The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)



Plot Outline Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert
Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).
Plot Synopsis: This documentary captures the life story of legendary Hollywood
producer and studio chief Robert Evans. The first actor to ever to run a film studio,
Robert Evans' film career started in 1956, poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. His
good looks, charm and overwhelming confidence captured the eye of screen legend
Norma Shearer, who offered him a film role. After a glamorous--but short-lived--career
as a movie star, Evans tried out producing. At the age of 34, with no producing credits
to his name, he landed a job as chief of production at Paramount Pictures. Evans ran
the studio from 1966-1974. During his tenure, he was responsible for such revolutionary
films as The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, The Odd Couple, Harold and
Maude and Chinatown. By the early '80s, the Golden Boy of Hollywood was losing his
luster. After a failed marriage to Ali MacGraw, a cocaine bust and rumored involvement
with the Cotton Club murder, he disappeared into near-obscurity. Only through tremendous
will and uncanny luck did he once again rise as the kid who stays in the picture.





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