Trivia / Mr. Saturday Night

• Box Office Bomb: Budget: $43 million. Gross: $13.3 million.
  • Acclaimed Flop: It garnered praise from critics and earned David Paymer an Academy Award nomination.
• Directed by Cast Member: It was Billy Crystal's directorial debut.
• Playing Against Type: Billy Crystal, who normally plays snarky but nice guy roles, playing the egotistical Jerkass Buddy Young, Jr.
• Production Nickname: Bill Crystal referred to the film as Raging Jew.
• Production Posse: Another film starring Billy Crystal with the writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
• Starring a Star as a Star: Comedy movie star Billy Crystal playing the fictional stand-up and TV star Buddy Young, Jr.
• What Could Have Been: Kyra Sedgwick was offered the part of Buddy's wife Elaine, but turned it down due to her pregnancy. Also Marisa Tomei auditioned for the role.
• Written By Castmember: Crystal co-wrote along side Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (with the latter two writing Crystal's earlier work, City Slickers.