
In his directorial debut, Mike Myers documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television. Stuffed ... (Full plot summary below)
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In his directorial debut, Mike Myers documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television. Stuffed with fantastic archive footage the film traces Shep's transformation from the 1970's hedonist to today's practicing Buddhist yearning for a family of his own.
Leave your thoughts about Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthSupermensch is a strong first outing from Myers that plays like that one round of drinks that gets everyone telling stories at the end of a boozy night. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasA wonderfully-made doc that's full of pleasant surprises and a terrific portrait of someone who has deliberately remained fairly hidden from the world at large while his clients have become huge stars. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSupermensch is one of those truth-is-stranger-than-fiction tales. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a very loving, very one-sided portrait of a man with, seemingly, few faults... |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzWhat makes the film more than just a starstruck string of great stories is that it also gets at the loss and longing in Gordon's life. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceWe should probably expect more doc profiles of prominent talent agents who are really warm, wonderful human beings. Brace yourselves. |
| Total FilmMatt GlasbyMore sugar-rush than Sugarman, but Gordon's extraordinary life just outside the spotlight is a whirlwind of charm and chutzpah. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawIt makes for a lively, entertaining guide to the LA music scene in the 70s and 80s and the film business - Gordon dabbled in movie production. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabWhat could have been a very gooey, toe-curling exercise in self-congratulation is lifted by Shep Gordon himself. |
| Concrete PlaygroundTom CliftYou may not have heard of this Hollywood legend, but you definitely know a few of his famous friends. |