Addicted To Fame (2012)
Average Rating: 3.3/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 8
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Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 4
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"ADDICTED TO FAME" is the hilarious, outrageous, and ultimately tragic true story of one filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight. Director DAVID GIANCOLA wanted to break out by making a "Movie that mocked B-Movies". He thought he could manipulate the media by casting ANNA NICOLE SMITH. In the end the media manipulated him instead as his star and one of his Producers died in a media feeding frenzy. The film bombed but the story was the
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (8)
"Addicted" proves a strangely sad yet wildly compelling cautionary tale.
Top CriticA valuable reflection of contemporary celebrity culture - simply because it shows us how low we've fallen.
Entertaining if ultimately depressing.
Behind-the-scenes look at Anna Nicole Smith's swan song is barely more competent than the exploitation flick it examines.
[A] hapless, clueless, necrophiliac documentary ...
Cheap-o, disingenuous ...
So how much are attention addicts Giancola and Anna Nicole Smith alike as they weirdly bond away in his movie? Giancola was shrewd enough to foolproof his film with deliberate self-parody, while Smith succumbed to her own self-dehumanization.
Addicted to Fame is like a feature-length whine disguised as a documentary.
The pitfalls of not knowing the difference between "notoriety" and "fame" were never clearer.
Judging by the film's alternately self-pitying, self-aggrandizing, and bitter tone, the schlock director is afflicted with a bizarre lack of self-consciousness to rival Smith's own impregnable wall of self-delusion.
The cinematic equivalent of staging a disaster and then bitching about the mess.
Audience Reviews for Addicted To Fame
I have seen every movie that David Giancola has worked on (Directed and Produced).
Addicted to Fame is absolutely outstanding. A detailed "behind the scene" film that explained all of the highs and lows with working with Anna Nicole (RIP).
I would make the following recommendations...... watch Addicted to Fame AND watch Illegal Aliens. I would watch the Illegal Aliens first then this documentary. Watching these films will complete the story. I honestly was not pleased with Illegal Aliens however, watching the Addicted to Fame made everything come together in a neat package.
If you are a fan of Anna Nicole movies and reality shows this is an absolute MUST SEE.
If you are a fan of Chyna (or the World of Wrestling) this becomes a MUST SEE movie too.
Grab your favorite beverage, your favorite snack and your significant other and sit back for an eye opening story. Be prepared to laugh, cry and even mumble WTF as it is viewed. You will not be disappointed!
Great job Mr. David Giancola ......you have the patients of a Saint!
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- Addicted to Fame (Craptastic!) (DE)
- Addicted to Fame (Craptastic!) (UK)
