The Dark Side of Hollywood

Overview

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the spawning ground of today's and tomorrow's stars. They started the careers of Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as now super star directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and James Cameron. The film examines the evolution of starry-eyed newcomers arriving in Hollywood and discovering the harsh reality of getting into pictures.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 13, 1998

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Only Child

Cast

Edward Albert,Ava Cadell,Catherine Cyran,Nancy Zala,Lisa Boyle,Julie Strain,Maria Ford,Samuel Z. Arkoff,Jon Kalina,Roger Cormanand 1 more

Director

Odette Springer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0148045