Get Bruce!

Amusing mostly for its celebrity interview rants, Get Bruce! is a love-letter documentary about Bruce Vilanch, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes court jester who has made a career of writing the one-liners that keep America from changing channels during otherwise dull awards shows. An affable wise-acre with a shaggy sheepdog blond mane and beard, who perpetually sports goofy t-shirts and glasses with brightly colored rims, Vilanch is just the kind of guy you might expect to see profiled on Bravo, A&E or Comedy Central--unfortunately, television is where this rather shallow bio belongs. Interviewees who praise Vilanch at length include Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and a dozen others. Optional. (R. Blackwelder)