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Biography: Buddy Hackett

The son of a Brooklyn upholsterer, baby-faced comic actor Buddy Hackett always claimed he was "born to be funny." Hackett was the boy who invariably blew his lines in the Holiday pageants and the overweight teen who accidentally stuck his foot in a water bucket during his first game with the high school football team. It was while serving in the Army that Hackett met the double-talking Chinese waiter who inspired him to create the most famous of his early nightclub routines. Hackett's first stand-up gig in Brooklyn led to additional work on the New York supper club Catskill resort circuits; he also guested on a very early (1945) TV program, Laff Time. His film debut was as the voice of a talking camel in the otherwise straightforward Arabian nights programmer Slave Girl (1947). He was signed to a Universal Pictures contract in 1953, then starred for two years in Broadway comedy Lunatics and Lovers. He played the title role in 1956 TV sitcom Stanley, which served to introduce Carol Burnett to America's televiewers; two years later, he became a regular on Jackie Gleason's Saturday night variety series. Hackett was most active in films during the years 1958 through 1968, appearing primarily in nitwit comedy-relief roles, but also delivering a solid dramatic performance in God's Little Acre. At the same time, his reputation in nightclubs soared, first because of his quick wit and gift for sudden improvisation, then later for his ability to spout out the dirtiest of material with the cherubic ingenuousness of a naughty first-grader. Perhaps it was this veneer of innocence that made Hackett an ideal "family" entertainer in such G-rated pictures as Everything's Ducky (1961), The Music Man (1962), and The Love Bug (1968). As late as 1989, he was still delighting the kiddie trade as the voice of Scuttle in the Disney animated feature The Little Mermaid. Among Buddy Hackett's many television credits was the 1978 biopic Bud and Lou, in which he offered a curiously unsympathetic interpretation of his idol, Lou Costello; ironically, back in 1954 Hackett had replaced an ailing Costello in the Universal slapstick comedy flick Fireman Save My Child. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide less

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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Tags: Animated Musical Fairy Tales & Legends Children's Fantasy Family
Length: 75min
In this direct-to-video sequel to Disney's animated hit The Little Mermaid, Ariel (Jodi Benson) and Eric (Christopher Daniel Barnes) are the proud parents of a little girl named Melody (Tara Charendoff), who has begun to hear the call of the sea she...
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The Little Mermaid (1989)
Cast: Ron Clements
Tags: Family Fantasy Fairy Tales & Legends Animated Musical Children's Fantasy
Length: 85min
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton,...
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Hey Babe! (1984)
Tags: Musical
Length: 98min
This musical centers upon the life of a precocious, orphan with show-business aspirations. To achieve her dream, the plucky 12-year old storms professional dance schools, breaks into TV studios and uses every possible underhanded means to become a...
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The Love Bug (1968)
Tags: Fantasy Comedy Family-Oriented Adventure Comedy Family Family-Oriented Comedy
Length: 110min
Those who worried that the Disney studio would collapse without the presence of the late Uncle Walt were put at ease when the profits starting rolling in for The Love Bug. The "star" is Herbie, a lovable little Volkswagen with a personality all its...
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Jack Frost (1979)
Cast: Paul H. Frees
Tags: Holiday Film Family Family-Oriented Adventure Animated Musical
Length: 48min
The 1979 Rankin/Bass production Jack Frost is a made-for-TV stop motion animation feature. Buddy Hacket narrates the story as the voice of groundhog Pardon-Me-Pete. The spirit of winter, Jack Frost (voice of Robert Morse) falls for a young woman named...
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The Golden Head (1965)
Cast: George Sanders
Tags: Comedy Crime
Length: 115min
In this adventure, two crooks plan to abscond with the rare, priceless Golden Head of Saint Laszlo. Their plans are thwarted by a British detective's children who have come to Budapest for a holiday. When the kids learn about the scheme, they...
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Cast: Jimmy Durante Milton Berle Mickey Rooney Spencer Tracy Buster Keaton Jerry Lewis Sid Caesar Stanley Kramer
Tags: Chase Movie Farce Comedy Ensemble Film
Length: 161min
With this all-star Cinerama epic, producer/director Stanley Kramer vowed to make "the comedy that would end all comedies." The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before (literally)...
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The Music Man (1962)
Cast: Shirley Jones Robert Preston Buddy Hackett Paul Ford
Tags: Americana Musical Romance Musical Comedy Musical
Length: 151min
Meredith Wilson's hit 1957 Broadway musical was transferred to the screen in larger-than-life fashion in 1962. Robert Preston repeats his legendary stage performance as fast-talking con man Harold Hill, who goes from town to town selling citizens on...
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Muscle Beach Party (1964)
Cast: Peter Lorre
Tags: Beach Film Musical Comedy Teen Movie
Length: 94min
The Beach Party Gang meets a coterie of muscle-men who try to take over their spot on the beach in Muscle Beach Party. Surfing sensations Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) have their security threatened when Flex Martian (Rock...
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Cast: George Pal Claire Bloom Walter Slezak
Tags: Family Fantasy Fairy Tales & Legends Children's Fantasy
Length: 134min
This long, 135-minute feature is divided into four different segments, three highlighting fairy tales and the first introducing the two Brothers Grimm. Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) is the dreamer, and Jacob (Karl Boehm) is the practical one, and between...
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