THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE is a documentary that I was told by the only other patron seeing the film with me that received "a twenty minute standing ovation at Sundance." I'm not a big fan of the documentary and don't see a whole lot of them. Although I enjoyed THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE its reported ovation may have had more to do with its subject matter Robert Evans famed Hollywood Producer and the fact that Sundance is attended by many people in the industry who know him.
Evans is credited with bringing back Paramount from the scrap heap with films like LOVE STORY and THE GODFATHER. He began as an actor. He plays the Matador in THE SUN ALSO RISES which everyone including Hemmingway himself was dead set against. But Daryl Zannuck the film's Producer said "The Kid stays in the Picture." Evans who narrates the film based on his autobiography said "that's when I decided I wanted to be the guy who could say that."
TKSITP may be difficult to find in a theatre near you but if you can it certainly is a pleasant watch.
Evans is credited with bringing back Paramount from the scrap heap with films like LOVE STORY and THE GODFATHER. He began as an actor. He plays the Matador in THE SUN ALSO RISES which everyone including Hemmingway himself was dead set against. But Daryl Zannuck the film's Producer said "The Kid stays in the Picture." Evans who narrates the film based on his autobiography said "that's when I decided I wanted to be the guy who could say that."
TKSITP may be difficult to find in a theatre near you but if you can it certainly is a pleasant watch.