Back in the 50's, things were different... Hollywood producers and wannabes actually stayed at the garish Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Blvd (not the Four Seasons). That's where Robert Evans parlayed his good looks, his charm and his good luck charm into being an actor and ultimately a studio head... it's all spelled out by Robert himself in the kick *ss documentary, The Kid Stays in the Picture.
At age 34, the stud was chief of production of Paramount Pictures which released legendary films like The Godfather and Chinatown. Robert was the Golden Boy who snared hottie Ali MacGraw and practically anything a young man could f*cking want... that's until everything came crashing down in an avalanche of snow, and possibly, even more nefarious crimes and circumstance. Watch the movie trailer and read on because...
FilmBender is Funny Movie Reviews, and this mogul, who ultimately has become a basic caricature of "the Hollywood producer" is able to see the humor in himself and his situation and honestly put it all to celluloid in a way where you don't get sick and throw up hearing about some self-serving d*ckhead has-been tell you how great it (and he) used to be. So get ready for a real insider's look at Hollywood and be ready to dance in your seat at his party with a killer soundtrack and a snappy visual style that's a cathartic, biopic masterpiece.
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