The Dark Side of Hollywood (1998)

A documentary looking behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the ... See full summary »

Director:

Odette Springer

Stars:

Jon Kalina, Edward Albert, Samuel Z. Arkoff

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jon Kalina	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Albert	...	Himself (as Edward Albert Jr.)
Samuel Z. Arkoff	...	Himself (as Samuel Arkoff)
Lisa Boyle	...	Herself
Ava Cadell	...	Herself
Roger Corman	...	Himself
Catherine Cyran	...	Herself
Frances Doel	...	Herself
Johnnie Fiori	...	Herself
Maria Ford	...	Herself
Jan Glaser	...	Herself
Dan Golden	...	Himself
Dan Katzman	...	Himself
Gwen Lavery	...	Herself
Chuck Moore	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary looking behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the spawning ground of today's and tomorrow's stars. They started the careers of Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as now super star directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and James Cameron. The film examines the evolution of starry-eyed newcomers arriving in Hollywood and discovering the harsh reality of getting into pictures.

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Plot Keywords:

american filmmaking | hollywood california | filmmaking

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Only Child

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Color:

Color

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