Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
May 11, 1990Release Date
Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
May 11, 1990Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Sandra Bernhard
Self
John Doe
Self
Steve Antin
Self
Ken Foree
Emcee
Lu Leonard
Ingrid Horn - Sandra's Manager
Cynthia Bailey
Roxanne
John Boskovich
Director
Terry Danuser
Producer
Grace Broughton
'Female' Backup Singer
Jonathan D. Krane
Producer
Kimberli Williams
'Female' Backup Singer
Patrice Rushen
Composer
Axel Vera
'Female' Backup Singer
Estuardo Volty
'Female' Backup Singer
Joseph Yacoe
Cinematographer
Kevin Dorsey
Male Backup Singer
Pamela Malouf
Editor
Arnold McCuller
Male Backup Singer
Oren Waters
Male Backup Singer
Vonte Sweet
Child Caroler
Tonya Natalie Townsend
Child Caroler
Jeff Wiener
Child Caroler
Stephanie Clark
Ballet Dancer
Indrani DeSouza
Ballet Dancer
Hardy Keith
Ballet Dancer
Sebastian Russell
Ballet Dancer
Ellen Sims
Ballet Dancer
Carlton Wilborn
Ballet Dancer
Joe DiGiandomenico
Go Go Dancer
Felix Montano
Go Go Dancer
David Stuart Rodgers
Go Go Dancer
Paul Michael Thorpe
Apollo
Denise Vlasis
Shoshanna
Djimon Hounsou
Ex-Boyfriend
Roxanne Reese
Heckler #1
Ludie C. Washington
Heckler #2
Stephanie Albers
Hippie Girl
Robin Antin
Hippie Girl
Annie Livingstone
Hippie Girl
Nicolas Roeg
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 11, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Box Office$1,218,730
Filming LocationsAmbassador Hotel, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Without You I'm Nothing is a 1990 American musical comedy film directed by John Boskovich and starring and written by comedian and singer Sandra Bernhard, based on material from her award-winning one-woman show of the same name, which was produced by Terry Danuser.
The film was shot on location in August 1989 at The Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Karole Armitage was the choreographer. The film recreates moments from the stage show, often with Bernhard dressed in zany costumes reminiscent of the character she is embodying without actually "becoming" that character. Interspersed are faux-interview bits with actress Lu Leonard as Bernhard's manager and actor Steve Antin, with whom she would later co-star in the film Inside Monkey Zetterland. A Madonna impersonator Denise Bella Vlasis played a direct reference to Sandra's friendship with Madonna as character Shoshanna.
The film is notorious for a finale in which Bernhard wears nothing but pasties and an extremely skimpy G-string (in an American Flag print) and proceeds to go-go dance to the song "Little Red Corvette" by Prince. It was not a commercial success, but it was highly praised by critics for its caustic commentary on American values and celebrity culture.
In Bernhard's 2006 Off-Broadway show Everything Bad & Beautiful, she concludes by showing the final footage from this film: Cynthia Bailey writing "Fuck Sandra Bernhard" on a tablecloth in lipstick.