Product Description
For the first time, all seven of Dennis Miller's hilarious HBO Comedy Specials are available on DVD in this complete Special Collector's Edition 3-DVD Set. Featuring: All in (2006), Raw Feed (2003), the Millennium Special-1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really Good Ones (1999), Citizen Arcane (1996), Live from Washington D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (1994), Black and White (1990) and Mr. Miller Goes to Washington (1988). Special Features: 3-Disc Set Region 0 NTSC Multi Disc Set Collectors Edition Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Features: 1. All in (2006) 2. Raw Feed (2003) 3. The Millennium Special-1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really Good Ones (1999) 4. Citizen Arcane (1996) 5. Live from Washington D.C.: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (1994) 6. Black and White (1990) 7. Mr. Miller Goes to Washington (1988). Runtime: 396 Minutes.
Review
Without fail, Dennis Miller is the defacto leader of the HBO comedy specials. Beginning with Robert Klein in the mid 1970s and as recently as Chris Rock with last year's Kill the Messenger, Dennis Miller sets the tone and format for everyone regarding these special programs. How can you not think of Dennis Miller? Most connoisseurs of comedy will! On March 31, Standing Room Only Entertainment will release all seven of Mr Miller's specials in one package with Dennis Miller: The HBO Specials. Over the span of those seven hours, you can track the king of the obscure reference as his politics changed, from a few early swipes at Ronald Reagan to his lean a bit more right after 9/11. All fans of Dennis Miller should own this set! --Nick Nicholson, Ft Bend Star
When he was on his game, he was the baddest and brightest stand-up comedian in the country. For those of us who have pined many moons, equal parts impatient and incredulous, for his inexplicably unreleased HBO comedy specials from the 90s; it's time to celebrate an overdue victory. Dennis Miller: The HBO Specials is exactly what the doctor ordered for fans who remember the days when a thesaurus was a requisite part of the experience. A comic who could make you laugh and think is never something to take for granted, as they are always in woefully short supply. Miller, from his snarky heyday as Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update anchor in the late 80s and early 90s, was arguably the most consistently entertaining, and intimidating, funnyman on the scene. Miller has made seven official specials for HBO, all of which are collected in this very reasonably priced and highly recommended set.
Black and White, for me, is on the short list of all-time post Lenny Bruce stand up concert recordings: it is an absolute tour de force and easily justifies the purchase of this entire set. A few highlights, taken at random: 'I view the reunification of Germany in much the same way I view a possible Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis reconciliation: I haven t really enjoyed any of their previous work and I m not sure I need to see the new sh*t right now' ;' (TV preachers) say they don t favor any particular denomination...but I think we've all seen their eyes light up at tens and twenties.'
Miller's HBO feature for the end of the century, 1999's The Millennium Special. is a terrific idea that is pulled off with aplomb. Miller focuses on the 1900s and breaks the century into 20-odd year chunks. He does the news (relaying the popular stories of the times with his trademark Weekend Update shtick): it is clever and funny.
Dennis Miller still looms large as one of the five best stand-up comedians of the past 20 years. This egregiously overdue purging of the HBO vaults should come as a welcome relief to fans who remember watching these specials in real time. --Sean Murphy, PopMatters
Dennis Miller: The HBO Specials may very well end up being the comedy DVD release of 2009. Known more for being politically outspoken since 9/11, Miller nonetheless remains one of the wryest talents in American comedy. His gift for turning a phrase and concocting the most mind-boggling pop culture references is unmatched -- it's a style of comedy that remains uniquely his own. This extraordinary three-disc compilation includes nearly twenty years of Miller, an unmatched look at the evolution of his comedy as superimposed on a full generation of current events. It's enthralling, enlightening, challenging... and best of all, funny. Forget about politics -- this guy is as great as virtual friends can be. HBO Comedy specials from 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2006 are included, and there's not a bad note in any of them. That's how you define a legend. --IGN Digigods
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 8.8 ounces
- Director : Dennis Miller
- Media Format : Box set, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Black & White, Color, Collector's Edition
- Run time : 6 hours and 36 minutes
- Release date : March 31, 2009
- Actors : Dennis Miller
- Studio : Standing Room Only
- Number of discs : 3
