Review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) by Eric H — 20 Feb 2015

Solid fluff piece, luckily Shep Gordon is truly pretty interesting.

This review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) was written by Eric H on 20 Feb 2015.

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

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By Stella Papamichael (611) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 14 Jul 2014

No doubt, he is a great entertainer in his own right. Still, this one is strictly for showbiz buffs and Alice Cooper fans…

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By Midlands M (168) on 05 Nov 2014

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By Maria M (328) on 09 Feb 2016

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

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 16 Jul 2014

It is inevitably fondly offered and soft-centred but SuperMensch is still an entertaining journey through a pretty remarkable life…

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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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Would never have gone out of my way to see this and would that have been a loss…

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

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I stumbled upon this moving playing on basic cable, and found myself hanging on every word…

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