Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost

It was real. It was beautiful. It was REALLY BEAUTIFUL. It made me feel a little verklempt! I truly Loved it! My most favorite scene is where Meara was asked "What in your career is your proudest achievement?" She then said her proudest achievement in her life was "getting to know my husband in a real way".

Mary Elizabeth Doyle & Hershey Horowitz.

Heartful movie as a tribute to Ben Stiller's parents and life.

Tells the audience what it was like to grow up with celebrity loving parents.

Lovely to see such love in their family Great job.

For me it was heartbreaking to see their apartment empty after everything was moved out.

Ben and the rest of his family didi a great job.

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.

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.

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".