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The Kid Stays in the Picture

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The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:28

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.9/10

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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08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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If you love flamboyant people, movies or -- especially -- flamboyant movie people, don't miss The Kid Stays in the Picture.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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For a life lived boldly and productively if imperfectly, Robert Evans deserves this trenchant, revealing, vastly entertaining documentary.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/23/02
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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Giddy, absurdly entertaining account of Evans' rise and fall in the movie biz.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
08/23/02
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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An engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.

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08/21/02
Duane Byrge
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
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It's Hollywood navel-gazing at its best.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
08/16/02
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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For movie lovers, it's like an aging Lancelot reminiscing about Camelot.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
08/16/02
Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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Should delight anyone who ever wondered how Tinseltown really works.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/16/02
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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The thing about guys like Evans is this: You're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins. But as you watch the movie, you're too interested to care.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/16/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Even if you don't emerge from the film ready to worship at his Beverly Hills altar, you wind up liking the guy.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
08/15/02
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Evans is shameless, but his self-deprecating humor takes the sting out of his 'truth.'

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/15/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A little like being stuck at a fellow's deathbed, listening to him gas and gas about his life -- only in this case, the guy turns out to be fascinating.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/09/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Hugely entertaining from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves, it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected Hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/09/02
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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One of the must-see films for any student of Hollywood fame and infamy.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/09/02
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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It might be considered the best, the flashiest, the most enjoyable vanity production ever.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/09/02
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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Implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most American of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest Hollywood document of all.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/09/02
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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The best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like, but how the creative process itself operates.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/09/02
Ray Conlogue
Ray Conlogue
Globe and Mail
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It's one of the most honest films ever made about Hollywood.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
08/09/02
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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An incredibly entertaining movie.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
08/08/02
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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The movie's high points ... are the ones when he's most fervently selling himself, as in the delightful scene where we see Evans rescue his job (and his studio) with a suave promo film/presentation directed by Mike Nichols.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/08/02
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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