The film premiered on Februat The Theater at Madison Square Garden and theatrically released on March 7 by Paramount Pictures. The soundtrack is formed of songs from several rock bands as well as two original tracks featuring Stern performing with Rob Zombie and the Dust Brothers. Numerous celebrities and family members of the radio show staff make cameo appearances in the film. in 1996 with a budget of $28 million, during which Stern continued to host his radio show each weekday morning. Filming took place in the New York City area and Washington, D.C. Production was delayed after Stern rejected 22 scripts from several screenwriters until he accepted one developed by Blum and Kalesniko in late 1995. Stern signed with Rysher Entertainment, who agreed to fund its production, and teamed with Reitman who thought a biographical take on Stern's life was best suited for a film. The film also stars Mary McCormack, Allison Janney, and Paul Giamatti.Īfter a proposed film featuring Stern as his superhero character Fartman fell through, development for a new film began in 1994, several months after Private Parts was released.
Stern and several of his radio show staff star as themselves, including newscaster and co-host Robin Quivers, producers Fred Norris and Gary Dell'Abate, and comedian Jackie Martling. It follows Stern's life from boyhood and his rise to success in radio. The film is an adaptation of the autobiographical chapters from the best selling 1993 book of the same name by radio personality Howard Stern, developed from a script by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko. Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas.