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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Description
The movie gives us a look at the life, work and political activism of one of the most successful television producers of all time, Norman Lear, who created 'All in the Family' among others. It features the appearances from Amy Poehler, George Clooney and Jon Stewart.
The movie gives us a look at the life, work and political activism of one of the most successful television producers of all time, Norman Lear, who created 'All in the Family' among others. It features the appearances from Amy Poehler, George Clooney and Jon Stewart.
Actors:
Mike Wallace,
Bill Macy,
Greg Mullavey,
Bill Moyers,
Phil Donahue,
Rob Reiner,
Jay Leno
Mike Wallace
9 May 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Bill Macy
18 May 1922, Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Greg Mullavey
10 September 1939, Buffalo, New York, USA
Bill Moyers
5 June 1934, Hugo, Oklahoma, USA
Phil Donahue
21 December 1935, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Rob Reiner
6 March 1947, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Jay Leno
28 April 1950, New Rochelle, New York, USA
Genre:
History, Biography, Documentary
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Bea Arthur #Heidi Ewing #John Amos #Norman Lear #Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You #Rachel Grady
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July 29, 2016
There is a world of charm and wisdom in the film, much as there is in the man himself.
August 07, 2016
As a portrait of a genius, Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You is a pleasant enough historical primer on what was the best part of television in the 1970s.
August 05, 2016
Just Another Version is less sweeping than Lear's memoir but filled with smartly chosen clips.
July 28, 2016
To really understand Lear, go back to those superb shows.
August 03, 2016
If the movie fails to plumb the depth of Lear's mystery, it succeeds in being an entertaining look at an influential figure.
August 10, 2016
The picture doesn't find precision, but it summarizes nicely, delivering a fascinating portrait of a man who changed television.
October 20, 2016
This is a story of a life of enormous fulfillment-eloquently told and openhearted as related by the subject himself, now in his early 90s, who knows, as he reveals, what to value in life.
July 31, 2016
Their subject is just too smart, interesting and philosophically astute to not be fascinating. But you crave more, and as Archie Bunker would fondly say, "That's the crutch of the situation."
July 29, 2016
The film is poetically structured and Lear is a spry, emotionally involved participant in a lively bio-doc that succeeds eulogistically and contextually.
July 30, 2016
... gives moviegoers a fresh perspective on his memorable work and its continuing relevance.
August 05, 2016
An affectionate reminder of what an impact one writer-producer had on the modern world.
July 28, 2016
The film inserts us into a solipsistic universe of Norman Lear, one that also overlaps many of the most significant social, political, and show-biz issues of the second half of the 20th century.