SUPERMENSCH: THE LEGEND OF SHEP GORDON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Shep Gordon (film debut), Alice Cooper (Wayne’s World), Michael Douglas (Behind The Candelabra), Emeril Lagasse (film debut), Anne Murray (film debut), Willie Nelson (The Dukes of Hazzard), Derek Shook (film debut), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Mike Myers (Wayne’s World)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Beth Aala (Pool Party), director, producer; Mike Myers (Austin Powers), director; Michael Pruitt-Bruun (Pool Party), cinematographer; Joseph Krings (Towheads), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Debuting director Mike Myers presents a documentary about the successful career and life of legendary Hollywood insider Shep Gordon, including archive footage from his hedonistic days spent with iconic musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, interviews with past associates such as Michael Douglas and Sylvester Stallone that detail his days managing the careers of Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper and celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse among others, and his present practicing of Buddhism whilst yearning for a family to call his own…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Shep Gordon’s legacy within the industry is carefully and lovingly examined by debut director Mike Myers, in a documentary designed to introduce us to a man who many hadn’t known before but may yet be one of the most influential figures out there.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH JULY 2014

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