MR. WARMTH, THE DON RICKLES PROJECT Special Screenings

If you’re old enough to remember his hysterical live performances seated on Johnny Carson’s TONIGHT SHOW couch during the 60s, then you know that Don Rickles is simply one of the legendary Kings of Comedy.

What you might not know is that, in his 80s, he’s happily married and still packing in crowds on the Vegas Strip. Director John Landis (ANIMAL HOUSE, BLUES BROTHERS) got unprecedented permission to film Rickles’s irreverent act, but has gone much further.

The story of Rickles’s rise, the triumph of his peculiar style of insult comedy his friendships with superstars like Frank Sinatra and Clint Eastwood, his competition with comedians like Bob Newhart, and his impact on filmmakers like Martin Scorsese or contemporary comedians like Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman, make MR. WARMTH an indispensable guide to popular entertainment for the last 50 years.