Ali MacGraw

Hollywood producer Robert Evans remembers the explosive success of Love Story, starring his love, Ali MacGraw. A documentary about the rise, fall and reemergence of Hollywood producer Robert Evans, who brought us classic films like The Godfather and Chinatown. A cocaine habit almost destroyed him, but he kicked it enough to make a respectable showing in the \'90s with films like The Saint and Sliver. This biopic relies heavily on Evans\' memory and interpretation of events, so it may not be the most objective ever made.

This documentary captures the life story of legendary Hollywood producer and studio chief Robert Evans. The first actor to ever to run a film studio, Robert Evans\' film career started in 1956, poolside at the Beverly Hills Hotel. His good looks, charm and overwhelming confidence captured the eye of screen legend Norma Shearer, who offered him a film role. After a glamorous--but short-lived--career as a movie star, Evans tried out producing. At the age of 34, with no producing credits to his name, he landed a job as chief of production at Paramount Pictures. Evans ran the studio from 1966-1974. During his tenure, he was responsible for such revolutionary films as The Godfather, Rosemary\'s Baby, Love Story, The Odd Couple, Harold and Maude and Chinatown. By the early \'80s, the Golden Boy of Hollywood was losing his luster. After a failed marriage to Ali MacGraw, a cocaine bust and rumored involvement with the Cotton Club murder, he disappeared into near-obscurity. Only through tremendous will and uncanny luck did he once again rise as the kid who stays in the picture.

A New England college is the setting for this study of a love affair that is tinged with the tragedy of illness. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Ryan O\'Neal, Best Actress--Ali MacGraw, Best (Adapted) Screenplay--Erich Segal. Academy Awards: Best Original Score.

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