Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

Very moving, honest portrayal of marriage in show business. I loved all the relationships shown in the family.

I don't know where I saw this but I am positive I saw an interview with Jerry Stiller where he said he was channeling his father when playing Frank Costanza on "Seinfeld". Interesting to consider that when watching him in that tv show. I also loved him on "King Of Queens".

My husband and I are rating this a 9/10. Amazing editing, quality, and clips & we love the authenticity. We are HUGE king of queens fans and discovered Arthur (Jerry Stiller) and Spence's mom (Anne) on there. The only thing that would've made this documentary better would've been including king of queens. I think it also would've been cool to see considering that the whole family was in that show at some point (Jerry regularly, Anne regularly, Amy regularly, and Ben in an episode.) Overall, we highly recommend. This was such an emotional documentary and make sure you have tissues near by..

The reason I enjoyed Ben Stillers documentary on his famous parents and his relationship with them is because I always loved Stiller and Meara. And I always liked Ben Stiller. But ultimately it was a bit too much home movies and a little too much like sitting in on someone's therapy session. I was hoping for more of an actual Doc on Stiller and Meara and their rise to fame in show biz. It's definitely a labor of love and if anyone has gone through rummaging through their parents stuff after they have passed to sell the house they will relate. There's enough old clips from all the old variety and talk shows that held my interest. But listening to some very personal conversations between S&M made me a little uncomfortable.

My own parents were married the same year as S&M. My dad was Jewish and my mom catholic. I was also raised in NYC so there was a lot for me to relate to. But, I'm not sure how much interest there is in Ben trying to figure things out with his own kids in front of us. They are not famous yet so I had no interest in them.

He does get points for showing the love this family had for each other.

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were very funny people; together and separately. All that they did professionally is on tape. I always liked them; together, and Jerry, separately, even more. So, I tuned in to this documentary to relive the comedy stylings of Stiller & Meara.

Unfortunately, what I got was a BEN Stiller therapy session.

When Ben was reading those love letters between his parents, I just felt it was wrong to hear such intimate thoughts... I am not a prude but if I was reading my parents' love letters they certainly wouldn't be shared to millions of strangers.

Someone mentioned in a review that is was really a therapy session for Ben.

The rest of the documentary was interesting but not a 10/10 rating. Sorry.