The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) on Netflix
R20021h 33mBiographyDocumentary
Robert Evans is discovered as an actor by Norma Shearer and Darryl F. Zanuck, but he realizes he is not good at it. He aims to become a producer like Zanuck.
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Plot summary
Robert Evans begins as an aspiring actor and a successful owner of a women's clothing company. Norma Shearer, an actress, and Darryl F. Zanuck, a producer, each cast him in supporting roles, but he soon decides he is not suited to acting. His interest lies in producing, and he sets out to become the next Darryl F. Zanuck. An article by columnist Peter Bart helps him get his start as a producer. He becomes head of Paramount Pictures, then considered a lower-tier studio. His job depends on the success of the films he makes there. The documentary follows his rise through Hollywood using photographs, film clips and his own narration.
Cast
- Charlie Bluhdornas Himself (archive footage)
- Charles Evansas Himself (archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The film takes its title from a line attributed to studio head Darryl F. Zanuck, spoken in defense of Evans after some of the actors involved in The Sun Also Rises (1957) had recommended that he be removed from the cast.
