The Kid Stays in the Picture R

The Story Of A Man Who Seduced Hollywood.
The Kid Stays in the Picture
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DVD Details

  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 19, 2003
  • Originally Released: 2002
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 4,707
...One of the funniest, and most telling, films of the year...
New York Times
Jul 26, 2002
Rating: 3.5/4 -- If you love flamboyant people, movies or -- especially -- flamboyant movie people, don't miss The Kid Stays in the Picture. Full Review
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nov 6, 2002
...A gorgeous kaleidoscope of real footage, movie clips and animated photographs...
Total Film
Mar 1, 2003
Excellent showbiz documentary. Full Review
Combustible Celluloid
Feb 29, 2008
An engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.
Hollywood Reporter
Aug 21, 2002
Rating: 4/4 -- Giddy, absurdly entertaining account of Evans' rise and fall in the movie biz. Full Review
Detroit Free Press
Aug 23, 2002
Rating: 4/4 -- It offers a fascinating peek into the (not always glamorous) life of a Hollywood big shot. Full of insight, meaty tidbits, and not without humor, this documentary is one of the best. Full Review
Film Geek Central
Apr 27, 2013

Product Description:

Robert Evans got his break portraying Irving Thalberg in THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES. Evans would eventually become the next Thalberg as Vice President in charge of production at Paramount. The studio was destitute and confused in a changing marketplace in the late 1960s. Evans would guide Paramount to the top again with bold choices and successful films such as ROSEMARY'S BABY, LOVE STORY, and THE GODFATHER. He married LOVE STORY's star Ali McGraw and branched out as a producer for Paramount with more successes like CHINATOWN. Eventually, the "kid" would crash land, mired in cocaine and murder scandals, producing bombs such as THE COTTON CLUB.

This documentary begins quoting Evans, "There are three sides to every story--mine, yours and the truth." The film is unquestionably from Evans' side, chronicling the rise and fall and subsequent resurrection of the playboy mogul of Hollywood's last golden era. Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen decided to film the highlights of Robert Evans' autobiography in the present tense with Evans himself narrating. A volatile, noirish prose is delivered from the producer who lampoons everyone from Mia Farrow to Paramount chief Charles Bludhorn. The visuals consist of highly manipulated photos, film clips, and original footage shot by John Bailey.

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  • UPC: 085393783020
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