"Framing John DeLorean" uses the same Hulu documentary style as "Becoming Bond" (The George Laserby Story) where interviews and real footage are interleaved with reenacted scenes by well known actors (Alec Baldwin as John Z. DeLorean (JZD), Morena Baccarin as Christina Ferrare and Josh Charles as Bill Collins) to help fill in the gaps between the archive footage. "Framing John DeLorean" takes it a step further by adding behind-the-scenes interviews with the actors, providing an interesting personal insight to the story.
With a running time of 1hr, 50 min - "Framing John DeLorean" rushes through JZD's early accomplishments at GM, which are many, in the first 30 minutes. There is a heavy focus on the government sponsored "drug sting and entrapment case" for which JZD was acquitted. JZD's daughter Kathryn summarizes this part of the film by implying "DMC = Destroyed My Childhood."
The big reveal came late in the film as an expose into the alleged "embezzlement scheme" between JZD and Colin Chapman of Lotus who partnered on the DMC-12's development by way of a shell company known as "GDP." Many might not remember, but JZD didn't go jail for the cocaine, but he certainly served time for tax evasion. We found the interviews with JZD's son Zach DeLorean to be brutally honest but also an appropriate amount of unintended comic relief. Unlike many other Automotive documentaries, "Framing John DeLorean" did an excellent job of engaging petrol-heads and non-car-folk alike, with a focus more on the man than the car, making it an excellent "sharable" experience.
With a running time of 1hr, 50 min - "Framing John DeLorean" rushes through JZD's early accomplishments at GM, which are many, in the first 30 minutes. There is a heavy focus on the government sponsored "drug sting and entrapment case" for which JZD was acquitted. JZD's daughter Kathryn summarizes this part of the film by implying "DMC = Destroyed My Childhood."
The big reveal came late in the film as an expose into the alleged "embezzlement scheme" between JZD and Colin Chapman of Lotus who partnered on the DMC-12's development by way of a shell company known as "GDP." Many might not remember, but JZD didn't go jail for the cocaine, but he certainly served time for tax evasion. We found the interviews with JZD's son Zach DeLorean to be brutally honest but also an appropriate amount of unintended comic relief. Unlike many other Automotive documentaries, "Framing John DeLorean" did an excellent job of engaging petrol-heads and non-car-folk alike, with a focus more on the man than the car, making it an excellent "sharable" experience.