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Con Artist

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A down-and-out millionaire uses his fame to find love and confronts his obnoxious behavior.
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Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times 03/31/2011
3/5
On the evidence of "Con Artist," a lively portrait of the enfant terrible in middle age, Mark Kostabi doesn't draw indifferent responses. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 11/12/2010
3/5
Michael Sladek's entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world's most outrageous provocateurs. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Village Voice 11/09/2010
The film gets at the pitiful need and loneliness that drives fame whores. Nevertheless, it remains most compelling when bursting Kostabi's self-important bubble. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 02/10/2013
4/5
At the film's heart lies the paradox: how can a con artist be conning people if he is freely admitting that is what he is doing? Go to Full Review Brent Simon Shared Darkness 04/08/2011
B-
Lays bare Kostabi's popularized thinking regarding branding and self-promotion, the impact of which can be glimpsed in the ways people these days jockey to make 'ex-reality show participant' a full-time occupation. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/20/2011
B
An entertaining, occasionally poignant look at America's obsession with celebrity through the career of one eccentric individual Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Michael Sladek

Director

Molly Barnes

Actor

Andy Behrman

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Jacob Collins

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Daze

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Michel Gondry

Actor

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Synopsis A down-and-out millionaire uses his fame to find love and confronts his obnoxious behavior.
Director
Michael Sladek
Producer
Michael Sladek
Production Co
Plug Ugly Films, The Group Entertainment, Acme Pictures, Room 5 Films, Ovation
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 12, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
1h 24m