Chris Phillips	...	Himself
Adam Roth	...	Drummer

Also Known As:

Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, drug and sex-related humor.

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:TV-MA | Australia:R

Company:

Channel 4 Television Corporation

Trivia:

The night of the show's taping, the crew set up but through some error gave the actors no access to the bathroom. Just before the show, Denis Leary had to use the bathroom badly but had no way of getting to it. Chris Phillips took a look at the crowd and seeing no way to get Denis to the bathroom without making the audience believe the show had started, handed Denis a bucket.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Muppet character Big Bird (performed by Caroll Spinney) sang a quavering rendition of “(It's not easy) Bein' green” at Jim Henson's funeral, not Kermit the frog.

Quotes:

Denis Leary: Yeah, I'd like to do some cocaine. I'd like to do a drug that makes my penis small, makes my nose bleed, makes my heart explode, and sucks all my money out of the bank.

Movie Connections:

References The Doors (1991)

IM AN A*SHOLE-LIO-LIO!

PERFECT! This was a great special. I have this on CD on I laughed my A** off. Denis is a great actor and a great comic who tells great stories....and great trash talk. his songs are full of hillarious lyrics about serious things. He is my 1st favorite comic/actor. My 2nd favorite is George Carlin. This deserves a 9/10.