Rent King of Hollywood: Inventing David Geffen (2012)
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Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man. His far-reaching influence-as agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist-has helped shape popular culture for the past four decades. In his singular rise from working-class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment mogul, Geffen launched the early successes of Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Tom Cruise, and Guns N' Roses. He founded Geffen Records and signed world-class artists John Lennon, Elton John, Cher, Nirvana and Aerosmith. He co-founded DreamWorks, the first new Hollywood studio in more than 50 years. He produced 'Cats' and 'Dreamgirls'. He is also one of the largest contributors to the fight against AIDS, and has also become an important political voice in the U.S. 'American Masters' explores the highs and the lows in Geffen's professional and personal life through more than 50 new interviews with Yoko Ono, Cher, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, Steven Spielberg, Barry Diller, David Crosby, Neil Young, Tom Hanks, Elton John, Rahm Emanuel and David himself providing an insight into his rich and riveting story. - Actors:
- David Geffen, Irving Azoff, Jackson Browne, Cher, Clive Davis, Maureen Dowd, Rahm Emanuel, Nora Ephron, Tom Hanks, Don Henley, Arianna Huffington, Jimmy Iovine, Elton John, Mike Nichols, Yôko Ôno, Frank Rich, Steven Spielberg, Neil Young
- Directors:
- Susan Lacy
- Producers:
- Prudence Glass, Susan Lacy, Jessica Levin, Julie Sacks
- Writers:
- Susan Lacy
- Aka:
- American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
- Studio:
- PBS
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
- Collections:
- Getting to Know :Tom Hanks, Getting to Know...
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Reviews (2) of King of Hollywood: Inventing David Geffen
Brilliant - David Geffen - King of Hollywood: Inventing David Geffen review by MM
I thought this documentary was absolutely fascinating. To see how one person could achieve so much and in so many areas of the entertaiment industry, quite extraordinary. What an interesting guy and his philanthropy helping causes like AIDS during it's infancy when governments weren't taking notice, shows so much compassion. I've lost count of how many times I've watched this through now.
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If you don’t like boring documentaries avoid - King of Hollywood: Inventing David Geffen review by CC
I thought this was a movie about this mans life, I was wrong! I had it on for 2 minutes and was so bored I switched it off again. Don’t get me wrong, I love documentaries such as planet earth etc but when it’s one guy talking about his life? *Yawn* give this one a miss and rent a horror. That will definitely be more interesting than this!
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