Certifiably Jonathan
Jonathan Winters, 85-year-old comic genius, is a gifted painter. He dreams of having his paintings hang in the Museum of Modern Art.
When Jonathan’s art exhibitions in Beverly Hills and Las Vegas fail, a discouraged Jonathan is ready to abandon his dream.
The filmmakers decide to help by hunting down a famous critic and show him Jonathan’s paintings. He believes Jonathan is “the missing link between Miro and Dali” and convinces the Museum of Modern Art to give Jonathan a show—but only if he paints three new paintings.
Jonathan launches into a painting frenzy but disaster strikes when his favorite painting is stolen, causing him to lose his sense of humor (He claims that a witch doctor trapped him in a bathroom and sucked the humor from his body.) Without his sense of humor Jonathan cannot paint.
About to lose his big show, Jonathan tries everything to get back his humor. With the help of a shrink, a new age healer, a séance with the Arquettes, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Howie Mandel, Nora Dunn, Ryan Stiles, Gary Owens and others, Jonathan sets out on a quest to get his mojo back.
Starring: Jonathan Winters, Sarah Silverman, Howie Mandel, Nora Dunn, Ryan Stiles, Tim Conway, Robert Klein, Kevin Dunn, Gary Owens, David Arquette, Patricia Arquette