The documentary styled pic though entertaining was nevertheless irrelevant.
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
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Reviews Counted:106
Fresh:97
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Though not objective by any means, The Kid Stays in the Picture is irresistibly entertaining.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and some brief violent and sexual images
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Jul 26, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,332,561
Synopsis: The Kid Stays in the Picture 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... The Kid Stays in the Picture 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. Robert Evans lived the life that many only dream of. His film career started in 1956, at the oddest of places: poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. His good looks, charm, and overwhelming confidence captured the eye of screen legend Norma Shearer. She offered him a role in the picture "Man of a Thousand Faces." After a glamorous, but short-lived, career as a movie star, Evans decided to try his hand at producing. Miraculously, at the age of 34, with no producing credits to his name, he landed a job as chief of production at Paramount Pictures. Evans ran the studio from 1966-1974. During his tenure, Evans was responsible for bringing some of the greatest films of the era to the screen, including "The Godfather," "Rosemary's Baby," "Love Story," "The Odd Couple," "The Conformist," "Harold and Maude," and "Chinatown." By the early '80s, the "Golden Boy" of Hollywood was losing his luster. After a failed marriage to Ali MacGraw, a cocaine bust, and, finally, a rumored involvement in the "Cotton Club" murder, Evans disappeared into near-obscurity. Only through tremendous will and uncanny luck did he once again rise as "the kid who stays in the picture." -- © 2002 USA Films [More]
Starring: Robert Evans, Dustin Hoffman, Phyllis George, Ali MacGraw
Starring: Robert Evans, Dustin Hoffman, Phyllis George, Ali MacGraw, Paul Newman, Bob Hope, Herve Villechaize
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Screenwriter: Brett Morgen
Producer: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen, Graydon Carter
Studio: USA Films
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Reviews for The Kid Stays in the Picture
An admitted egomaniac, Evans is no Hollywood villain, and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of Don Simpson.
So what if it's lopsided, it's a great story and told well with Evans' confidence, swagger and spin moving at full speed.
A blessed gift to film geeks and historians. If the '70's were your idea of a good time at the movies, this will make you very happy.
It's Bob's story, and he's so good and so experienced at telling it, you wouldn't want to ride through hell with anyone but him as your tour guide.
A colorful and captivating biography… So sly and mischievously engaging that at times you feel like it could be the first movie to actually buy you drinks and shag you silly.
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 is such a capable storyteller that you find yourself liking him even though he's not exactly likeable.
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