Documentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.Documentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.Documentary that explores mankind's desire to be famous and its effect on society.
Photos
Richard Curtis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Josef d'Bache-Kane
- Self
- (archive footage)
Rupert Degas
- Narrator
- (voice)
Emma Freud
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bob Geldof
- Self
- (archive footage)
Elton John
- Self
- (archive footage)
Harvey Weinstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe financing of this film was later revealed as a tax fraud. Executive producer Terence S. Potter arranged invoices for far more than it cost, so that investors could claim tax breaks. He was given an eight year jail sentence in December 2015. Director Chris Atkins was also implicated, although he did not personally benefit; he was sentenced to five years in June 2016.
Featured review
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.
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.
helpful•344
- daveytaylor
- Jan 16, 2010
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Star Suckers
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content