Have you heard Patton Oswalt's bit on Robert Evans? If that doesn't make you want to watch THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE, I don't know what will. Except maybe that trailer - I mean, look at that exploding glass effect!
Basically, the film is a summary of Evans' autobiography of the same name, and is essentially a two-hour TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY, full of business savvy, sex, and lots of cocaine. Some of the highlights include:
- Evans' claim that he basically invented slacks for women ("I was in women's pants" followed by a knowing pause)
- His reaction to the first time someone suggested Coppola to direct The Godfather ("Are you crazy? 'Cuz that guy is.")
- That he fired Coppola "four times" during the production of Godfather, and that they fought each other viciously for years afterward.
- His constant referring to Roman Polanski as "that crazy Polack."
- An honestly bewildering and astounding montage of the dozens of women he dated.
There's also a weird moment where you start to realize that Evans is pretty much the inspiration for the producer in both WAG THE DOG and TRUE ROMANCE (Tony Scott's debatable masterpiece), even though the performance in TRUE ROMANCE is clearly Joel Silver-inspired.
Evans is a charming and smart narrator, and he's got a few zingers that had me laughing, but there are also quite a few moments of brutal self-reflecting honesty. As a film, I'm not sure that THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE has a ton of merit, but it's a scary and fun look at the excesses of the Hollywood scene.
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