Ep. 3 - The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Strangers to Fiction
English - October 02, 2019 14:06 - 20 minutes - 30.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture TV & Film Film Reviews documentaries documentary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this episode of Strangers to Fiction, we look at the 2002 documentary The Kid Stays in the Picture. The film, directed by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen, chronicles the rise of Robert Evans from New York businessman to B-list actor and ultimately to production chief at Paramount Pictures. Narrated by Evans himself, The Kid Stays in the Pictures details his marriage to Ali McGraw, his successes with films such as Chinatown and the Godfather and finally to his downfall following a cocaine bust.