A film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
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Leon Gast
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Floyd Abrams | ... | Himself |
| Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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Joseph Basile | ... | Himself |
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Harry Benson | ... | Himself - Photojournalist |
| Ingrid Bergman | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Marlon Brando | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Himself | |
| Charles Chaplin | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Chuck Close | ... | Himself | |
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Brad Elterman | ... | Himself - Photographer |
| David Frost | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Bonnie Fuller | ... | Herself | |
| Clark Gable | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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Betty Galella | ... | Herself - Wife of Ron Galella |
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sued him, and Marlon Brando broke his jaw. The story of notorious, reviled paparazzo Ron Galella opens a Pandora's Box of issues from right to privacy, freedom of the press and the ever-growing vortex of celebrity worship. Written by Sundance Film Festival
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January 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,367, 1 August 2010, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Performed by The Emotions
Written by Maurice White and Al McKay
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Used by Permission of EMI April Music Inc.
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Best of My LovePerformed by The Emotions
Written by Maurice White and Al McKay
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Ron Galella is a relentless paparazzi catching Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. He is an expert at planning and executing the art of stalkarazzi. He has a new book of pictures out. He took the iconic Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis picture. After catching Jackie and John Jr. in the park from behind the trees, she tells an agent to "Smash his camera!" They detained him and he sues Jackie and the Secret Service. She with Onassis' money counter-sues him.
I could not care less about the talking heads talking back and forth about Galella. The problem with this documentary is that it doesn't really challenge Galella that much. A lot of it is his point of view. Mostly it's just him talking, and talking, and talking. The music is cheerfull. The documentarian Leon Gast doesn't ask him questions on camera. He's no Errol Morris. It doesn't feel like it's digging that deep into his psyche. It's not that deep of a dig in the first place. A great interview has follow up questions. This movie doesn't really push and I don't care about his rabbits.