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Hollywoodland.

Summary:

On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fiancée, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little man with long-standing mob ties. George had been Toni's consort for years, and their breakup seriously wounded her. George Reeves wanted Clark Gable's career and instead got television stardom, becoming the idol of millions of children. Was he murdered, or just a victim of the sensitivities and insecurities of an actor who was never talented enough to be taken seriously?

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [New York, NY] : Focus Features ; 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Feature commentary with director Allen Coulter [audio feature]; Re-creating old Hollywood [featurette] (7 min.); Behind the headlines [featurette] (8 min.); Hollywood then and now [featurette] (8 min.); Deleted scenes (5 min.).
Restrictions on Access Note:
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Universal Pictures ; Focus Features and Miramax Films present a Back Lot Pictures production ; produced by Glenn Williamson ; written by Paul Bernbaum ; directed by Allen Coulter.
Director of photography, Jonathan Freeman ; editor, Michael Berenbaum ; music by Marcelo Zarvos ; production designer, Leslie McDonald ; costume designer, Julie Weiss.
Participant or Performer Note:
Adrien Brody (Louis Simo), Diane Lane (Toni Mannix), Ben Affleck (George Reeves), Bob Hoskins (Edgar Mannix), Lois Smith (Helen Bessolo), Robin Tunney (Leonore Lemmon), Jeffrey DeMunn (Art Weissman).
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and sexual content.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed Français; optional subtitles in English SDH, Español, or Français. Closed-captioned.
Subject: Reeves, George, 1914-1959 > Drama.
Actors > Drama.
Murder > Drama.
Motion picture industry > Drama.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Drama.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Drama.
Genre: Detective and mystery films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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