Certifiably Jonathan

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Certifiably Jonathan
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Directed byJim Pasternak
Written byJim Pasternak
Produced byRichard Marshall
Starring Jonathan Winters
CinematographyRichard Marshall
Edited byRichard Marshall
Robert Pergament
Music byBuddy Judge
Distributed byArea 23a
Release dates
  • March 2007 (2007-03)(Aspen Comedy Arts Festival) [1]
  • February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11) [2]
Running time
79 minutes [3] [4]
80 minutes [2]
88 minutes [5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Certifiably Jonathan is a 2007 [3] American mockumentary film directed by Jim Pasternak and starring Jonathan Winters. [6] [7] [8]

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Participants

In addition to Winters, the following people appear in the mockumentary: [3] [4] [9] [10]

Reception

The film has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [11] Roger Ebert awarded the film one star. [9] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club graded the film a C−. [5] Joseph Jon Lanthier of Slant Magazine awarded the film three stars out of four. [3]

Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Winters deserves better." [4]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Faux documentary about the legendary comedian squanders the rich potential of its subject." [2]

Accolade

The film won the Best Feel Good Feature Film award at the 2008 Feel Good Film Festival. [10]

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References

  1. "The 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Film Program Line-up". 13 February 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 Scheck, Frank (10 February 2011). "FILM REVIEW: 'Certifiably Jonathan' Mockumentary Fails to Capture Jonathan Winters' Essence". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Joseph Jon Lanthier (9 February 2011). "Review: Certifiably Jonathan". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Scheib, Ronnie (8 February 2011). "Certifiably Jonathan". Variety . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (10 February 2011). "Certifiably Jonathan". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. Martin, Philip (5 November 2010). "Movie Review: Certifiably Jonathan". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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  9. 1 2 Ebert, Roger (16 February 2011). "Next time: More Jonathan, less Jim". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. 1 2 "FIRST FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS". Film Threat. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  11. "Certifiably Jonathan". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 4 December 2020.