Addicted to Fame (2012)

• IMDb page: Addicted to Fame (2012)


• Rate: 2.1/10 total 110 votes 


• Genre: Documentary | Biography | Comedy | News


• Runtime: 89 min | USA:88 min (approx.)


• Filming Location: Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France


• Director: David Giancola


• Stars: Anna Nicole Smith, David Giancola and John James|See full cast and crew


• Sound Mix: Dolby (Magnetically synced DAT)


• Plot Keyword: Media | Filmmaker | Story | Behind The Scenes | Celebrity

Writing Credits By:

(in alphabetical order)



• David Giancola 

Known Trivia

• Filmmaker David Giancola spent over three years editing the film from hundreds of hours of never-before-seen video footage filmed on the set of the B-Movie; Illegal Aliens. Two DV cameras filmed every day during the production with Giancola and star Anna Nicole Smith as the Producer’s “Backup Insurance Policy” as Ms. Smith and Joanie “Chyna” Laurer were commercially not insurable.

Plot: A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie Illegal Aliens, and a filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight. Full summary » |  »

Story: The hilarious, outrageous, and ultimately tragic true story of one filmmaker's seduction into moral blindness in the glare of the media spotlight. What begins innocently is a film that seems nothing more than a "Behind-the-Scenes" tell-all, but Filmmaker David Giancola has larger issues in mind and the film quickly takes a dark turn. Giancola uses his tale as a modern parable about the dangers of celebrity and it's debilitating effect upon our society. Back in 2005, he wanted to break out by making a "Movie that mocked B-Movies". He thought he could manipulate the media by casting Anna Nicole Smith. In the end the media manipulated him instead as his star and one of his producers died in a media feeding frenzy. The film bombed, but the story was one of the most reported events of 2007, behind only coverage of the Iraq war. The truth is always stranger and more unbelievable than fiction…Written by Susan Potter Publicity  

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Produced By:

• Richard Abramowitz known as executive producer


• Sy Devol known as producer


• Keith Pickard known as associate producer

FullCast & Crew:

• Anna Nicole Smith known as Herself (archive footage)


• David Giancola known as Director


• John James known as Himself


• Chyna known as Herself


• Larry King known as Talk Show Host


• Jesse Eisenberg known as Eric Dobbs


• Sean Astin known as Matt Foster


• Bruce Campbell known as Greig


• O.J. Simpson known as Himself


• Harvey Levin known as TMZ Editor


• Howard K. Stern known as Himself


• Scott J. Jones known as Himself


• Lenise Sorén known as Herself


• Gladys Jimenez known as Herself


• Ben Coello known as Himself


• Katie Couric known as CBS News Anchor


• Bob Schieffer known as CBS Correspondant


• Geraldo Rivera known as FOX Reporter


• Brian Williams known as NBC Anchor


• Daniel Smith known as Himself


• Kevin Costner known as Himself


• Clint Eastwood known as Himself


• Brooke Shields known as Herself


• Billy Ray Cyrus known as Radical Jack


• Tyra Banks known as Herself


• Charles Gibson known as ABC Anchor


• Shepard Smith known as FOX News Host


• Mary Hart known as Entertainment Tonight Host


• Wolf Blitzer known as CNN Host


• Keith Olbermann known as 'Countdown' Anchor


• Liz Smith known as Gossip Writer


• Steve Railsback known as Arno Taylor


• Tim Daly known as Himself


• Dennis Lemoine known as Himself


• Jeffrey Lane known as Himself


• Raymond Martino known as Acting Coach


• Kevin Fraizer known as ET Reporter


• Mary Beth French known as First Line Producer


• Zorinah Juan known as Line Producer


• Mark Steines known as Entertainment Tonight Reporter


• Patrick Burleigh known as Himself


• Carrie Sterr known as Herself


• Mark 'Woody' Keppel known as Himself


• Maria Shriver known as Herself


• Arnold Schwarzenegger known as Himself


• Dina Jackson known as Herself


• Michael J. Valentine known as Himself


• Damon Lemay known as Himself


• George Lyon known as Himself



• Larry Birkhead known as Himself


• Jack Cafferty known as CNN Reporter


• Tim Philbin known as Himself


• Larry Seidlin known as Himself

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Production Companies:

• Arthouse Roadshow Pictures (presents)


• Edgewood Entertainment (produced in association with)

Distributors:

• Abramorama (2012) (USA) (theatrical)

..{tab=Other Stuff}Release Date:

• USA 19 March 2012 (Green Mountain Film Festival)


• USA 30 November 2012 (limited)

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Addicted to Fame (2012)