The Kid Stays In The Picture traces the meteoric rise, fall and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. The producer of The Godfather (1972) and Chinatown (1974), Evans' career faltered in the early 80s thanks to a cocaine bust and his rumoured involvement in a murder. This documentary, adapted from his best .. Read more
| Starring | Robert Evans (Pres, Narr) |
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| Director | Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen, Nanette Burste |
| Genres | Documentary |
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The Kid Stays In The Picture traces the meteoric rise, fall and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. The producer of The Godfather (1972) and Chinatown (1974), Evans' career faltered in the early 80s thanks to a cocaine bust and his rumoured involvement in a murder. This documentary, adapted from his best selling autobiography, chronicles his life, his loves (with the likes of Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Lana Turner, Ali Macgraw, and Raquel Welch) and friendships (Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Henry Kissinger and Dustin Hoffman).
| Starring | Robert Evans (Pres, Narr) |
|---|---|
| Director | Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen, Nanette Burste |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 29 Sep 2003 |
Based on Evans' autobiography, this is both an entertaining and self-aggrandising account of Hollywood life, revealing in its glimpse into a tinselled world where self-importance is a virtue.
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Stranger than fiction
Robert Evans was just a ladies underwear salesman when he was spotted by Norma Shearer and cast in 'The Man of a Thousand faces'. Within a few years he ... read more »
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Cinematic Story Telling
Considering this whole feature is made up of (computer enhanced) zooming in on still photographs and clips of other films set to a single voice-over, this is a ... read more »
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Intersting enough...
But the presentation and style is someone lacking... one droning voice with a series of pictures and footage from the surrounding events makes this not only a ... read more »
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Read the book
Well some times you just have to accept the fact that the books better. This is one of those cases.
One major problem for me also is half the time I ... read more »
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