The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Directors:

Nanette Burstein
Brett Morgen

Writers:

Robert Evans (book)
Brett Morgen (adaptation)

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

The Story Of A Man Who Seduced Hollywood.

Plot:

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Film Making | Corporate Mogul | Movie Producer | Based On Autobiography

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Robert Evans	...	Himself - Narrator (also archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Albert	...	Himself (archive footage)
William Castle	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Bill Castle)
Francis Ford Coppola	...	Himself (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve	...	Herself - Golden Globe Awards (archive footage)
Josh Evans	...	Himself - Robert's son (archive footage) (as Joshua Evans)
Errol Flynn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ava Gardner	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ernest Hemingway	...	Himself (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tyrone Power	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roy Radin	...	Himself - Murdered acquaintance of Evans (archive footage)
Irving Thalberg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Darryl F. Zanuck	...	Himself (archive footage)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some brief violent and sexual images.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (2003) (video rating) | UK:15 | Brazil:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R | Spain:13 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows - 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Highway Films

Trivia:

The title comes from Darryl F. Zanuck's response to executives wanting to fire Evans from the lead role of The Sun Also Rises (1957).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The closing credits say that Evans has been at Paramount for over 35 years, "more than any other producer on the lot." However, A.C. Lyles has been with Paramount for 75 years (as of 2003), though he is no longer actively producing.

Quotes:

Robert Evans: Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Will & Grace: The Kid Stays Out of the Picture (#5.3)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Dirty Work

A REAL-LIFE CITIZEN KANE

THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE (2002) **** Fascinating and wildly entertaining documentary by Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen on legendary Hollywood film producer Robert Evans – based on his notorious best-selling autobiography – of his rise from poolside discovery by Norma Shearer as a fledgling B actor to his successful climb atop Paramount Studios upper echelon and responsible for green lighting many of The Golden Age of the Seventies blockbusters (i.e. `Love Story', `The Godfather', & `Chinatown' to name three) to his disdain as an industry pariah involving cocaine and murder. Evans' unique sangfroid mixed with charm, chutzpah and a movie lovers' contempt for those who ‘just don't get it' wields a strong hold in his story and the wonderful cinematic ingenuity of making photo stills into diorama-like animation is used smartly as well as allowing its subject to pontificate without utterly destroying his self-made rakish image. One of the best indie docus down the pike in some time and a valentine for those who like their gossip with popcorn.