Review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) by Dan K — 16 Apr 2015

Interesting story on a life that most wish they could have lived themselves, hanging with A-list "in crowd".

This review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) was written by Dan K on 16 Apr 2015.

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Peter Calder (131) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 26 Apr 2016

If the film is often pure hagiography, it's rescued by the huge charm of its subject, whose present-day interviews reveal a figure of compassion…

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By Michael H (3,299) on 23 Sep 2014

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By Phil E (36) on 26 Sep 2014

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 01 Jul 2014

We should probably expect more doc profiles of prominent talent agents who are really warm, wonderful human beings. Brace yourselves…

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By Mike C (1,722) on 22 May 2015

Amazing story made more remarkable by the fact it's an actual biography…

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Myers gives us the cinematic equivalent of a tabloid; it's fun, gossipy and light, but in the end is only supermeh…

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By Carlos D (596) on 20 Apr 2015

Really great documentary,Shep Gordon have a very interesting life and you would like to know about it…

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By Tony Stamp (52) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 26 Feb 2015

The stories are great... the kind of crazy Hollywood tales that could've only happened in the '70s…

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By Karl Quinn (16) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 13 Feb 2018

This documentary portrait by Mike Myers (of Wayne's World and Austen Powers fame) of his friend Shep Gordon comes close to hagiography but…

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