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Traces the meteoric rise, fall, and rise again of legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans. Adapted from Mr. Evans's tell-all autobiography, the movie takes the audience on an intimate journey into the mind of this Hollywood legend. "The Kid Stays in the Picture" shares gripping anecdotes about Evans's unusual friendships and follows the thread of his tumultuous love life.
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Rating: R (Some Brief Sexual Images|Language|Some Brief Violent Images)
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Genre: Documentary
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Original Language: English
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Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
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Producer: Nanette Burstein, Graydon Carter, Brett Morgen
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Writer: Robert Evans, Brett Morgen
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: USA Films
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Production Co: Highway Films, Ministry of Propaganda Films
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Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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Critic Reviews for The Kid Stays in the Picture
Audience Reviews for The Kid Stays in the Picture
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"The Kid Stays in the Picture" is an engaging portrait of long-time Hollywood producer Robert Evans, whose headline successes included "The Godfather," "Love Story," "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown." The film is structured behind Evans' continuous narrative ramble, yet there's only the briefest flash of the contemporary man -- possibly, vanity about aging kept him offscreen. Instead, archived photos and clips emphasize his younger, dashing persona. The lack of objectivity can be troubling -- the enemies Evans has made are not asked to testify. He does berate himself for a notorious drug bust and laments the commercial flop of "The Cotton Club," but he sidesteps other embarrassments such as his seven marriages (actress Ali MacGraw is the only wife mentioned) and the disastrous "Popeye" musical. He also liberally congratulates himself on a series of anti-drug TV specials titled "Get High on Yourself," which he humbly labels "the Woodstock of the '80s." (I personally have no memory of the show, and the clips look like horrid, saccharine kitsch. Hooray, Fonzie sings!) Elsewhere, it's puzzling that the making of "Chinatown" is casually glossed over, even though the film represented a volatile reunion of the Evans/Roman Polanski team that also birthed "Rosemary's Baby." And why no talk at all about "The Godfather II"? Hmm. But beyond these misgivings, plenty of interesting material emerges. For instance, I didn't realize Mia Farrow essentially chose "Rosemary's Baby" stardom over one-time husband Frank Sinatra, and that he served her with divorce papers during the shoot. It's also notable that Evans rejected the first cut of "The Godfather" (reason: sketchy storytelling) and pressed director Francis Ford Coppola to add approximately 50 more minutes. Obviously, that was the right call. Make sure to sit through the closing credits for a hilarious, presumably improvised Dustin Hoffman outtake.
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A fascinating life story for sure but the whole film is let down by an incredibly bland voice-over by Evans (although to his credit it does say in the credits that a lot of this is from the original audiobook). Also the whole story is so one-sided you feel you're missing the whole picture. I hope they make a better doc about Evans in the future.
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I was disappointed at the incredibly general nature of the story. There did seem to be huge details missing, especially on the making of The Godfather and Chinatown but Bob Evans tells his own story so honestly and so well It's hard not to enjoy the film as it unfolds
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PR, spin doctoring, whitewash, damage control, the perpetuation of Hollywood's favorite brand of mythology, and self aggrandizement are the order of the day in this nevertheless highly entertaining auto-"biographical" documentary by and about, Robert Evans, who had one of the longest careers in the business. But people in the know from Paramount have a slightly different version of the events chronicled in this film, such as the Roy Radin murder, which Evans allegedly commissioned and paid for. Fun nevertheless, especially if you like to believe that anyone can break into Hollywood show biz given the right amount of luck,
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