Average Rating: 7.7/10
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Fresh: 99 | Rotten: 9
Though not objective by any means, The Kid Stays in the Picture is irresistibly entertaining.
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Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 1
Though not objective by any means, The Kid Stays in the Picture is irresistibly entertaining.
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Robert Evans' rise from second-string actor (who really was discovered while lounging by the pool at the Beverly Hills Hotel) to head of one of Hollywood's biggest movie studios is told from the viewpoint of Evans himself in this documentary, adapted from his autobiography (and featuring Evans' own narration). In 1957, Evans had already achieved success in the garment business when actress Norma Shearer spotting him at poolside and suggested he should play her late husband, legendary producer
Aug 16, 2002 Limited
Aug 19, 2003
$1.3M
USA Pictures
All Critics (127) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (103) | Rotten (9) | DVD (20)
If you love flamboyant people, movies or -- especially -- flamboyant movie people, don't miss The Kid Stays in the Picture.
This movie is more fun than many of those tall tales that Hollywood calls feature films.
There's a disreputable air about the whole thing, and that's what makes it irresistible.
For a life lived boldly and productively if imperfectly, Robert Evans deserves this trenchant, revealing, vastly entertaining documentary.
Giddy, absurdly entertaining account of Evans' rise and fall in the movie biz.
An engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.
Truly a gripping story, but for mature teens only.
Excellent showbiz documentary.
The entire movie is purely from Evans' own perspective and any baggage he carries, but it sure is a treat.
Evans é uma figura fascinante, e é justamente sua narração em off, associada à ótima edição, que transforma este documentário em um ácido depoimento sobre Hollywood.
But for film buffs at least, Evans's vivid story will make them feel nostalgic for this period of Hollywood history.
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A skewed, self-serving but revealing portrait of Evans's life . . . a perversely thrilling look at the pathetic backroom truth behind some of '70s Hollywood's deepest films.
[Evans'] cavalier journal of guiltily compelling gossip is just self-deprecating enough to be cathartic.
The only thing more entertaining than an autobiographical Robert Evans documentary would be another biographical documentary with everybody else's opinion of the man. How much of this is truth and how much re-imagined, self-mythologizing bullshit, it's impossible to say. He's green-lighted and produced some great
November 28, 2007Super Reviewer
A great watch if you're into Hollywood history. A little hammy at points but very interesting. The quote from Evans about different perspectives on an event (your version, their version and the truth) sums up this biopic/documentary perfectly.
November 16, 2006Super Reviewer
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