Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 393 VOTES · DIR. Mark A. Catalena
Overview
Chronological look at the life and career of Johnny Carson (1925-2005), with commentary from an ex-wife and more than 30 fellow comedians, friends, employees, and biographers. The biography defines why Carson was an enduring star (his cool, his timing, his genuine laugh, his breadth of knowledge) and pursues his motivations and inner self (a loner with a drinking problem, a decent Midwesterner whose mother withheld approval, a quiet person who loved to entertain). The key to understanding him, argues the biography, is his love of magic.
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00:00:17 GOOD EVENING,
00:04:28 BUT WHY, WHY YOU? WHY AT AGE 12 OR 13?
00:08:51 WHICH WAS ANYBODY BUT JOHNNY CARSON.
00:14:01 WEATHER AND SPORTS
00:18:36 Announcer: "THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW,"
00:23:19 OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW," A JOB HE WOULD KEEP
00:28:24 Man: THERE WAS A MIXED FEELING ABOUT CARSON,
00:34:15 IT'S A FUNNY THING. IT'S A PARADOX.
00:38:25 I HAVE A SANKA COUPON RIGHT NOW THAT WORTH 40 CENTS.
00:43:16 Woman: I DON'T THINK I EVER CALLED HIM "JOHNNY."
00:48:17 "DO YOU REMEMBER WHO WAS ON THE SHOW LAST NIGHT?"
00:52:39 JOHNNY WAS THE ONE WHO HAD THE DEFINITIVE JOKES
00:57:06 AND IF YOU LIKE OUR WORK, BRING IN YOUR CAR.
01:01:39 I MEAN THAT WAS IT.
01:06:04 Severinsen: AND JOHNNY HAD A WAY
01:11:08 PROBABLY FROM THE MOLD OFF OF ONE OF THOSE JOKES I TOLD.
01:15:53 YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD, IT'S OVER VERY QUICKLY,
01:20:20 THEY HAVE TO LIKE HIM.
01:25:19 A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO THESE AFFAIRS TRY TO ACT BLASE.
01:30:22 WITH WOMEN TREMENDOUSLY.
01:35:10 JOHNNY WAS FURIOUS.
01:40:04 Man: JOHNNY TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE
01:45:07 AND YOU COULD SEE HE WAS ALARMED ABOUT IT.
01:53:15 WHOOO!
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