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The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 8 nominations
Robert Ezrin
- Self - Record Producer
- (as Bob Ezrin)
Patricia Barson
- Self - Shep's Cousin
- (as Patty)
Fab 5 Freddy
- Self
- (as Fab Five Freddy)
Teddy Pendergrass
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gordon Pinsent
- Self - Famous Canadian
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMike Myers has been trying to persuade Shep Gordon to let him tell his story for over 20 years, having first encountered him on the set of Wayne's World (1992).
- Quotes
Steven Tyler: I'm spiritual: I'm an Aries with penis rising.
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Who is Shep Gordon?
The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.
I had never heard of Shep Gordon before this documentary showed up on Netflix. Now I know he was instrumental in the rise of Alice Cooper and his legend, he helped create the "celebrity chef" and he was involved in the Cameron Crowe plane crash story fictionalized in "Almost Famous".
We learn about the Hollywood Vampires, and the unlikely drinking duo of John Lennon and Alice Cooper. I say unlikely not just because how different they are musically, but the political aspects could have been mind-blowing (though Cooper insists he was apolitical at the time).
We learn of the Anne Murray and Alice Cooper connection, which is even stranger than Lennon. Heck, in many ways this is far more a story of Alice Cooper than it is of Shep Gordon. If a Cooper documentary does not exist yet, expect one to come around soon thanks to his role in this.
Is the story too positive? That seems to be the biggest complaint, that the film comes off as more of a Mike Myers love letter than a true documentary. Surely someone at some point must have had something negative to say? Maybe, maybe not. At the very least, Myers should be applauded just for getting this out there and letting the world know Gordon exists. Clearly Hollywood knows, but does anyone else?
I had never heard of Shep Gordon before this documentary showed up on Netflix. Now I know he was instrumental in the rise of Alice Cooper and his legend, he helped create the "celebrity chef" and he was involved in the Cameron Crowe plane crash story fictionalized in "Almost Famous".
We learn about the Hollywood Vampires, and the unlikely drinking duo of John Lennon and Alice Cooper. I say unlikely not just because how different they are musically, but the political aspects could have been mind-blowing (though Cooper insists he was apolitical at the time).
We learn of the Anne Murray and Alice Cooper connection, which is even stranger than Lennon. Heck, in many ways this is far more a story of Alice Cooper than it is of Shep Gordon. If a Cooper documentary does not exist yet, expect one to come around soon thanks to his role in this.
Is the story too positive? That seems to be the biggest complaint, that the film comes off as more of a Mike Myers love letter than a true documentary. Surely someone at some point must have had something negative to say? Maybe, maybe not. At the very least, Myers should be applauded just for getting this out there and letting the world know Gordon exists. Clearly Hollywood knows, but does anyone else?
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $213,064
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,017
- Jun 8, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $220,065
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
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