Overview
- The documentary premiered at the New York Film Festival and is in limited theatrical release ahead of Apple TV+ streaming on October 24.
- Stiller draws on boxes of recordings his father secretly made, including a candid exchange about Anne Meara’s drinking, to challenge his childhood assumptions.
- The film probes the blurred boundary between the couple’s stage act and their private life, highlighting Jerry Stiller’s drive and Meara’s struggle to find fulfillment.
- Ben Stiller confronts his own patterns through on-camera conversations with his children, reflecting on fame’s pull and his admitted parenting mistakes.
- Contextual history underscores the pair’s fame as a 1960s–70s comedy team, including 36 Ed Sullivan Show appearances and later television work.