The Comic
Released: 1969
Comedy, Drama
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde, Nina Wayne, Pert Kelton, Steve Allen, Ed Peck
Directed by: Carl Reiner
Written by: Carl Reiner
Language: English
Scenes
The title character Billy Bright (Dick Van Dyke) is heard peeing off camera near the end of the film while his TV is warming up so he can watch a screening of one of his movies.