Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

Dean Martin
as Self (archive footage)

Alec Baldwin
as Self

Jeanine Basinger
as Self

Jerry Blavat
as Self

Peter Bogdanovich
as Self

Bill Boggs
as Self

Carol Burnett
as Self

Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)

Neil Daniels
as Self

Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self (archive footage)