Starsuckers (2009)

Documentary that explores human being's desire to be famous and how that effects society.

Director:

Chris Atkins

Writer:

Chris Atkins

Stars:

Ellis Cashmore, Max Clifford, Richard Curtis

Cast

Credited cast:
Ellis Cashmore	...	Himself - Professor - Staffordshire University
Max Clifford	...	Himself
Richard Curtis	...	Himself (archive footage)
Josef d'Bache-Kane	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nick Davies	...	Himself: Author
Charlotte de Barker	...	Herself: Staffordshire University
Rupert Degas	...	Narrator
Park Dietz	...	Himself: Forensic Psychiatrist
Emma Freud	...	Herself (archive footage)
Robert Galinsky	...	Himself
Bob Geldof	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jake Halpern	...	Himself: Author
Elton John	...	Himself (archive footage)
Midge Ure	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harvey Weinstein	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Documentary that explores human being's desire to be famous and how that effects society.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2009 (UK)

Box Office

Budget:

£400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

S2S Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Engaging and well researched documentary, just don't expect a good review in The Sun

Starsuckers is a documentary by Chris Atkins which concerns our obsession with celebrity and explores how we are genetically predisposed to want celebrity for ourselves. It shows how the media use this to manipulate us. While, for me, this was preaching to the converted I still found it interesting and the arguments presented seem well researched and sound. I was lucky enough to also see it with a Q and A from Atkins which was informative, compelling and funny.

The manner in which the film is tied together is also interesting. Atkins uses images of magic tricks and illusion to tie together his arguments and this is, obviously, what the media and PR do. It also, and this was a point Atkins made during the Q and A, doesn't offer any solutions and really I suspect the only solution would be for us to stop absorbing and buying the media which obviously feeds us false and misleading stories to fill newspapers and airtime.

As it attacks the media expect it to get either panned or ignored but see beyond that, seek this film out and watch it.