We’re saddened to hear about the death of Buck Henry, the amazingly funny actor, director, screenwriter, and 10-time host of Saturday Night Live.
He co-wrote two of the greatest film comedies ever made: The Graduate (1967), in which he also appeared as a hotel clerk, and What’s Up, Doc? (1972), starring Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, and Madeline Kahn.
Both films influenced me tremendously when I was writing the script for the Oh Crappy Day feature. In the character of Katie, there’s more than a bit of Streisand’s character, Judy Maxwell. Thanks, Buck, for the inspiration and all the decades of laughter!
— Jon Lance Bacon